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Catholic? Protestant? Communist
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1049+ words) My mother stopped working as a waitress and started working as a cleaner in Craigavon hospital, where the pay was better. Her interview had been a doddle. "How would you clean this room?" the panel had asked her. She"d…...
The Italian opera house and the PM's friend: How Venice appointment sparked a row
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (610+ words) A decision by storied Venetian opera house La Fenice to sack their incoming music director before she took up the post has sparked a debate about nepotism in Italy. The appointment of Beatrice Venezi (36), a personal friend of prime minister…...
The Prodigy in Dublin review: Five stars for an epic and special show with feral energy
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (514+ words) On the floor of the 3 Arena, the circle pit takes its form, an absence of space managed by those whom The Prodigy describe as warriors. Tops off. Phones down. Pints and jumpers soaring through the air. Welcome to the 1990s in…...
Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (597+ words) A manuscript containing a text of the first known poem written in the English language has been discovered in Rome by researchers from Trinity College Dublin. The nine-line poem Caedmon's Hymn dates from the late seventh century and is the…...
Renewed focus on public service broadcasting needed at RT, union backed paper states
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (563+ words) RT" should invest in technology, leverage AI and open its archives to the public as part of its renewed focus on public service, a document by the broadcaster's union says. Among the other proposals are the launch of digital stations…...
Widow's Bay on Apple TV: After Amazon's Melania Trump doc, this is the second scariest show to stream this year
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (667+ words) The Irish Times Widow's Bay on Apple TV: After Amazon's Melania Trump doc, this is the second scariest show to stream this year Television: Comedy-horror starring Matthew Rhys reminds us that, done properly, few things are as satisfying as a…...
The Music Quiz: What topped Rolling Stone's list of best karaoke songs performed in a movie?
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (20+ words) The Irish Times...
Hokum review: Adam Scott excels in this Irish ghost story with a sly sense of fun
1+ day, 40+ min ago (320+ words) With Oddity, the Irish director Damian Mc Carthy confirmed his worth as a craftsman of unnerving precision, capable of mixing and matching such tropes as a cursed object, infidelity, a psychiatric hospital and murder. With Hokum he similarly juggles competing…...
Cultural exchange: Frank Mc Nally on the mutual benefits of being an occasional tour guide
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (786+ words) On Sunday afternoon at short notice, I had to organise an impromptu cultural tour of Dublin for Swedish friends of a friend who were here for the weekend. They had only an hour or so before leaving for the airport....
The first film I saw at a cinema was Christopher Reeve's Superman. It upended my childlike mind
2+ day, 33+ min ago (655+ words) Do superheroes need rescuing? The answer would appear to be "yes" on National Superhero Day " that's today, April 28th, and it's an actual thing, created by Marvel in 1995 to "honour superheroes, both real and fictional". Whatever about real superheroes " emergency workers,…...