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Profile: How Jessie Buckley conquered the worlds of music, musicals, theatre, television and film

Jessie Buckley last week won an Olivier award for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in a revival of Cabaret, and was recently nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film The Lost Daughter, but the Killarney-born singer and actor had to cope with numerous disappointments as she embarked on what has become a stellar career

Design for Life: How do I prevent local bullies from targeting our children?

Dr Colman Noctor advises a reader on how to react to some local bullies, one of whom has started to pick on their daughter in school

Design For Life: Should I let my children tell other people about my husband leaving?

This week, psychologist Aisling

Design for Life: We disagree about putting our children’s pictures online

This week, child psychotherapist Colman Noctor weighs up the pros and cons of putting your child’s photographs on social media

Design for Life: How can I rediscover my mojo after being let go?

This week, broadcaster Keith Walsh advises a reader who feels stuck in a rut after losing his job

Design for Life: How can I help my son talk about his sexuality?

This week, psychologist

Design for Life: My child is unwilling to leave the house

This week, Dr Colman Noctor advises a parent whose son spent a lot of time at home during the pandemic and now doesn’t want to go back to Montessori

Appetite for Distraction

Our pick of this week’s best podcasts, TV shows and home entertainment

Maser interview: ‘I’m doing a contemporary landscape in an abstract way’

The visual artist, best known for large-scale public art and the ‘Repeal’ heart mural, is preparing for his first-ever traditional gallery opening, for which his new work sits at the intersection of botanics and graffiti

Fine Arts: A man for all seasons who amassed exquisite art

The art collection of former WWII fighter pilot and Hollywood executive Tony Bartley will be auctioned off on September 5 by Mullens

TV review: A peek at how the elites weathered the pandemic

Ireland’s Rich List revealed that online payment moguls John and Patrick Collison are top of the heap, and that Dermot Desmond had a bumpy 2020

Appetite for Distraction: our pick of home entertainment

Your weekly guide to the best TV shows, podcasts and movies out there

Radio review: Haig’s comfort read taps into history’s wisdom to solve today’s ills

Matt Haig, the bestselling author, chatted with Jonathan Healy on Newstalk about mental illness and gratitude

Culture Counter

Enya Martin interview: ‘I have to be so careful what I say onstage . . . being taken out of context could end my career’

A rising star of Irish comedy with legions of fans online, Enya Martin is nonetheless hugely mindful of the perils of cancel culture

Culture Counter: What’s hot and what’s not in the worlds of pop, big screen, little screen, politics and sport

Radio: How our bodies shape our world and how we take them for granted

Sinéad Gleeson and Sarah Perry are guests on Guide Books, a radio programme about how books can help us navigate life

TV review: Some uncomfortable home truths for Portillo on his trip through Irish history

Former Tory defence secretary Portillo learns about Home Rule, while Andrew Neil’s GB News proves to be an odd concoction straight from Bunker Britain

Interview: Kate O’Riordan on why making Smother was a breath of fresh air

The author, playwright and screenwriter has gone from working in travel agencies to being a high-flying co-executive producer on period drama Mr Selfridge. But her latest work, the RTÉ hit drama Smother, is what’s really made her career soar

Interview: Jim Sheridan on why he took up the story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

The director, whose five-part documentary series will be aired from today, believes that the story of the murder of the French woman in West Cork must be told again and again until justice is served