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James McClean says Roy Keane's comments were 'spot on'

Roy Keane lit a big fire under some of the Irish players who underperformed in the game against Belarus in Cork last Tuesday and — though he later attempted to soften the blow by claiming some of his comments were “tongue in cheek” – his hard words didn’t go down well with everyone.

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

There will always be a need for the LGBT community to bare its soul on Pride day

Even if LGBT people achieved absolute social acceptance in Ireland, the parades that inject Irish cities with a rainbow of colour would still be necessary. Brian O’Flynn explains why

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

Never enough for Lopez

It's been a long time since Jennifer Lopez was merely a dancer in a Janet Jackson video. These days she's a bigger star than her fellow singer, dominating the music and movie worlds with apparent ease.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2002

<p>Australian kids' TV favourite Bluey is presented with the first Special Recognition Award for Cultural Impact at Australia House in London, narrowly beating the Examiner to a in-person booking to receive a Séamie Award.</p>

Séamas O'Reilly: The Second Annual Séamie Awards — recognising 2024's most recent TV to date

"...TV has come a long way, but still our methods of surveying the cream of its crop have stagnated, beset by award shows incapable of truly connecting with viewers..."

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

<p>Na Laochra Aeracha GAA club players at training last week in Tramore Valley Park, Cork. Pic: Na Laochra Aeracha / Instagram</p>

Cork's first LGBTQ+ GAA club giving people a sense of belonging

At January's Cork GAA County Committee meeting, Na Laochra Aeracha's application to form a new club was approved. They will play in the Seandun Junior C Football Championship this year.

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025

<p>This year’s Cork Pride event is going ahead as planned from July 30 to August 6. </p>

Sarah Harte: Legislation alone isn’t enough to bring an end to homophobia

Sometimes, so-called ‘debate’ is a dog whistle for the ‘othering’ or dehumanising of other people

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

<p> Kate Demolder with her make-up bag. Photograph Moya Nolan</p>

Kate Demolder: A look inside my beauty bag and my everyday skin and make-up must-haves

"...with this column, I hope to provide a space where you don’t feel you have to buy products to succeed, but enjoy where you are with whatever you have — be they Biologique Recherche masques or ice cubes from your freezer..."

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

<p>Dr Dervla MacManus in Kilmainham Mill at the launch of Open House Dublin 2023. Photo by Marc O'Sullivan.</p>

Explore how we live together with architecture at Open House Dublin

This year’s festival brings all of Dublin together, 7-15 October

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

<p> Fiona Clark, Director of the Cork Film Festival pictured in the Cork Opera House.</p>

Cork International Film Festival: Seventy years of stories — and ambition for the future

This weekend, in print and online, we pay tribute to Cork International Film Festival. As it marks its seventieth anniversary, director Fiona Clark reflects on its legacy – and looks ahead to the festival’s future

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

<p>Lola Petticrew stars in Trespasses, on Channel 4. Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)</p>

Trespasses: Lola Petticrew on the tale of forbidden love in the Troubles

The Belfast actor stars alongside Gillian Anderson in the Channel 4 series, writes Esther McCarthy

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Liath Hannon: Happy to bring trans representation to Irish screens

Girls & Boys isn't a 'social-message' film, but star Liath Hannon says her young self would have been delighted to see the Dublin-set romance, writes Esther McCarthy

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

<p>SWIFTIAN: The world’s biggest pop star likes to slip in references to the history of literature in her music. Picture: Andre Dias Nobre/AFP via Getty Images</p>

In her literature era: The literary links sprinkled into Taylor Swift's music

Ahead of the Eras Tour, Marjorie Brennan looks at the literary allusions in Taylor Swift's songs

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

<p>Work on a structure for the upcoming UFC fight US president Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States on the South Lawn of the White House. Picture: Getty Images</p>

S Fergus Finlay: America has never had a president who thinks so little of the country he leads

America's 200th anniversary set out to capture the essence and spirit of the world’s leading democracy. The 250th anniversary, it turns out, is not about America at all. It’s about the attempted self-glorification of a supremely trivial and banal man

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

<p>Soak is about a to release a new album, If I Never Know You Like This Again. </p>

Soak: Irish singer on new album and coming out as non-binary

'For me to come to terms with where I felt on the gender spectrum was difficult. I realised I had a lot of really repressed feelings about that. And internalised transphobia'

Thu, 12 May, 2022

<p>People wave gay rights' movement rainbow flags during a gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg in 2017; it took over a decade for Putin to start oppressing the LGBT community — mainly to contradict values in the West. Picture: Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images</p>

Outdated idea of masculinity the key to Putin's war

In the last decade, anti-gay rhetoric and traditional masculinity have taken a central position in Vladimir Putin’s policies, but why are "Western” gender freedoms portrayed as an existential threat in Russia?

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022

<p>RELEASED: WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaks with her lawyers Alexander Boykov, right, and Maria Blagovolina at a court room prior to a hearing in the Khimki district court, just outside Moscow. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, File)</p>

John Riordan: Sports diplomacy greases the wheels to set Griner free

America woke up Thursday morning to a highly choreographed feel good story which was a delicate mix of celebrity advocacy and the less famous US Marine left behind.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2022

Sharon Gless on life after Cagney & Lacey, beating alcoholism and finally finding calm

The sharp, witty Californian looks much younger than her 78 years – “Must be the lighting in here,” she says, erupting into laughter

Thu, 27 Jan, 2022

<p>One disturbing routine from comedian/actor Dave Chappelle in 'The Closer' sees him beat up a masculine-presenting lesbian who had challenged him in a club, to the troubling delight of at least one particular member of the audience. It was more than comedy, this time the transphobic showed he meant what he said. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images</p>

Maeve Higgins: Why we need to look a little closer at 'The Closer'

This time around transphobic, Dave Chappelle, isn't just delivering stand-up comedy lines in his Netflix show, he's delivering continued permission to hate

Sat, 06 Nov, 2021

I spent a long time feeling as if I didn’t fit in in Cork, that I was always on the outside looking in

I am writing this from the Metropole Hotel in Cork, where I was invited to be their writer-in-residence for January, writes Louise O'Neill.

Sat, 02 Feb, 2019

Taming my inner warrior with a man makeover

Male grooming products are running off the shelves . Curious to see what all the fuss is about, skincare novice Pat Fitzpatrick puts himself in the hands of three beauty experts.

Fri, 28 Dec, 2018