The artist’s eye of Mick O’Dea has provided him with some interesting insights into how people looked in the 1916-23 period, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Milton Jones talks hecklers, Hawaiian shirts and the world’s favourite clever Irishman with Richard Fitzpatrick

A new exhibition recalls the late entertainer Thom McGinty, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

From nightclubs in Cork to teenage laughs at Eddie Murphy, comedian Des Bishop tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his cultural touchstones.

Shane Dunphy’s new audiobook revolves around a troubled teenager with mixed feelings about his involvement in a crime gang, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Well-known figures such as Fiona Shaw, Joe Duffy and Sonia O’Sullivan tell Richard Fitzpatrick about the reads they’ve been most impressed with in 2019.

A new RTÉ documentary delves into the fascinating life of arts patron and Guinness heir,the late Garech Browne, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Our writers select 10 sports books for your Christmas list.

David McSavage has turned an unfulfilled film into a stand-up show, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

While an infamous onstage assault is well in the past, Aussie comedian Jim Jefferies is as outspoken as ever, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Pat McCabe resurrects his most famous creation for his latest novel. He tells Richard Fitzpatrick why he’s gone back to The Butcher Boy and characters inspired by his hometown

The staff of Cork Film Festival tell Richard Fitzpatrick about some of their personal recommendations on what to see

In his new show, Hector O hEochagain covers all sorts of interesting issues on his journey across the US, he tells Richard Fitzpatrick.

As they get ready to play in Ireland, Chris Difford of Squeeze tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his favourite albums

Cork woman Angela Dorgan oversees Ireland’s biggest showcase for emerging music acts, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

You've put in the slog, climbed the ladder, you're at the top of your career... what does it take to give it all up and start again? Richard Fitzpatrick meets three people and finds out what made them give up their safety nets and pursue their dream jobs.

A Cork-made documentary recalls Éamon de Valera’s eventful trip to the US to drum up support for Irish independence, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Ruth Kirkpatrick will never forget her first journey to the island’s storytelling festival, which begins its 25th edition today, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Three ages of summer with Camille O’Sullivan who recently finished her run at the Edinburgh Arts Festival.

So that’s nearly Wednesday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Neil Delamere in conversation with Richard Fitzpatrick.

As the annual Waterford Walls festival gets under way today, Richard Fitzpatrick chats to some of the artists involved about their previous work and plans for their allotted sites in the city

As a child summertime – from the age of six until I left school – was about picking potatoes down in Cobh.

Claire Guinan’s exhibition includes a new painting of Phil Lynott, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

My summer holidays as a child were spent in a cottage in Blackwater village near Wexford. We used to spend a lot of time on a farm opposite, helping out or hiding in the haybarn or diving in haystacks.

I’d a lovely childhood. We grew up by the sea in Killiney, Dublin. I remember it being sunny all the time and ice-cream floats — my parents used to give us pints of Club Orange with a lump of ice-cream in it. Now they’d probably be illegal because of obesity but at the time we were fed on a staple diet of that stuff during the summer.

An exhibition in Skibbereen pays tribute to late photographer Michael Minihane, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Dáithí Ó Sé in conversation with Richard Fitzpatrick.

So that’s nearly Tuesday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

It will be 40 years next month since the death of JG Farrell.

The best non-fiction books for the summer transport you from the White House to Hollywood and from pristine greens at Augusta to sweaty gyms in Belfast. Richard Fitzpatrick dips between the covers

Danny O’Reilly plays in Cork this weekend with The Coronas. He tells Richard Fitzpatrick about some of his major musical touchstones and other influences

The Brigade on RTÉ tomorrow gives people a glimpse of what life was like for fighters in the War of Independence, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

In advance of The Blades’ first Cork gig in many years, Paul Cleary takes Richard Fitzpatrick through some of his musical milestones.

Here are this summer's fact and fiction top reads chosen by Richard Fitzpatrick and Marjorie Brennan.

Cat Laughs-bound Angela Barnes reckons she got some of her humour from her dad, who ran a sex shop in the UK, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Authors4Oceans will be at the International Literature Festival as part of their efforts to use kids’ books to raise awareness about the destructive powers of plastic, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

The first time 55-year-old American writer Bret Easton Ellis hit Ireland was in 1999.