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Live at the Marquee returns to Cork this summer with an eclectic line-up

AFTER a Covid enforced gap of two-years a distinctive colourful marquee is once again dominating the skyline over Leeside’s Docklands – heralding the welcome return of a much-missed staple of the Cork summer festival season.

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Conversations with Friends - Reviews & Interviews

Conversations with Friends: A little less conversation, a little more action please

‘Love the vibe!’ – Irish fans react to first episode of Conversations with Friends

Pat Stacey Opinion Conversations with Friends review: Slow, dull and drawn-out cover of Normal People fails to recapture the magic

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Festivals

Live at the Marquee returns to Cork this summer with an eclectic line-up

Organisers of inaugural Wild Roots Festival ready to host Sligo event at the third attempt

Hooked on the Sea festival returning to Wexford's Hook Lighthouse in June

The Divine Comedy and Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow added to Kaleidoscope Festival line-up

Festival fever: Arts extravaganza returns to Galway

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Reviews

Pat Stacey Opinion Obi-Wan Kenobi review: Ewan McGregor returns with charm and swashbuckling swish to Star Wars on the small screen

Stranger Things 4 review: Flagship series falls victim to Netflix bloat

The Change review: Fine documentary makes the menopause part of the much-needed conversation

Night Sky review: Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons lift slow, meandering sci-fi

Stars shine bright in The Gate’s metaphysical love story Constellations

Streaming review: The Staircase climbs to dizzy heights with acting dream team

Video

Vogue Williams posts video of first meeting between newborn and older kids

Father Ted fans in awe as 'Damo' reunites with some of the series' best characters

Trailer released for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

The Late Late Show pays tribute to Jack Charlton

President Michael D Higgins on the power being held by social media owners

Features and interviews

Ciarán Hinds: ‘Filming a sex scene with my wife was funny’

Versatile: ‘They can try to cancel us but we’ll only get bigger’

How Marian Keyes became the high priestess of fiction

Elton John: Not only still standing at 75 – but rocking a world tour

Moe Dunford on navigating Hollywood and lockdowns: ‘We all act. It has been a Covid coping mechanism’

Introducing musical actress Joanna O’Hare — from Phantom of the Opera to working with Mr Downton Abbey

Books

Joycean flair on show in Emilie Pine’s tale of two strangers, Ruth & Pen

Terence Dooley’s Burning the Big House smoulders with insight – and occasional cliches

Moving and memorable reconstruction of Alabama abuse in Take My Hand

My life in books: Martina Devlin

Gallery The Last to Disappear review: Jo Spain’s Finnish thriller is a story to savour

Damon Galgut: ‘Conflict is always more interesting than harmony’

Gallery Dolen Perkins-Valdez: ‘It’s time for some very painful conversations’

New Irish Writing

New Irish Writing: 6 Stone 11 by Adana Keane

Nothing More the Sea Can Do by Julian Vignoles

Brambles by Alan Murrin

The Strength by Brendan Fahy

Poems by Milena Williamson

‘Earwax ’ by Aisling Kearney