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Banville’s precision lifts the drabness of 1950s Dublin right off the page" title="NO FEE INT NATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL JB12.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519075.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Book review: Banville’s precision lifts the drabness of 1950s Dublin right off the page</h5><div class=card-text>The plot moves at a good pace but many readers will take just as much pleasure in the precision of the author’s depiction of the drabness and discomforts of 1950s Dublin, and the petty snobbery that ruled everyday life</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 23 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519057" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519057.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div 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onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522069.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8779/4389896_7_teasersmall_Dingle_20Lit_20PR-8_20Bl_c3_a1ith_c3_adn_20Mac_20Donnell_20Sheila_20O_27Reilly_20Hannah_20Bulger_20_1_.jpg" alt="Dingle Literary Festival serves up another feast for booklovers" title="Dingle Lit PR-8 Bláithín Mac Donnell Sheila O'Reilly Hannah Bulger .jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522069.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Dingle Literary Festival serves up another feast for booklovers</h5><div class=card-text>It was also heartening to hear our native language being spoken on the streets and in the establishments of the town, writes Marjorie Brennan</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 23 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41522561" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522561.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522561.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8782/4391144_14_teasersmall_2.77443328.jpg.jpg" alt="Late Late Show" title="77443328" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522561.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Four Late Late Show talking points, including a frosty reception for Piers Morgan </h5><div class=card-text>Plus, comedian Russell Kane had a go at a Cork accent and Douglas native Allie Sherlock performed an original song </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41522270" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522270.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522270.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8781/4390778_4_teasersmall_GettyImages-2074443386_1_.jpg" alt="96th Annual Academy Awards - Roaming Red Carpet" title="GettyImages-2074443386.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41522270.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Cillian Murphy and wife Yvonne McGuinness purchase iconic Kerry cinema</h5><div class=card-text>The couple announced the purchase of the Phoenix cinema in Dingle which they say will remain an independently owned gem in the heart of the town</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519120" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519120.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519120.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8779/4389728_5_teasersmall_17-Harte-Forde.jpg" alt="Children’s books reviews: Christmas crackers for Gaelscoil girls and young Irish rugby fans" title="Children’s books reviews: Christmas crackers for Gaelscoil girls and young Irish rugby fans" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519120.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Children’s books reviews: Christmas crackers for Gaelscoil girls and young Irish rugby fans</h5><div class=card-text>Pet O’Connell rounds up a festive selection of the latest books for young readers from Irish authors, illustrators, and publishers</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41521646" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521646.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521646.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8777/4388672_4_teasersmall_Untitled_20design_20_6_.jpg" alt="Five for your Radar: Wicked, Quiet Lights in Cork, the Shite Feminist, and more..." title="Untitled design (6).png" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521646.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Five for your Radar: Wicked, Quiet Lights in Cork, the Shite Feminist, and more...</h5><div class=card-text>The first singles of Cork musician Talos' posthumous releases also arrive</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519015" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519015.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519015.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8765/4382507_18_teasersmall_IMG_20210924_155527_210.jpg" alt="Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely" title="IMG_20210924_155527_210.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519015.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely</h5><div class=card-text>People are always interested in learning about the craft of writing. Karl Whitney recommends some books on that very subject.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41521961" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521961.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521961.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8779/4389578_2_teasersmall_GettyImages-1817398901_1_.jpg" alt="Maho Rasop Festival 2023 - Day 1" title="GettyImages-1817398901.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521961.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Gig review: Idles rock the Olympia, Dublin, as they show support for Palestine </h5><div class=card-text>Idles were in fine form as they rounded off their series of three gigs at Dublin's Olympia </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41521958" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521958.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521958.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8779/4389569_4_teasersmall_2.66822135.jpg.jpg" alt="'Wagatha Christie' trial" title="66822135" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521958.html"><h5 class="card-title "> I'm A Celeb: Coleen Rooney says public haven’t forgiven husband Wayne for ‘mistakes’</h5><div class=card-text>The 38-year-old said despite 'difficult' times in her marriage with the ex-footballer, the couple are 'happy now'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41521475" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521475.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521475.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8777/4388657_3_teasersmall_7Y7A2967_R_1_.jpg" alt="EMILIA PÉREZ" title="7Y7A2967_R.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521475.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Zoe Saldaña: Going back to her roots in Emilia Pérez on Netflix </h5><div class=card-text>The American actress was delighted to act and sing in Spanish for a role that's already being talked about as an Oscar-contender, writes Esther McCarthy</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 21 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41521241" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521241.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521241.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8775/4387811_10_teasersmall_MixCollage-21-Nov-2024-10-38-AM-8669.jpg" alt="All Together Now: Homegrown heroes Fontaines DC, CMAT and Bicep to headline 2025 edition" title="MixCollage-21-Nov-2024-10-38-AM-8669.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41521241.html"><h5 class="card-title "> All Together Now: Homegrown heroes Fontaines DC, CMAT and Bicep to headline 2025 edition</h5><div class=card-text>The current generation of Irish musical talent takes centre stage in announcements for next August Bank Holiday's trip to All Together Now </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 21 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41520470" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520470.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520470.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8772/4386371_5_teasersmall_NIMP_2024_20JC059.jpg" alt="Tom Dunne: The northern music scene is buzzing again — and it's not just Kneecap" title="NIMP 24 JC059.JPG" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520470.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Tom Dunne: The northern music scene is buzzing again — and it's not just Kneecap</h5><div class=card-text>A recent visit to the Ulster Hall showed me a new generation of bands keeping up the region's proud reputation for producing brilliant music </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 21 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div>  <div style='width: 100%; margin: 0 0 10px;' id='div-gpt-ad-native-2'> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-native-2'); }); </script> </div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519720" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519720.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519720.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8768/4384439_10_teasersmall_Blindboy_20Land_20of_20Slaves_20and_20Scholars_1_.jpg" alt="Blindboy's 'Land of Slaves and Scholars' — history doesn't have to be dull" title="Blindboy Land of Slaves and Scholars.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519720.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Blindboy's 'Land of Slaves and Scholars' — history doesn't have to be dull</h5><div class=card-text>A show about pre-Christian Ireland could have been dull and worthy, but Blindboy and team make it interesting</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 21 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41520428" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520428.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520428.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8772/4386056_13_teasersmall_1006562.jpg" alt="Victoria Mary Clarke on getting Bruce Springsteen involved in an album of Shane MacGowan songs" title="Victoria Mary Clarke on getting Bruce Springsteen involved in an album of Shane MacGowan songs" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520428.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Victoria Mary Clarke on getting Bruce Springsteen involved in an album of Shane MacGowan songs</h5><div class=card-text>As the first anniversary of Shane MacGowan's death approaches, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke is helping to keep his memory alive with plans for a star-studded album of the late singer's songs </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 20 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41520551" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520551.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520551.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8773/4386527_4_teasersmall_US_20Grammys_20184651.jpg" alt="Charli XCX" title="US Grammys 184651" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41520551.html"><h5 class="card-title "> The second Brat summer: Charli xcx announces Irish gigs for June 2025</h5><div class=card-text>The UK's world-conquering pop superstar is heading for Dublin and Belfast next summer for outdoor gigs</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 20 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519753" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519753.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519753.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8769/4384745_5_teasersmall_LC_20gallery_20art_2001.jpg" alt="Behind the Scenes at Crawford: 'The sound of power tools and a new energy pervades the air'" title="Behind the Scenes at Crawford: 'The sound of power tools and a new energy pervades the air'" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519753.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Behind the Scenes at Crawford: 'The sound of power tools and a new energy pervades the air'</h5><div class=card-text>Michael Waldron, Curator of Collections & Special Projects at the Crawford Gallery in Cork, bids a temporary farewell to some collection favourites that will be stored during the gallery’s redevelopment </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 20 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519663" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519663.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519663.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8768/4384028_10_teasersmall_Louis_20de_20Paor_20high_20res.jpg" alt="Louis de Paor: 'What Cork offers to poets is special' " title="Louis de Paor high res.JPG" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519663.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Louis de Paor: 'What Cork offers to poets is special' </h5><div class=card-text>In advance of his appearance at the Ó Bhéal festival, the Cork poet talks about Kneecap, his hometown and his new poems about the cervical cancer campaigners </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 19 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519900" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519900.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519900.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8770/4385036_6_teasersmall_Ariana_20Grande_20and_20Cynthia_20Erivo_20star_20in_20Wicked.jpg" alt="Film Review: Wicked: Part 1 is all about the spectacle — and that's why it drags" title="Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Wicked.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519900.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Film Review: Wicked: Part 1 is all about the spectacle — and that's why it drags</h5><div class=card-text>"Clocking in at two hours and forty minutes, this Part 1 is just a sliver shorter than the original musical’s entire run-time, and largely because quite a few of the song-and-dance numbers do little to advance the plot..."</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 19 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519204" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519204.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519204.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8765/4382885_7_teasersmall_psychopedia.jpg" alt="Podcast Corner: True crime as entertainment misses the mark — badly — with Ana Kriegel case" title="psychopedia.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519204.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Podcast Corner: True crime as entertainment misses the mark — badly — with Ana Kriegel case</h5><div class=card-text>True-crime podcasts often tread a fine line when presenting the details of harrowing cases. The Psychopedia show, with Joanne McNally as a guest, feels misjudged </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 19 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519168" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519168.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519168.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8765/4382816_7_teasersmall_MixCollage-18-Nov-2024-02-03-PM-3330.jpg" alt="Art Under Fire: Bantry exhibition shows work of Palestinian artists " title="MixCollage-18-Nov-2024-02-03-PM-3330.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519168.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Art Under Fire: Bantry exhibition shows work of Palestinian artists </h5><div class=card-text>'Here in Gaza, it has been a challenge to get art supplies we’ve had to be resourceful'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519291" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519291.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519291.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8766/4383236_7_teasersmall_24195838.jpg" alt="Ronan Collins on the showband era: 'The Cork audiences were very discerning' " title="24195838.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519291.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Ronan Collins on the showband era: 'The Cork audiences were very discerning' </h5><div class=card-text>The broadcaster and musician rails against those who look down on what was a glorious era for Irish music </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41519009" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519009.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519009.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8766/4383293_6_teasersmall_KRB_2016-08-2024_20XX_20Elecrtic_20Picnic-501.jpg" alt="Big day for gig announcements, including new acts for Cork’s Marquee and Musgrave Park " title="Big day for gig announcements, including new acts for Cork’s Marquee and Musgrave Park " width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41519009.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Big day for gig announcements, including new acts for Cork’s Marquee and Musgrave Park</h5><div class=card-text>The Wolfe Tones and Noah Kahan also featured in Monday's reveal of gigs for next summer </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41516654" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516654.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516654.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8755/4377701_21_teasersmall_JVM_2002_Portrait_SarahDoylePhotography_1_.jpg" alt="Culture That Made Me: James Vincent McMorrow on Ozzfest, Johnny Cash, and Second Captains " title="Culture That Made Me: James Vincent McMorrow on Ozzfest, Johnny Cash, and Second Captains " width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516654.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Culture That Made Me: James Vincent McMorrow on Ozzfest, Johnny Cash, and Second Captains </h5><div class=card-text>"As a teenager, I can't think of a band or artist that I was as obsessed with as I was with Deftones. I listened to a lot of heavy records but they felt sophisticated, way beyond what a lot of other metal bands were doing..."</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41518850" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518850.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518850.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8764/4382174_6_teasersmall_e8847923-cd6c-43d8-99e3-4b3521f937a9.jpg.jpg" alt="Gladiator II world premiere - London" title="78196298" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518850.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Paul Mescal to host Saturday Night Live in December</h5><div class=card-text>Irish actor Paul Mescal will host the US television show Saturday Night Live next month. The Gladiator II actor is set to make his first appearance on December 7, alongside musical guest Shaboozey. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41516678" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516678.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516678.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8755/4377755_12_teasersmall_IMG_0379_1_.jpg" alt="Cork-based artist Tom Campbell on the financial insecurity of the creative life " title="IMG_0379.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516678.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Cork-based artist Tom Campbell on the financial insecurity of the creative life </h5><div class=card-text> Tom Campbell is about to launch an exhibition at the Apple Market in Barrack Street, Cork </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 18 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div>  <div style='width: 100%; margin: 0 0 10px;' id='div-gpt-ad-native-3'> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-native-3'); }); </script> </div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41517536" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517536.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517536.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8760/4380266_4_teasersmall_GettyImages-2018468359_1_.jpg" alt="Nominees' Party For The EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024, Supported By Bulgari - VIP Arrivals" title="GettyImages-2018468359.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517536.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Paul Mescal on Gladiator II, Irish fans, and future plans</h5><div class=card-text>Having stolen our hearts in the much-loved ‘Normal People’ five years ago, Paul Mescal tells Esther McCarthy that accepting the lead in the Gladiator sequel was a ‘no-brainer’</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sun, 17 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41518181" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518181.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518181.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8761/4380875_3_teasersmall_1341384.jpg" alt="UCC Frank O'Connor panel." title="ND110916a017" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41518181.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Film about life of Edna O'Brien wins best new Irish feature at Cork International Film Festival</h5><div class=card-text>The film, directed and written by Sinead O’Shea, traces the iconic writer’s professional and personal life from her original 1960 novel The Country Girls</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41517866" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517866.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517866.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8760/4380419_7_teasersmall_GcdZHtfWUAATL3v.jpeg" alt="Three main Late Late Show talking points, from Brendan O’Carroll to proud Cork people" title="GcdZHtfWUAATL3v.jpeg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517866.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Three main Late Late Show talking points, from Brendan O’Carroll to proud Cork people</h5><div class=card-text>Mrs Brown's Boys star responds to media reports of a racist joke while two guests discuss Saoirse Ronan's recent comments on gender-based violence</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41517587" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517587.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517587.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8759/4379834_2_teasersmall_01J6BTX2PWP3NBV5DJW1BRPV8T_1_.jpg" alt="Jake Bugg: On growing older, battling cynicism, and working-class pop music" title="01J6BTX2PWP3NBV5DJW1BRPV8T.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41517587.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Jake Bugg: On growing older, battling cynicism, and working-class pop music</h5><div class=card-text>“I was definitely angry when I was growing up... you don’t know a lot about yourself at that age. Not as much as I would have liked to.”</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41516048" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516048.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516048.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8759/4379543_4_teasersmall_dan_20boy_206_1_1_1_.jpg" alt="Beginner’s pluck: Ornithologist and environmental communicator Seán Ronayne" title="Beginner’s pluck: Ornithologist and environmental communicator Seán Ronayne" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516048.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Beginner’s pluck: Ornithologist and environmental communicator Seán Ronayne</h5><div class=card-text>This wonderful memoir detailing Seán’s passion and deep knowledge of birds, also shows how it feels to live with autism and Attention Deficit Disorder</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41515922" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41515922.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41515922.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8759/4379627_3_teasersmall_Mair_c3_a9ad_2bHearne_2bis_2ba_2bbook_2bblogger.jpg" alt="Book are my business: Book blogger Mairéad Hearne" title="Mairéad Hearne is a book blogger.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41515922.html"><h5 class="card-title 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src="/cms_media/module_img/8758/4379357_4_teasersmall_Kate_2bSummerscale_Credit_2bRobin_2bChristian.jpg" alt="Author interview: One of Britain’s darkest killers gripped the nation for decades" title="Kate Summerscale_Credit Robin Christian.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41516681.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Author interview: One of Britain’s darkest killers gripped the nation for decades</h5><div class=card-text>Kate Summerscale's eye for an ingenious angle and her ability to keep the pages turning are evident in 'The Peepshow'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 15 Nov, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41514257" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41514257.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div 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