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‘Meeting Barbra Streisand is as golden a moment as I ever could have wished for’ – Richard E Grant

Since his wife’s death last year, veteran actor Richard E Grant has done his best to live by her advice of finding ‘a pocketful of happiness’ in each day – as related in his recently published memoir of the same name

Channelling change: Siún Ní Raghallaigh faces the challenge of knocking RTÉ into shape

Siún Ní Raghallaigh, new chair of the national broadcaster’s board, has a wealth of experience and an undisputed appetite for challenge – and that’s certainly what awaits at the state broadcaster

‘There were 12 kids, a cacophony of Creedons I think is what you’d call us’ – John Creedon

John Creedon says he’s not a natural writer, but the radio and TV broadcaster, who has just released his second book, reveals how he got his love of storytelling from his father and from growing up in a very busy and noisy home

Talking tough on Brexit: the Thatcherite who has given up on the Tories

Equity investor Guy Hands, the heaviest of heavyweights in the City, has stuck a pin in Conservative hopes of rescuing the British economy without striking an entirely new deal with Europe

Cleese’s war on woke: the Monty Python star becomes a new voice for GB News

One of the Monty Python iconoclasts whose film the Life of Brian caused apoplexy among conservative Christians, John Cleese has become outspoken on the negative aspects of cancel culture and censorship. He now has a platform on GB News

Running out of credit: can Ulrich Körner steer Credit Suisse away from disaster?

Ulrich Körner, the chief executive of Credit Suisse has the unenviable task of rebuilding the reputation and clout of the embattled bank before its finances hit a brick wall

Irvine Welsh interview: ‘I retired when I was 30, and I’ve basically been on a working holiday since then’

Almost three decades after becoming an overnight sensation with Trainspotting, the Scottish author is in no mood to slow down as he prepares to return to Ireland for the Beyond the Pale festival

Nick Kelly and Sean Millar: ‘You don’t have to be a saint, you just need to engage'

The two Irish rock veterans are set to embark on Song Cycle, a tour with a sustainable difference which involves bike journeys to every venue

Singer Carol Keogh: ‘There are a few little pockets in the world where there is still a real connection with our wild roots. I think we get a bit sick when we’re disconnected from that’

A move away from the city to Wexford led to a new creative voice for Dublin singer Carol Keogh, who has just released one of the Irish albums of the year

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

The Big Interview: Conor Sheahan – ‘I’ve had more than one client who's no longer with us because the burden of the debt became too much. That's a really serious thing’

The chief executive of CKS Finance has helped the firm to make its name in debt resolution on behalf of its clients, most notably last year’s settlement between AIB and the Belfry investors. But it has also moved into corporate finance in a big way

Martha Wainwright interview: ‘The main thrust of the book is about a father/daughter relationship . . . or lack thereof’

The shadow of her illustrious father Loudon hangs over singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright’s brutally honest new memoir

Jane Campion: The Kiwi director whose star is on the rise again after a second Oscar nomination

A decade after she almost walked away from movie-making for good, the woman behind the Netflix drama The Power of the Dog is in the running for the Academy Award for best director

Janis Ian interview: ‘With this album, I feel for the first time in my life that I’ve lived up to my talent’

The veteran singer/songwriter’s new album, The Light at the End of the Line, will also be her last – the culmination of a singular and eventful musical career

Heather Humphreys interview: ‘If people have defrauded the system, they should face the full rigours of the law’

Fraudulent PUP claims, the thorny pensions issue and child maintenance reform are among the priorities in 2022 for Heather Humphreys, the minister at the heart of the welfare response to the pandemic

John Fitzpatrick interview: ‘You won’t find one big hotel in Manhattan that has an owner on the floor every day, but I’m here and I’m watching’

His relationship with his father wasn’t always easy, but New York hotelier John Fitzpatrick learned a lot from it, including ‘never to forget that you’re an innkeeper’

Father figures: NewDad interviewed

NewDad count The Cure and 1990s shoegaze bands among their influences, but the young Galway quartet’s pop sensibility shines through the gloom

Cat Dowling interview: ‘I feel a bit like Benjamin Button – like I’m living life in reverse!’

After a ‘really quiet’ upbringing in Kilkenny, Cat Dowling is making up for lost time: her latest album, Animals, was recorded while she was heavily pregnant with her third child

Earls eases fears of life after rugby with new coffee venture

The Munster and Ireland star has been a source of inspiration not just for his sporting prowess, but for his battle against mental ill-health and physical injury. Now he’s pivoting into the world of business

David Keenan interview: ‘This record has done more travelling than me’

Stints living in Paris and Barcelona gave the acclaimed singer/songwriter a continental perspective while making his second record, What Then?