Nadine O’Regan

Nadine O’Regan

Nadine O'Regan is Books and Arts Editor with The Sunday Business Post. Raised in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, she joined the paper as a freelancer contributor in 2000, after graduating with an M.Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin. O'Regan has worked for publications including The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, Hot Press and Spin magazine (US), and served as a reporter for RTE's arts television programme The Works. A regular contributor to TV and radio shows, she also presents the Sunday evening programme Songs in the Key of Life on Irish radio station Today FM.

The Quiet Woman: Inside Dublin director Juanita Wilson's world

The Quiet Woman: Inside Dublin director Juanita Wilson's world

While she may confound some people’s expectations with her exotic-sounding name, the Tomato Red director is very much an Irish filmmaker with an international perspective

Beggaring Belief: Hannah Kent

Beggaring Belief: Hannah Kent

The real-life case of a ‘changeling’ in Co Kerry has inspired the latest novel by the Australian author, writes Nadine O’Regan

Nadine O'Regan: Off Message

Nadine O'Regan: Off Message

Ahead of Women’s Day, in an increasingly confusing age for feminism, it’s hard not to wish things were simpler – and yes, just sometimes, that the guy would pick up the bill

Albums of the week

Albums of the week

A group of Manchester art-poppers have struggled to deliver a break-out single up to now

Una Healy: ‘You will have the odd JLo moment, but they’re not the important moments’

Una Healy: ‘You will have the odd JLo moment, but they’re not the important moments’

Former Saturdays star and The Voice of Ireland judge Una Healy is returning to her roots with a new solo country-pop album

Against the Darkness: Lenny Abrahamson

Against the Darkness: Lenny Abrahamson

He may not be an Oscar contender this year, but Abrahamson is hoping to see one of the winners savage Trump from the stage tonight - it’s what he would have done

Off Message

Off Message

Like most women, I can’t stop saying sorry for things she hasn’t done wrong. But be warned, from now on, I'm going to be unapologetically unapologetic

Varadkar’s private life is no one else’s concern

Varadkar’s private life is no one else’s concern

Some media outlets’ preoccupation with the romantic lives of our politicians leaves a lot to be desired

Tribal passions

Tribal passions

Patrick O’Laoghaire of Dublin band I Have A Tribe admits he’s not cynical enough to play the music industry game

Creative streak: Joanna Trollope

Creative streak: Joanna Trollope

Trollope has written more than 20 novels and, at 73, still finds solace in her work

We all partied – but nobody more so than Depp

We all partied – but nobody more so than Depp

I can’t approve of Johnny Depp’s spending, but I can marvel at it

Finally, we’re living in George Orwell’s new reality

Finally, we’re living in George Orwell’s new reality

The only thing that the British author got wrong in his seminal novel was the title: it should have been ‘2017’

Michael Chabon: The Great Pretender

Michael Chabon: The Great Pretender

Chabon’s latest novel Moonglow presents itself as a memoir, but it's a novel that happens to draw on the US author’s real-life experience

Kevin Barry: Life and art with Ireland's literary alchemist

Kevin Barry: Life and art with Ireland's literary alchemist

With the advent of his debut full-length original play Autumn Royal, the Beatlebone writer feels like the young fella again

Humour, her: Alison Spittle

Humour, her: Alison Spittle

With her refreshing approach to standup, Spittle is a comedian on the up. Ahead of her show in Whelan’s, she discusses saying no to fear and yes to opportunity