Interview | Culture

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: “For years after <i>Final Straw</i>, we were still thinking. ‘We’re not supposed to be here. All this is a giant mistake.’”
  • Culture
  • 26 Sep 23
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: “For years after Final Straw, we were still thinking. ‘We’re not supposed to be here. All this is a giant mistake.’”
Ozzy Osbourne undergoes final surgery to repair broken neck
  • Culture
  • 22 Sep 23
Ozzy Osbourne undergoes final surgery to repair broken neck
Audio and Music Production at Dundalk Institute of Technology: "An environment of practical learning and creativity"
  • Opinion
  • 22 Sep 23
Audio and Music Production at Dundalk Institute of Technology: "An environment of practical learning and creativity"
Candy Warhol: "It’s up to us and our community to continue creating our own spaces"
  • Culture
  • 21 Sep 23
Candy Warhol: "It’s up to us and our community to continue creating our own spaces"
Student Special: Transitioning in College - “Being understood as a person is so important for your sanity”
  • Culture
  • 19 Sep 23
Student Special: Transitioning in College - “Being understood as a person is so important for your sanity”
Jason O'Toole on interviewing John Gilligan: "We’re hearing how criminals think, how they speak, and their attitudes overall... I think it is very valuable material"
  • Film And TV
  • 18 Sep 23
Jason O'Toole on interviewing John Gilligan: "We’re hearing how criminals think, how they speak, and their attitudes overall... I think it is very valuable material"
Keeley: “I’m happy to be able to speak my truth and allow someone else's truth to speak through me”
  • Culture
  • 18 Sep 23
Keeley: “I’m happy to be able to speak my truth and allow someone else's truth to speak through me”
Patrick Kielty on making his Late Late debut tonight
  • Film And TV
  • 15 Sep 23
Patrick Kielty on making his Late Late debut tonight
Student Special: Spotlight on Clubs & Societies – "You get to meet new people by doing what you love"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 14 Sep 23
Student Special: Spotlight on Clubs & Societies – "You get to meet new people by doing what you love"
<i>Dublin Crust</i>'s Baz Black: "There really needs to be separate funding on a lower-scale for independent Irish filmmakers."
  • Film And TV
  • 12 Sep 23
Dublin Crust's Baz Black: "There really needs to be separate funding on a lower-scale for independent Irish filmmakers."
Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"
  • Culture
  • 12 Sep 23
Gemma Ní Bhriain: “I’m so proud to perform for Irish National Opera. The team have created an opera community in Ireland"
<i>Passages</i> director Ira Sachs: “I’m a gay man, and obviously for my generation, labels were very important – because we needed to fight to be recognised"
  • Film And TV
  • 08 Sep 23
Passages director Ira Sachs: “I’m a gay man, and obviously for my generation, labels were very important – because we needed to fight to be recognised"
<i>Past Lives</i> director Celine Song: "I kept the actors apart until we shot the scene where they meet each other for the first time"
  • Film And TV
  • 07 Sep 23
Past Lives director Celine Song: "I kept the actors apart until we shot the scene where they meet each other for the first time"
Caroline O’Donoghue: "The way Irish femaleness was constructed came out of a conservative culture where you were also expected to have sex"
  • Culture
  • 04 Sep 23
Caroline O’Donoghue: "The way Irish femaleness was constructed came out of a conservative culture where you were also expected to have sex"
On this day 10 years ago: Seamus Heaney died, aged 74
  • Culture
  • 30 Aug 23
On this day 10 years ago: Seamus Heaney died, aged 74
Mad Hatter Q&A - Colm Bairéad: "I am a divil for eating crisps. Kettle Chips, Mature Irish Cheddar and Red Onion, the yellow pack"
  • Film And TV
  • 29 Aug 23
Mad Hatter Q&A - Colm Bairéad: "I am a divil for eating crisps. Kettle Chips, Mature Irish Cheddar and Red Onion, the yellow pack"
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
  • Culture
  • 23 Aug 23
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Aug 23
Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
  • Culture
  • 11 Aug 23
Imelda May: "I think musicians should go on strike, for sure, against all the streaming platforms"
Kevin Curran on his new novel <i>Youth:</i> "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jul 23
Kevin Curran on his new novel Youth: "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
<i>Extraction 2</i> director Sam Hargrave: "What people crave out of movies, especially these tentpole action movies, is spectacle"
  • Film And TV
  • 25 Jul 23
Extraction 2 director Sam Hargrave: "What people crave out of movies, especially these tentpole action movies, is spectacle"
Vera Pauw: "We come together to play football, but what's important is that the players are happy, and love is the best thing to happen in your life"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 19 Jul 23
Vera Pauw: "We come together to play football, but what's important is that the players are happy, and love is the best thing to happen in your life"
We Three: "The Dublin crowd were attentive, wild and aggressive. The perfect combination!"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jul 23
We Three: "The Dublin crowd were attentive, wild and aggressive. The perfect combination!"
Malachy Tuohy: "I knew <i>I Cross This Universe</i> was a solo album the moment I wrote the title track"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jul 23
Malachy Tuohy: "I knew I Cross This Universe was a solo album the moment I wrote the title track"
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