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The 20 authors have been selected by a team of judges
The New Voices: 20 Best New Irish Writers list, in association with the An Post Irish Book Awards, features 20 diverse and exciting Irish fiction authors, and is aimed at showcasing a new generation of writers who perfectly encapsulate the moment of celebration Irish writing is experiencing worldwid...
Forget Tortured Poets, Carpenter is for free spirits
In the summer of 2023, former Disney Channel star Sabrina Carpenter stopped by a creperie outside Paris for breakfast. She noted everyone was drinking coffee before correcting herself. It wasn’t coffee – it was espresso. In that moment one of the biggest pop songs of the past several years w...
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Toni O’Rourke talks about the chance encounters that paved the course of her acting career
Toni O’Rourke first met Hannah Quinn, the director of the new RTÉ show The Boy That Never Was, in which O’Rourke plays the female lead, when she was 18 and babysitting in Vietnam.
The Derry Girls star talks unrealistic beauty ideals, female rage, weight-loss drugs and why she feels more powerful than ever in her 40s
Siobhán McSweeney is enjoying the breathing space of a newly decluttered abode when we chat via Zoom on a Friday morning. For the last couple of days, her friend, neighbour and Derry Girls co-star Kathy Kiera Clarke has been helping her clear out her London home and prepare umpteen bags for the cha...
From how to fail at politics to celebrity memoirs and gripping true crime, Aoife Barry rounds up the best non-fiction picks of the coming season
From stories about Ireland’s hidden history to management tips from rugby legends, this autumn brings us a wealth of fascinating non-fiction books to sink into as the evenings get darker. Whether you’re a fan of celebrity memoirs, a history buff, or are looking for a bit of irreverent humour, th...
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Tony Boland, the former music director on the RTÉ show, on working with Gay Byrne and Bob Geldof, helping create the Self Aid telethon and setting up an annual festival celebrating one of music’s most maligned instruments
For much of 1979, on a Friday afternoon, Tony Boland received a call from the same young man. Every time, the request was the same: “If you have a cancellation, can we go on?”
'Good friend' Ed Sheeran joined Niall Horan on stage in Kilmainham tonight
Niall Horan surprised fans at his sold out Dublin show tonight at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
Since that first life changing ‘X-Factor’ audition in 2010, the Mullingar native has charmed everyone from Taylor Swift to Rory McIlroy
In the middle of Mullingar town, a statue of its most famous musical export stands with his head at a charismatic tilt; one hand clutching a microphone, the other arm outstretched to his adoring audience.
The documentary is the first to give the man at the centre of the storm — and when you’re England manager, there’s always a storm — the opportunity to tell it like it really was.
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make England football manager. Or that’s how it’s always seemed.
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Taylor Swift revealed that a "new sense of fear" came over her after authorities uncovered a plot to attack her Vienna concert venue as well as guilt for letting down fans by cancelling her three shows in the city.
US pop megastar Taylor Swift revealed on Wednesday that a "new sense of fear" came over her after authorities uncovered a plot to attack her Vienna concert venue as well as guilt for letting down fans by cancelling her three shows in the city.
Síomha Ní Ruairc has described the second season of Grá ar an Trá as "sexier” and a “little bit naughtier” as the show is set to return this autumn
Síomha Ní Ruairc has described the second season of Grá ar an Trá as "sexier” and a “little bit naughtier” as the show is set to return this autumn.
Newlywed Saoirse Ronan has described the movie that she co-produced with husband Jack Lowden as a “life-changing experience”
Newlywed Saoirse Ronan has described the movie that she co-produced with husband Jack Lowden as a “life-changing experience”.
An exclusive new documentary on Boyzone will see the Irish group in a never before seen light, with members granting rare interviews for the first time
An exclusive new documentary on Boyzone will see the Irish group in a never before seen light, with members granting rare interviews for the first time.
Organisers notified customers this afternoon that they have added more loyalty tickets to the sale after becoming aware that some had faced 'issues on Ticketmaster' when attempting to purchase the tickets
Electric Picnic organisers have put more tickets on sale for loyal festival goers after some customers faced “issues” when trying to access their pass to the festival for 2025.
New Zealand's Keely O'Grady has been crowned the 2024 International Rose of Tralee.
The 21-year-old said she "can't really put it into words" what it means to have won the contest
New Zealand's Keely O'Grady has been crowned the 2024 International Rose of Tralee.
Set in Dublin, it was developed by Sharon Horgan, who also stars in the show and is listed as one of its executive producers.
Bad Sisters fans will see the return of several familiar faces for the new season, including Anne-Marie Duff, Daryl McCormack, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Saise Quinn, Michael Smiley and Eve Hewson.
Apple TV+ has announced that its award-winning series Bad Sisters is scheduled to return for a second season later this year.
Bruce Springsteen superfans, including Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel and RTÉ newsreader David McCullagh, will take part in a panel this month tracing the iconic superstar’s Irish roots
Bruce Springsteen superfans, including Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel and RTÉ newsreader David McCullagh, will take part in a panel this month tracing the iconic superstar’s Irish roots.
'Scratch at the shiny veneer and you find the competition is still haunted by the ghosts of Roses of Tralee past' writes Pat Stacey, after watching the first night. 'Despite all the nods to modernity, it still comes across as the country’s most expensively mounted parish hall show'
You can stick an upturned ice cream cone on a donkey’s head and claim it’s a unicorn but at the end of the day, it’s still just a donkey.
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Tribute events to honour Irish rock legend Phil Lynott, who would have turned 75 today, will take place across Dublin over the coming days to celebrate his birthday
Tribute events to honour Irish rock legend Phil Lynott, who would have turned 75 today, will take place across Dublin over the coming days to celebrate his birthday.
Your viewing schedule for the next few weeks is now sorted!
From sci-fi epics to addictive mysteries, there is so much great new stuff to enjoy on Disney+ right now.
The CEO of Electric Picnic has said that he is open to expanding the capacity of the festival for next year’s event.
The venue in Stradbally, Co. Laois already has a capacity of more than 70, 000 people.
The CEO of Electric Picnic has said that he is open to expanding the capacity of the festival for next year’s event.
The Irish Independent’s Ryan Nugent experiences his first-ever EP – and shares his highlights from a fun-filled weekend.
The push alert came in on Friday night. High-strength pills were in circulation at Electric Picnic. Another warning arrived on Saturday night. Everyone knows drugs are rife at festivals, and the push notifications are just one of a number of preventative measures at EP, in conjunction with the HSE.
Now 65 years running, the annual festival, which first started in 1959, will see 32 International Roses take to the stage today and tomorrow.
The long-running Rose of Tralee Festival, which celebrates Irish culture and heritage is returning to Irish television screens tonight.
Waving an Irish flag, Harrington surprised the crowd by appearing on stage near the end of the trad band’s set.
The Olympic champion embraced singer Brian Warfield in a hug and received a loud round of applause from the crowd.
More than 75,000 revellers relished in a sun-soaked Electric Picnic festival over the weekend.
RTÉ Olympics homecoming review: 'There were shades of that time in the 1980s when Charlie Haughey won the Tour de France and some guy called Stephen Roche tried to grab the limelight at the victory parade on the Champs-Elysees'
Thousands of people gathered at the GPO on O’Connell Street for the homecoming of the Irish Olympics heroes. RTÉ News (Monday, 12pm) showed the whole thing live, from the musical build-up to the main event, to give people who couldn’t make it a chance to share the experience at home.
Time to catch up on other shows now that the Olympics coverage is over
As we catch up on other shows now the Olympics is over, there are plenty of options for everyone to choose from whether you’re a music aficionado, crime fan or history buff.
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Baltimore’s Key Bridge crash police recordings revealed: ‘The whole bridge just fell down’
Belvedere Youth Club say Barry Keoghan's legacy lives on with the talented children there, also reaching for the stars
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