Culture Emma Appleton: ‘I’m a massive Divine Comedy fan, so as soon as I saw his name attached I was like yeah, sign me up’The Witcher star is the name on everyone’s lips in acting circles, and her latest film is an Irish production which promises to push her to new heights
Column Edel Coffey: Annie Mac’s club is just the ticket for those who need to be tucked up Before Midnight Once you have to balance a good night out with parenthood and/or a career, there’s a lot to be said for shifting your starting schedule to earlier in the evening
Column Edel Coffey: 61-year-old Jennifer Coolidge’s success shows we should never give up on our dreamsAs we get older, we can all get a little bit fizzled by life, but the award-winning White Lotus actress’s speech gave hope that our long-held ambitions can still come to pass
Column Edel Coffey: Get stressed out or blessed out – the choice is yoursThe best antidote to the contagion of pre-Christmas panic is a dose of humility and thankfulness, but it’s up to you to take the medicine
Column Edel Coffey: It’s time that the midlife crisis came of ageCelebrities deal with the midlife crisis in different ways and so do we, but we have to face the fact that staying alive as long as possible is going to involve getting old
column Edel Coffey: Is there a difference between being a city person and a Dubliner?Take it from a Dubliner, there is a difference – from chatting to strangers in the supermarket and neighbours whose name you may not know; every interaction is an opportunity to connect on a human level
Interview Maggie O’Farrell: ‘The best book you’ll write is the one shouting the loudest, tugging your sleeve’The Irish-born author, who has followed up her acclaimed 2020 novel Hamnet with another absorbing foray into historical fiction set in the 1500s, insists that outside opinion never influences what she writes
Columnists Edel Coffey: The local shop fosters a sense of belonging that we don’t notice until it’s goneThere’s something about going to your regular spot, wherever your local coffee shop or supermarket happens to be, that has the power to make us feel connected. Savour it while it’s there
Column Edel Coffey: As time slips through our fingers, let’s enjoy what we have leftWhen you see your existence laid out in a life calendar, it concentrates the mind in a big way
Columnists Are we unknowable, mysterious beings – or just boringly transparent?Do our reading habits or the possessions we treasure reveal our inner selves? Well, maybe, but there has to be more to us than that
Book Review The Family Remains – Lisa Jewell’s riveting and addictive sequel is a thrill a minute The veteran thriller writer doesn’t put a foot wrong in this compulsive follow-on to her bestselling The Family Upstairs
column ‘True self-care in this frenzied world comes from that precious commodity, time’It’s become a buzzword in recent times, but there are signs that self-care has now evolved into an very expensive excuse tool, writes Edel Coffey
Books Edel Coffey: It’s time for female readers to give themselves permission to be happyThe critical reaction to a recent RTÉ documentary about Maeve Binchy shows us that literary snobbery is still alive and well. Let’s consign it to the oblivion it deserves
Edel Coffey: Women are no longer willing to remain silent – our health depends on itAlthough it was rightly criticised for its lack of diversity, the fact that a conference about women’s health in Ireland needed to be held at all told a story in itself
Edel Coffey: It takes courage to walk away from what you thought you wantedMany people are shaking their heads at Ash Barty leaving tennis when she’s at the top of her game, but she’s absolutely right to put her own happiness first
Normal People’s India Mullen on insecurity, ambition and why actors can never stand still The Irish actress to watch discusses the daily grind beneath the bright lights
Edel Coffey: Escaping the world’s harsh uncertainties has become an occupational hazard, but can we really go on indulging ourselves like this?It is entirely natural to want to escape from the horrific news greeting us each day, but we can’t avoid reality forever if we want to create a better world
Edel Coffey: Role-playing in a life of many charactersMy children suddenly noticed a new side to me when my novel was published, but it had been there all along
Edel Coffey: Time to make our own luck by saying yesSerendipity works in mysterious ways, so the next time you are offered a chance to do something, grab it with both hands
Culture ‘I’ve always been interested in the solitary and the free’Actor, writer, director, musician – Olwen Fouéré defies genres and lives on her own terms. She talks individuality and boundlessness with Edel Coffey.
