Book Review Three Castles Burning: Entertaining stories from Dublin’s past allows hidden gems to shineBased on the Three Castles Burning podcast, historian Donal Fallon picks 12 streets in the capital to paint a bigger picture of the city through the ages
Album Reviews Stormzy mellows out after a period of retreat and repairThe British rapper’s latest album after time out from social media is more subtle and low key than earlier collections
Recipes Domini Kemp’s Christmas tableSpoil yourself with our resident chef’s festive recipes, from a light salmon tartare to an indulgent yule log
Column Eithne Shortall: We could be laughing all the way to the bank – or the divorce courtsGoing all in on a joint account and doing away with your own can test more than your finances, especially if you’re not used to being called to account on your own spending
Rhythm Nation Jape on music to play while walking through graveyards, and Elizabeth Cotten’s beautiful voice Electro-rock musician Richie Egan is obsessed with old samplers like the Cazio FZ1. Here the Dubliner reveals how his favourite musicians and songs have inspired him
Motoring New-look MG electric estate adds style to practicality The MG5 EV has already proved its worth with customers, but the updated version adds a much-needed modern feel to the electric estate
Album Reviews Bono among galaxy of stars shining on festive charity albumRecorded in St Patrick’s Cathedral last year, this vinyl album features songs from the likes of the U2 frontman, Damian Rice, the Frames and Lisa O’Neill
Wine Cathal McBride: Choosing wines for a large gatheringAre you hosting this Christmas? We can recommend some reasonably priced and well-balanced wines that will cater for a range of tastes
Book Review Three Castles Burning: Entertaining stories from Dublin’s past allows hidden gems to shineBased on the Three Castles Burning podcast, historian Donal Fallon picks 12 streets in the capital to paint a bigger picture of the city through the ages
Food & Wine The best red wines for Christmas, from €27 to €75Settle in with a bottle of one of these great reds, as chosen by Mick O’Connell
Food & Wine The sweet life: Tom and Laura Gannon on Cakeface, their Kilkenny patisserie and cookery schoolHaving set up their business in 2015, the couple now offer cakes, desserts, coffees and cookery lessons
Books Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: Sobering story of Friends star’s battle with addictionMatthew Perry recounts how he nearly died when his ‘colon exploded’ and how he has spent $7m on various attempts to cure himself of his opiates and alcohol addictions
Books The Philosophy of Modern Song: Dylan riffs on universal truths in favourite musicBob Dylan gets right inside the songs in this all-encompassing series of essays on tracks by artists from Elvis to Judy Garland
Tastemaker ‘My favourite day of the week? Thursday – the day of Thunder. It’s quite dramatic’ – Lorcan Finnegan
Column Eithne Shortall: We could be laughing all the way to the bank – or the divorce courtsGoing all in on a joint account and doing away with your own can test more than your finances, especially if you’re not used to being called to account on your own spending
Album Reviews Stormzy mellows out after a period of retreat and repairThe British rapper’s latest album after time out from social media is more subtle and low key than earlier collections
Wine Cathal McBride: A grape as noble as cab sav, to be francCabernet franc doesn’t receive the same attention as its offspring cabernet sauvignon, but it holds its own as a single varietal
Food & Wine Festive and fabulous: JR Ryall’s delicious Christmas baking recipesSweeten up your festive season with these recipes from Food&Wine’s pastry chef of the year
Interview Colm Tóibín: ‘You can’t force a book. It is like composing a song: you have to wait for a melody’One of Ireland’s most acclaimed and prolific authors shares with Ben Haugh some of the most important things he has learned and observed about the art of reading and writing
Recipes Domini Kemp’s Christmas tableSpoil yourself with our resident chef’s festive recipes, from a light salmon tartare to an indulgent yule log
Long Read Why a US promoter has accused boxing’s heavyweights of putting him on the ropesIn an alleged conspiracy that he says goes all the way to the top of boxing, an up-and-coming boxing promoter has accused alleged crime kingpin Daniel Kinahan of frustrating his efforts to establish himself in the boxing business
Books Isaac and the Egg: Poignant yet playful modern-day fable of grief, survival and healingBobby Palmer’s absurd, whimsical and inventive tale about coming out of your shell after love and loss is bursting with metaphor
Books The Whitethorn of the Dancing: Good yarn of a murder mystery with twists aplenty Author and broadcaster Tom McCaughren’s debut novel for adults is very readable and beautifully descriptive – if a little overlong
Column Anton Savage: Do we really give a damn about corporate soul if we get what we need?The answer should soon become clear thanks to Elon Musk’s actions at Twitter, where the world’s biggest test of customer satisfaction versus consumer behaviour is under way
