The Bull provoked outrage when it was first staged two years ago. Colin Murphy visits its creator, Michael Keegan-Dolan, as he prepares to take the show to London

Pin-up, father, ambassador, medical student and razor-sharp fly-half, Felipe Contepomi still takes a backseat to his brothers in terms of fame. He tells Justine McCarthy about his family dynasty, his hopes for rugby back home in Argentina and Ireland's chances in the World Cup. Portrait by Eoin Moylan

The recent debate on whether Pat Rabbitte will go into coalition with Fianna Fail or Fine Gael highlights the lack of choice in the upcoming election. What difference will it make to the majority of Irish People if Fianna Fail or Fine Gael leads the next government? What fundamental changes will take place if Enda Kenny is the new Taoiseach?

Idi and I; Partners in mind; Genderbender

Author Thomas Pynchon hasn't been photographed for 50 years, and has never been interviewed. His books are multi-layered, chaotic, fantastical and extraordinary. Edward O'Hare reviews his new novel, which could be his best yet

Look Back in Anger was a searing endictment of Britain and British theatre when it was first staged the 1950s. It is still significant, if dated, today, says Colin Murphy

On Thursday 2 January, the Irish Examiner described how “Somali troops” had captured the “last Islamic stronghold” in the country, and  reported how “Somali prime minister Ali Mohamed Gadi” had declared that “the warlord era in Somalia is now over”.

A  couple of weeks ago, in Hancock, Michigan, a 57-year-old man was searching through the attic of his family home when he opened a box and a dusty copy of a book called Prince of Egypt fell out. He flicked to the back cover and discovered that it was a library book, 47 years overdue. 

Cal and the Amazing Anti-Gravity Machine by Richard Hamilton. Illustrated by Sam Hearn. Bloomsbury Children's  Books, €7.40. Ages 12+

A public hearing on the tolling scheme for of the controversial M3 Clonee to Kells motorway is to begin on 17 January in the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan, five years after the scheme was announced. The hearing is being held by the National Roads Authority and will examine objections lodged in relation to the draft tolling scheme.