Magazine
Is This Just Real Life?
Alanna MacNamee looks at how reality TV often doesn’t live up to the fantasy and examines life before and after the small screen.
Kings and Castles in Prague
Look at Prague’s troubled history with fresh eyes and find there’s more than beer and pretty bridges.
An Obituary for Kale
The hype around kale is finally dying. Ciara Haley recalls some of her worst kale moments.
The Cultural Death of the Guitar
As Gibson declares bankruptcy, is there a future for the iconic instrument?
Left Behind?
Ireland is nearly unique in European politics for its lack of a strong left. But is that finally changing?
No Laughing Matter
Why the struggles facing women in comedy are very real, very important and not funny at all.
A Drama Project and Direct Provision
On the stage of the Abbey, a group of young asylum seekers got a chance to tell their story.
Eoghan Murphy’s Law
Eoghan Murphy is the man behind Varadkar's rise. But is there substance behind the style?
Stranded in Strandhill for Reading Week
A jaunt around Ireland didn't go as planned, as Storm Emma trapped Ciannait Khan in Sligo.
The Irish Crafts Hanging by a Thread
We talk to the taxidermists, basket-makers and puppeteers plying trades that belong to a different century.