From dodging the paparazzi to caring for an errant parent, the cult singer/songwriter, whose new album Daddy’s Home is out soon, has had an eventful time of things in the last few years

new novel takes an original and refreshing approach towards the fraught subjects of eating disorders, dysfunctional relationships and sex

Nell Frizzell’s new book is a clear-eyed and moving account of how she managed to negotiate the challenges of contemporary womanhood

The broadcaster once famously described herself as an ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ on BBC’s The Apprentice. Now she’s an affable radio personality having found her groove on her 2FM weekday slot, not to mention her next gig as the presenter of a new family quiz show for RTÉ

Pentathletes Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe have been training hard throughout lockdown for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics set to go ahead this summer, but the extra time has also given them time to take stock

With most businesses in Dublin and other cities currently shuttered, an increasing number of people are taking the plunge and relocating to rural boltholes. The benefits, they say, are immediate and obvious

Best known for his years as a mainstay of Hothouse Flowers, the musician turned broadcaster has now dipped his toe into the world of acting with a role in TG4’s Ros na Rún

Ruth Coker Burks’s memoir of her years spent caring for terminally ill Aids patients in the 1980s is a grim but absorbing read

After coming through the traumatic experience of working for a seemingly successful business that spectacularly fell apart, Cate Sevilla is well placed to give advice on how to survive the ups and downs in any workplace

Lucie Britsch’s first novel manages to breathe fresh life into the well-worn trope of the emotionally damaged female narrator

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rachel Bloom has written an entertaining and at times vivid memoir, but its scattergun approach means that some important issues are skimmed over

He created the Galaxy dress, the cinch-waisted 2000s phenomenon which promised to flatter all shapes, but the French designer has evolved with the times, creating clothes for our current decidedly more comfort-centric era

In uncertain times for the beauty business, the make-up mogul is still brimming with positivity as she looks to the future

The Guardian’s restaurant critic Grace Dent revisits a working-class childhood in northern England through vivid descriptions of food and family

Novelist Jodi Picoult talks about politics in her novels, an unhappy experience with Hollywood and her 27th book, which deals with the different paths a life can take

Whenever something goes wrong, treat it as a life lesson, advises Elizabeth Day in her new book

Back on our screens with a new series of Incredible Homes, Dermot Bannon is anxious that the show be seen not as ostentatious property porn, but as simple escapism for the troubling times we live in

A family bereavement ended up inspiring the Norwegian singer-songwriter to create her rawest, most personal work in years

Lockdown derailed many careers, but actor and writer Clare Dunne is rising to the challenges of 2020, as seen by the warm reception given to her self-penned feature Herself

The Dublin actor has never been short of work from early appearances on stage with Cyril Cusack to a starring role in new Netflix series The Duchess, and he now plans to direct a short film in London starring his wife Gemma Arterton