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Gallery ‘Don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime’: Michelle Yeoh’s clarion call against Hollywood’s ageism is much needed

For years, the minute Hollywood actresses hit a ‘certain age’, the roles would become lighter on the ground.

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Features and interviews

SOAK on finding comfort in their own skin: ‘My girlfriend is doing a master’s in psychotherapy. I’ve been analysed for five years’

Ron Sexsmith: ‘All the clichéd stuff musicians do when they’re on the road led to the collapse of my family’

U2 Inc: The band, the brand and how they made their €700m fortune

The rebellious and outrageous life of Peter O’Toole

Could the music industry survive without TikTok?

Darragh McManus Opinion Paul Mescal is not British! Why we get so mad when the Brits claim Irish talent as their own

Reviews and previews

Drag queens, edgy chat and Oscars royalty showcase the best of Ireland

Bill Cosby documentary exposed the long conspiracy of silence around predatory male stars

Oscars revenge: Chris Rock has the last laugh over Will Smith in a bloodthirsty stand-up special

Ted Lasso is back – Here’s all you need to know about season three of the hit Apple TV+ series starring Jason Sudeikis

Wild Embrace by Anja Murray review: A charming guide for a walk in the natural world

My Sailor, My Love review: ‘I expected gloop and melodrama but this Irish drama delves deep and is scrupulously unsentimental’

Books

Untypical by Pete Wharmby review: What it means to be autistic in a hostile world

Milk by Alice Kinsella review: Unflinching depiction of early motherhood recalls past injustices

The Shelbourne: where the present and the ghosts of Dublin past mingle

‘I wanted to be the witch’ – author Liz Nugent on embracing her dark side

New Irish Writing

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New Irish Writing: Poetry by Alicia Byrne Keane

New Irish Writing: Communion by Sharon Guard

New Irish Writing: Poetry by Suzanne Roys

Poetry by Jamie O’Halloran

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Music

George Ezra pulls out of London O2 Arena gig after attack of acute vertigo

George Ezra pulls out of O2 Arena performance due to acute vertigo

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Festivals

How the migrant St Patrick became Ireland’s first great influencer — and invented cats and dogs

Dublin Airport to see busiest St Patrick’s weekend in years with 432,000 passengers

Céilís, concerts and crafts: The St Patrick’s Day festivities taking place near you this week

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