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The Lion, the Witch and the Ulsterman on RTÉ: Andrew Trimble takes on the thorny issue of CS Lewis’s Irishness
Television: Lewis is a beloved but polarising figure, which may explain his exclusion from the pantheon of significant Irish literary figures
Last-minute €20m funding cut for RTÉ could have messy consequences
Broadcaster is unlikely to touch its big tent poles, but the breadth of its offering could suffer and some shows could be delayed
Circling the Square returns
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2026
There have been 122 literature laureates to date, of whom only 18 have been women
4.48 Psychosis review: Marty Rea gives a riveting performance in Sarah Kane’s final play
Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: In a staging directed by Tom Creed, the actor makes someone depressingly isolated seem intimately real
Russell T Davies: ‘I keep a kitchen knife by the front door’
Queer as Folk writer and Doctor Who showrunner has written a memoir about his career. It’s ‘a nice moment to take stock’, he says
The Real Rooneys on Disney+: Everything is white. Unlike us, the rich do not fear stains
Wayne’s role is to sit near Coleen, looking confused. Her role is to sit near Wayne, looking disappointed
The Uprising review: Paul Greengrass’s touch seems to have left him. And no sign of Robin Hood
There are several clumsy moments in this puzzling take on the Peasants’ Revolt
Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill review – This scrappy film’s Irish director is as plucky as her heroine
Zoe Kavanagh has fashioned an imaginative supernatural franchise from a microbudget
Event guide: Angine de Poitrine, Gilbert O’Sullivan and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
October 10th-16th highlights: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way
A nuanced and frankly terrifying guide to averting global annihilation
A nuanced and frankly terrifying guide to averting a third World War
First Look review: In Elsinore, Andrew Scott shows why he’s one of the great actors of our age
Simon Stone’s bruising film features the Irish star as Ian Charleson, who was dying of Aids while playing Hamlet in 1989
RTÉ ‘caught off-guard’ by €20m cut in funding in Budget 2027
Patrick O’Donovan said he was not happy with progress to date on broadcaster’s transition ‘more agile, smaller’ organisation
Cruz Beckham to play Dublin date while on tour with band
Beckham and his band, The Breakers, will support The Reytons at Dublin’s 3Olympia
The Social Reckoning review: Jeremy Strong is unblinking as Mark Zuckerberg
More stylish TV special than Academy Award prospect, the film lacks the toxic bang of its predecessor
