Amid global gloom that even a spectacular World Cup could not alleviate, Ryan Gosling is striking a positive keynote: Hope

I’ve taken breaks from reading before, but never because a book like Doireann Ní Ghríofa's 'Said The Dead' was so good it left the sort of dreamy sense that anything else would be a step down, or a mood killer

Well-read and tech-interested in a school system where sport is too frequently the measure of success, he has his niche of friends and is quite staunchly his own person

This weekend is my chance to rack up some unforgettable moments for them, like my dad did for me

It’s easy to bash the media. Sometimes the criticism is warranted, but remember that one of the fundamental aims and aspirations of journalism is to speak truth to power and push back against misinformation

Most of the content we watch online now is vacuous and instantly forgettable compared to cultural influences that cross boundaries and generations, that leave lasting legacies — think Jaws and Jurassic Park

Despite never having lived in the city, no matter where I go, I find myself tumbling down a rabbit hole of connections to my ancestors

I had forgotten, or perhaps not really thought, that emerging onto Pope’s Quay would put me facing Cornmarket St, where some unfinished business of family history remains.

Given the proliferation of AI slop in the creative arts arena, the only way to stand out in a sea of mediocrity is to do so something that stands out

Just because you or I don’t quite get the medium or the message doesn’t mean it isn’t artistic, writes David O'Mahony