Five things to do this week

Des O’Driscoll shares his picks for the week ahead

1|TV|

The Works Presents Adam Clayton

U2’s bass player talks about his interest in visual art, and also addresses the band’s relevance in an ever-changing industry.

• Tuesday, RTÉ One, 11.10pm

2|concert|

COLM WILKINSON

The veteran singing star has an Irish tour that takes in Cork, Dublin and Limerick.

• Tuesday, Cork Opera House

3|literature|

MIKE MCCORMACK

The Solar Bones author will be joined by fellow writers Claire-Louise Bennett and Conor O’Callaghan for a reading at UCC.

This is sure to be a great event: Tuesday night @UCCLibrary - Claire-Louise Bennett, Mike McCormack and Conor O'Callaghan pic.twitter.com/kjO2HA62JH

— The Stinging Fly (@stingingfly) January 28, 2017

• 7.30pm, Boole Library, Tuesday, Free

4|tickets|

ED SHEERAN

You’d probably want to start queuing now, but tickets for Ed Sheeran’s shows at 3Arena, Dublin, go on sale at 10am on Thursday.

5|cinema|

LOVING

Ruth Negga’s nomination for an Oscar will pique Irish interest in this drama about an inter-racial marriage in the US in the 1960s.

• Cinemas nationwide from Friday