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<p>Author Sally Rooney: I didn’t actually want to be ‘the young novelist’; I just wanted to be good. Picture: Jonny Davies</p>

culture

Sally Rooney: I don’t want to be the centre of attention like that ever again

Sally Rooney on romance, writing about sex, the Normal People phenomenon and her new novel, Intermezzo

<p>This oil on board of a group of musicians by Brendan McDonagh from Killoran's Pub in Co. Sligo was prominent on the set of Normal People.</p>

home and gardens

Memorabilia from pub filmed in 'Normal People' to feature in sale

<p>Paul Mescal starred alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s 'Normal People'.</p>

companies

Paul Mescal firm records €100,000 profits

The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" - Arrivals

people

Paul Mescal makes appearance in Phoebe Bridgers’ Sidelines music video

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TV review: Conversations with Friends — Sally Rooney and Lenny Abrahamson know what it feels like to fancy the arse off someone

Culture That Made Me: Conversations With Friends director Lenny Abrahamson reveals his influences

culture

Culture That Made Me: Conversations With Friends director Lenny Abrahamson reveals his influences

Meet Alison Oliver - the Cork star of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends

Meet Alison Oliver - the Cork star of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends

The Blackrock native on growing up in Cork, unleashing her inner animal and re-defining the notion of consent on screen

Sun, 08 May, 2022

10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA Presented By Gucci

Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers make it red carpet official

The pair were snapped cosying up together at the 2021 LACMA Art + Film Gala

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

New Sally Rooney book is biggest selling novel of 2021 - after just three days

New Sally Rooney book is biggest selling novel of 2021 - after just three days

Demand for Beautiful World, Where Are You has been enormous since the book launched earlier this week

Fri, 10 Sep, 2021

Thursday TV Tips: Bridgerton, Line of Duty and Call the Midwife up for awards

Thursday TV Tips: Bridgerton, Line of Duty and Call the Midwife up for awards

Plus: nine makeup artists take on a sustainable TikTok challenge; 9/11 documentary; and Blood Brothers Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Sunday TV Tips: Mark Hamill, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, and Josh Brolin present IFTA awards

Sunday TV Tips: Mark Hamill, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, and Josh Brolin present IFTA awards

— Stage 9 of Tour de France; and Metal Heart on telly today

Sun, 04 Jul, 2021

Bank Holiday Sunday TV Tips: Red carpet BAFTAs and Dermot Bannon's in a bit of a tight spot

Bank Holiday Sunday TV Tips: Red carpet BAFTAs and Dermot Bannon's in a bit of a tight spot

— Reeling in the Year's up to 2018

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

film slate

Actors of all ages wanted for television series being filmed in Cork

This could be a big break for some Cork actors

Fri, 14 May, 2021

Thursday TV Tips: Hoping for a guy with Paul Mescal vibes on First Dates Ireland

Thursday TV Tips: Hoping for a guy with Paul Mescal vibes on First Dates Ireland

— plus a visit to An Gleann in South Kerry's Bá Fhíonáin to see the first non-denominational primary school in a Gaeltacht; and World Cup qualifying games

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Normal People auction

Connell's GAA shorts, Shane Lowry's cap donated to Jack and Jill auction

Anyone fancy trying on Connell’s GAA shorts for size?

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020

GAA shorts worn by Paul Mescal in hit TV series sold for charity

GAA shorts worn by Paul Mescal in hit TV series sold for charity

The money will be raised for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation which must raise more than €3.5m annually to fund its home nursing care and respite service

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020

Colm O'Regan: The best thing about Normal People was Connell's crying

Colm O'Regan: The best thing about Normal People was Connell's crying

I was ready to not enjoy Normal People . I don’t mean not like it or not think it was good. Just not enjoy it. In the same way I find it hard to enjoy most things made in Ireland. It’s partly jealousy.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Gucci selling GAA-inspired shorts for €550 after Paul Mescal starts fashion trend

Gucci selling GAA-inspired shorts for €550 after Paul Mescal starts fashion trend

Irish sportswear company O'Neill's is not surprised that high-end brands are starting to sell GAA-inspired shorts for highly inflated prices.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Normal People sets new record on RTÉ Player

Normal People sets new record on RTÉ Player

Tuesday night saw the show’s finale air on RTÉ One and it got an overnight average of 319,000 viewers.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Normal People ends tonight - how will we cope when it's all over?

Normal People ends tonight - how will we cope when it's all over?

Ahead of the final episodes this week, Jessie Collins charts Normal People’s phenomenal success — and wonders how we’ll cope without it.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Clodagh Finn: An ode to Connell’s mam – and the nation’s cleaners

Clodagh Finn: An ode to Connell’s mam – and the nation’s cleaners

The real star of ‘Normal People is Lorraine Waldron, a forthright, warm, and smart (and badly paid) cleaner from a sector that needs to be in the spotlight now, writes Clodagh Finn

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Normal People recap: Bad sex and a sad funeral

Normal People recap: Bad sex and a sad funeral

No. Such a small word, but a powerful one.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Normal People's Paul Mescal raffles Connell's chain for Pieta House

Normal People's Paul Mescal raffles Connell's chain for Pieta House

Normal People star Paul Mescal is raffling off a chain to raise money for Pieta House.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Normal People recap: Italian dreams and Irish snobbery

Normal People recap: Italian dreams and Irish snobbery

“I am torn between wanting to ride him and wanting my sons to be like him.” - 40+ professional mother of three.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Normal People goes global as multiple international sales confirmed for hit drama

Normal People goes global as multiple international sales confirmed for hit drama

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s love story of Marianne and Connell is going global with Endeavor Content landing multiple international sales for the smash hit Normal People.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Revealed: New video shows the Normal People goalkeeper is actually excellent

Revealed: New video shows the Normal People goalkeeper is actually excellent

'That goalie was clearly standing on the back foot as Conall ran in, leaving him to flap uselessly."

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Ten Irish books to follow Normal People on screen

Ten Irish books to follow Normal People on screen

Following the incredible success of Normal People, Eoghan O’Sullivan selects other Irish novels that could work as a small-screen series

Mon, 18 May, 2020

I told family to do chores to avoid ‘sexy bits’ of Normal People, says Paul Mescal

I told family to do chores to avoid ‘sexy bits’ of Normal People, says Paul Mescal

Actor Paul Mescal has revealed how he has suggested his older relatives do chores to avoid explicit scenes on the RTÉ series.

Sat, 16 May, 2020

Sally Rooney books earn €8m as RTÉ gets '49 pieces of unhappy feedback' over Normal People

Sally Rooney books earn €8m as RTÉ gets '49 pieces of unhappy feedback' over Normal People

Sally Rooney’s best selling Normal People and her debut novel, Conversations with Friends have generated an estimated €8.37m in book sales here and the UK.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Normal People director talks sex scenes and doing justice to Sally Rooney's novel

Normal People director talks sex scenes and doing justice to Sally Rooney's novel

Marjorie Brennan spoke to Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson about working on the highly-anticipated TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Normal People recap: full frontals and good background

Normal People recap: full frontals and good background

Normal People provided plenty talking-points again tonight, writes Des O'Driscoll

Wed, 13 May, 2020

Review: Normal People, RTÉ One

Review: Normal People, RTÉ One

It’s hard to keep anything under wraps these days, and advance word on this eagerly-awaited adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People, was that it wouldn’t disappoint. And, thankfully, it didn’t.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

RTÉ announce release date for TV adaption of Sally Rooney’s Normal People

RTÉ announce release date for TV adaption of Sally Rooney’s Normal People

The TV adaption of Sally Rooney’s award-winning book follows two young people “navigating adulthood in contemporary Ireland, and their complicated relationship from the end of their school days in Sligo to their undergraduate years at Trinity College.”

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

WATCH: Liam Neeson filming new movie Normal People in Northern Ireland

WATCH: Liam Neeson filming new movie Normal People in Northern Ireland

Liam Neeson is back in Northern Ireland filming Normal People with Lesley Manville, a romantic drama about a married couple who have to deal with a devastating diagnosis.

Tue, 07 Aug, 2018