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Tuesday, Apr 23

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Brianna Parkins: Taylor Swift isn’t the first to monetise her heartbreak. Here are five of the best examples

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This list will make you ponder what you could have done after a break-up instead of sitting around the house moping

Monday, Apr 22

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Huw Edwards resigns from BBC on ‘medical advice’ following explicit photo allegations

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Long-time newsreader has been off air since last July and has not received a pay-off, broadcaster says

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Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd on the true story behind the show: ‘People are afraid to admit they made mistakes’

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The Netflix series tells the story of a man being stalked by an older woman and his life falling into disarray

Sunday, Apr 21

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Ifta awards: Cillian Murphy and That They May Face the Rising Sun take home top prizes

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Lies We Tell claims most awards of the night, including best actress for Agnes O’Casey, as Paul Mescal wins best supporting actor for All of Us Strangers

Saturday, Apr 20

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Nuala O’Connor on her adult autism diagnosis: ‘I’d found out it was my brain pushing me in these directions ... I was euphoric’

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Author was at her lowest two years ago, but hope arrived via an interview on the radio, when she realised she might be autistic

Nicola Coughlan: ‘My family would have been well within their rights to tell me, this isn’t working out, but they didn’t’

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From Derry Girls to Bridgerton to Barbie, the Galway actor has had a whirlwind few years, but amid the glitz and glamour, she still takes a stand on what she believes in

Friday, Apr 19

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Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department track by track review – A manifesto for all the believers who will try at love one more time

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Superstar’s 11th studio album is the fruit of abject misery but is also steeped in the singer’s trademark indefatigable optimism

Thursday, Apr 18

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My camera notices details I miss. I’ve never had this experience with my iPhone

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Michael Harding: The camera’s heartbroken original owner gave me a gift - I imagine her sorrow embedded in it, and at times I feel it points at things without my guidance

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Starburster: Fontaines DC’s thrillingly sinister new single is a dystopian belter

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Grian Chatten and his bandmates also announce a new album, Romance, due for release in August

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s sons team up for new song Primrose Hill

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James McCartney’s acoustic ballad, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, draws from a childhood vision in Scotland

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‘I am 39 and feel like I have not managed to make much of my life’

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Tell Me About It: 'Some friends say that I have it all, but I feel my life is boring and unfulfilled'

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Blue Lights review: This compelling show is a rare spark in the moribund world of Irish crime television

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Television: In its guts, this BCC show is just really good telly – the acting is compelling, and the show’s evocation of Belfast riveting

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‘When my life was more stable, my music was more active, more gritty. When my life has been chaotic my music has calmed down’

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New Music Dublin 2024: The composers Bekah Simms, Raymond Deane, Linda Buckley and Rhona Clarke on their creative processes

Monday, Apr 15

Taylor Swift favourite, Girl in Red: ‘People have tried to cancel me for the craziest things that have no root in reality’

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Taylor Swift hand-picked Girl in Red Ulven Marie – a lifelong fan – to open for her in Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh during the North American leg of the Eras Tour

Sunday, Apr 14

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It’s hard to say goodbye: What Curb Your Enthusiasm’s finale got right, and what others get wrong

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Donald Clarke: What Larry David did with the ending of his comedy feels unique in the troubled history of televisual valedictions

Thursday, Apr 11

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Home Rescue: The Big Fix review: A emotional series return that proves a house is never just a house

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Television: Now in its seventh season, this show and its hard-working presenters continue to engage and entertain

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OJ Simpson, former sports star acquitted of murder, dies aged 76

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Former NFL player found not guilty of deaths of former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman

Wednesday, Apr 10

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‘My wife wants another child, but I would be in my 80s when they go to college’

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Tell Me About It: Take responsibility for creating a life that takes everyone’s needs into account

Tuesday, Apr 9

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Home of the Year winner revealed: restored 1920s redbrick ‘full of style and bold design’ lands the big prize

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Television review Aside from a lack of friction, the other big problem with that finale is that it removes the crucial snoop factor that makes Home of the Year so addictive

Monday, Apr 8

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‘There are parallels between Britney Spears, Princess Diana and Amy Winehouse. These are women who get picked on at their most vulnerable’

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The film director Sam Taylor-Johnson talks about Back to Black, her new biopic about Amy Winehouse

Sunday, Apr 7

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We had to go abroad for work. Will we be taxed on sale of our home?

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Couple wonder will they be hit again financially now after being forced to rethink their plans following the financial crash

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Sydney Sweeney’s rise: Hollywood finally has an old-school movie star on its hands, and it has no idea what to do

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Donald Clarke: The embrace of Sydney Sweeney as a new Elizabeth Taylor is one thing. Whether the movie industry is set for a reboot is quite another

Saturday, Apr 6

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Louise Duffy: ‘I wanted my daughters to see their mother doing something she loves’

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RTÉ Radio 1 presenter on filling Ronan Collins's slot, parenting with Paul Galvin and the music she can’t play

Friday, Apr 5

Thursday, Apr 4

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Look inside: Jim Sheridan’s D4 home where Martin Scorsese, Brad Pitt and Bono hung out, for €2.5m

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St Mary’s Road has been the location of the Dublin-born film-maker’s Hollywood parties, with guests including Brad Pitt, Bono and Sinéad O’Connor

Monday, Apr 1

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in April

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Including Andrew Scott in Ripley, Colin Farrell in Sugar and Michael Douglas in Franklin

Sunday, Mar 31

TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight

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March 31st-April 5th: From a new drama by Peaker Blinders creator Steven Knight to the Other Voices finale

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My partner hates his job – but his endless complaining is making me miserable

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Ask Roe: I’ve tried giving advice and I hate seeing him unhappy, but lately I’ve been dreading going home. What can I do to improve my situation?

Saturday, Mar 30

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‘My brother-in-law loves the Zoo, Milky Way stars and big diggers: yes, he’s six’

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rianna Parkins: He doesn’t pull out his phone at a family gathering and subject the room to videos about cryptocurrency or his golf swing, but he will happily share his favourite YouTube clips about how planes land

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‘He turned out to be a psychopath’: My ex-boyfriend and the women he cheated on

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Author Chimene Suleyman went with her then boyfriend to an abortion clinic. What happened next reveals a manipulative, coercive man who stole, lied and cheated his way around the globe