Elizabeth Wurtzel has died aged 52. She wrote with searing honesty and narcissism, starting with the eradefining ‘Prozac Nation’, spotlighting her depression, says Suzanne Harrington.

We are often fascinated by the twists of fate in the lives by our favourite music artists.

Nothing will ease the pain of a year in which two of The Script lost parents, but the band are still glad to have music as a constant in their lives, writes Ed Power

Donors can choose from one of the three packages, from $500 or get specific and pay for items such as dinner or costumes.

You’d have thought that Ireland had filled its 80s nostalgia quota this week alone. Stranger Things season 3 and its references to the decade of excess streamed just last Thursday.

The original queen of pop talks to Vanessa Grigoriadis about inspiration, aging, motherhood and why she refuses to cede control

As they get ready to play the Marquee in Cork, Hall and Oates tell Ed Power about the mad times of their 1980s heyday, and having Bowie support them for his first US gig.

Pilates is much more than just another exercise regimen. The trendy bendy movement provides many health benefits, writes Margaret Jennings

Ruby Wax is back on the road – and her live show sees her share the stage with a monk and a neuroscientist. Intrigued? So was Pat Fitzpatrick...

"I had no symptoms beforehand. I woke up and it was the weirdest feeling. I saw my left hand on my left leg and thought it was someone else touching me."

HE’S the charismatic dancer who enchanted celebrities and viewers alike over several series of Strictly Come Dancing. Now Ian Waite and fellow Strictly dancer Vincent Simone and returning to the stage to trip the light fantastic.

Questions over how to fund the proposed events centre in Cork has left the project in limbo and the city still waiting for its first curtain call, writes Eoin English.

The worst-kept secret in Irish music has been confirmed with the announcement that Metallica are to headline Slane Castle on June 8 next year.

Kim Kardashian’s younger sister is said by ‘Forbes’ to be worth $900m, writes Joyce Fegan.

It's a given that there is nothing like a good Irish road trip, and in the recent weather we've been having, we crave the wind on our face even more than ever.

If the annual Marquee party wasn't already started, it certainly is now. Cork’s waterfront venue is still shaking to the disco beats of Nile Rogers and Chic.

Where would our top chefs eat if they had the pick of world’s restaurants? And who would they dine with? Four of the biggest names in Irish food reveal their dream 24 hours of dining to Joe McNamee.

And then there were eight. Maia Dunphy was the latest contestant on Dancing with the Stars to exit stage left, with the Marty Party still going strong.

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Conor McGregor became a father, Niall Horan saw his solo career take off, and Saoirse Ronan was an award-winning Ladybird. Those were some of the positives celebwise in 2017, writes Kelly O’Brien.

Ed Power looks at the state of popular music which is increasingly dominated by performers working their back catalogues to death.

Nicky Minaj has fought her way to the top of the music industry – and never made compromises,writes Roxanne Gay. 

European champions Portugal got the victory they required over Switzerland to book their place in next year’s World Cup in Russia.

All eyes are on London this weekend as Fashion Week gets underway. Carolyn Moore showcases the Irish designers making waves in the city.

Irish rapper Rejjie Snow tells Ed Power about his thoroughly modern music career

9 am. My three sisters and I are in a taxi, heading towards Pestana Palace Hotel where my brother is staying; he’s invited us to join him for breakfast on the terrace and spend the morning in the hotel grounds before we fly home from Lisbon this afternoon.

Gay performers have long been prominent in the pop industry. However, it’s only in recent years that coming out has become the norm, writes Caomhan Keane.

This obsession with the word ‘girls’ is a by-product of a preoccupation with youth in women, writes Louise O’Neill

Rita de Brún says it is cruel to call older women who date younger men ‘cougars’. They just want loving, fulfilling relationships.

AS ADULT babies Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un continue to see who has the biggest, hardest, longest missiles, we can only scan the horizons in desperation for Dennis Rodman.

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Nearly one in four female millennials no longer remove hair from their armpits. Times have changed, says Deirdre Reynolds

Madonna said the children's wing at a hospital in Malawi she has been building for two years completed its first surgery last week and will officially open July 11.

Quintessentially One is about the impressive people on board; the vessel is just a backdrop, says Nikki Ekstein.

Jazz saxophonist Meilana Gillard has been based in Belfast since 2012. She plays Phil Grimes in Waterford on Wednesday, June 7, as part of her album release tour, writes Des O’Driscoll.

Critics have not been kind so far, but Guy Ritchie is sticking by his new King Arthur film, not least the casting of David Beckham, writes Susan Griffin

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Just to undeceive you before you begin. This main piece is about the FA Cup semi-finals, what with the weekend that’s in it, and as a result the illustration was supposed to feature Pep and Arsene and Antonio and Mauricio, with — to give you added value after the week that was in it — a certain vociferous Clare man lurking in the background.

As well as appearing on Dragon’s Den on RTÉ One, Chanelle McCoy’s business interest runs Chanelle Medical, a pharmaceutical company with 350 employees. The 40-year-old grew up in Loughrea, Co Galway, and has two children with her husband, former jockey AP McCoy.

It’s hats off to Galway hat designer Philip Treacy as new accounts show accumulated profits at his fashion firm last year totalled £335,082 (€386,487).