TV & RadioSonglines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through songTelevision review: This fascinating documentary from director Pat Collins is full of pride but also sadnessBy Ed Power●Thu May 2 2024 - 23:15
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‘No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs’: How common were such notices in Britain?Unthinkable: The only known photograph of such a sign is from an unknown sourceBy Joe Humphreys
Billie Eilish announces Dublin dates for 2025 with tour featuring eco-villagesSinger to play Irish concerts in July, having started her tour in Canada at the end of this year
Trad singer Ruth Clinton: ‘I got a little tired of certain tropes being repeated about women in songs’At the Tradition Now festival, the singer will be showcasing songs from the folk canon that challenge stereotypesBy Siobhán Long
Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – Step aside Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, this is the pop album we’ve been waiting for By Lauren Murphy
Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement – Somehow both more and less than The Epic and Heaven and Earth By Philip Watson
Lemoncello: Lemoncello review – Subversive and silky sticks of sonic dynamite By Tony Clayton-Lea
Sick Love: Champagne review – Emo-tinted grunge with a knockout combo of pace and panache By Lauren Murphy
Four new films to see this weekChallengers, That They May Face the Rising Sun, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, ISSBy Donald Clarke and Tara Brady
Kerry Condon: ‘Sometimes people look at me but they can’t place me. And that’s what I want to be – an actor’The intensely private star likes to stay out of the limelight, despite being the most successful Irish actress at the global box officeBy Tara Brady
Unfrosted review: Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart brandopic is yet another unwelcome addition to the genre By Donald Clarke
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review: Elene Naveriani’s warm, wise dramedy makes merry with a midlife crisis By Tara Brady
The Fall Guy review: Who ordered a half-baked revival of a Lee Majors TV show? Anyone? By Tara Brady
He Used to Be Me: Heartbreaking debut about a fragile character on the margins of Mayo societyA profound, moving book that sneaks up on you and hits you with unexpected forceBy Nadine O'Regan
The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota: Brave exploration of class and race from multiple anglesSunjeev Sahota’s tale of a trade union is politically charged but shifting narrative voice is a flawBy John Boyne
Songlines review: Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy explores a painful history through songTelevision review: This fascinating documentary from director Pat Collins is full of pride but also sadnessBy Ed Power
Claudia Winkleman could be in your midst right now. Security forces live in fear of the day she goes roguePatrick Freyne: On The Piano, she shows why she’s the best light-entertainment presenter. Jon Bon Jovi, on the other hand, is both cheesy and hammyBy Patrick Freyne
Conan O’Brien on Ros na Rún review: Comedian finds his niche as a disappointed Irish-American balloon-sellerTelevision: TG4 has delivered a nice cameo moment in an otherwise wild showBy Ed Power
‘Like a violation’ – Liz Bonnin’s likeness used in advert after firm tricked by AI-generated voiceAn AI-generated message aimed at mimicking the Irish BBC science presenter’s voice ostensibly allowed for her likeness to be used in adBy Sammy Gecsoyler
Tom Moran Is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar review: Vulnerable exploration of a journey from self-hatred to self-fulfilmentTheatre: More than any other factor, the catharsis he is seeking onstage is an attempt to process trauma that he feels stems from an insecure attachment at homeBy Tom Lordan
The Last Pearl: Blue Raincoat’s best voyage yetTheatre: Niall Henry’s absorbing play about a deep-sea diver is eerily resonant with contemporary concernsBy Chris McCormack
Visual art reviews: Each Now, Is the time, the Space; and Aleana Egan: Second-hand Group shows can create brilliant conversations, but unless you are familiar with the work of these artists, you may need help to get inBy Gemma Tipton
The blink of an eye: Great street photography that finds magic in the mundaneA new festival in Dublin captures the glorious, random, intimate moments of everyday lifeBy Gemma Tipton