Book Review Book Review: Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson is full of hot airIf you’re in the market for a harmless, daft-as-two-brushes, leave-your-brain-at-home caper then your search is over
Classical Notes New York’s ‘Playboy’ riot goes operatic at WexfordBeing born in Enniscorthy down the road from Wexford’s great festival has undoubtedly had a life-long influence on Colm Toibin
Interview A taste of Italy with a Cork twist: how Macroom Buffalo is fast growing into an international hitJohnny Lynch, the well-known Cork farmer, has transformed his family farm into one of the most exciting and fast-growing dairy businesses in Ireland
Film & TV John Maguire: Pixar fails to find its old magic spark as Inside Out 2 hits screensThe follow-up to the 2015 hit film is a return to form of sorts for Pixar, but something is still missing from one of the most exciting film-making studios of our era
Books Book Review: Memoir of retired garda forensics expert is eye-popping and brutally honestJohn Sweetman was not a typical garda, and his memoir about his career in the Garda Technical Bureau is a fascinating and humane read
Comment Eithne Shorthall: My son wants to be the next karate kid but I’m drowning in a sea of white washingI haven’t used an iron on my clothes in two decades but now I’ve ben caught by the dreaded white wash. I didn’t see it coming
Diary Celine Byrne Diary: Balancing performing in La Bohéme to milestones with my kidsBefore the Irish soprano travelled off to Switzerland to perform, the laundry needed doing
Books Book Review: The Midnight Feast is a sometimes silly, but darkly addictive, thrillerLucy Foley has hit paydirt again with her tale of the “wonderfully dislikeable” Francesca and her secretive past
Books Book Review: Unsettling yet compulsive biography tells the story of an unlikely Maze escapeeHunted: The Kevin Barry Artt Story is a grim but gripping account of a life with more than its share of surreal moments
Comment Anton Savage: Enemy in the skates – my war on the wasps was a battle of epic proportionsAs someone who enjoys some electrical DIY, the sound of buzzing from the garage corner meant only one thing – something is now eager to kill me
Life Eithne Shortall: I’ve escaped the daily rut with some lemon zest and a box of orzoIf the route to contentment involves finding joy in the unremarkable bits of life, I may have made a breakthrough
Sustainability Understanding experiential sustainability with ecopreneur Pat KaneIn a world often measured by material wealth, productivity and financial success, there exists a realm of experiences that cannot be bought with currency alone
Life Vinyl inflation: Soaring record prices leave small producers in a spin The vinyl revival continues, but is it at the expense of loyal fans and independent artists
Letter From America Marion McKeone: The lunatics take over as conspiracy theorists come out for solar eclipseLike almost everything in American life at the moment, a solar event has become political
From the Editor This week: Public sector pay fears; Irish corporate tax receipts ‘will dry up’ Our first edition of 2024 is packed full of exclusive stories, big reads – and a brand-new Arts & Living section