‘Drama can offer every child an opportunity to explore their imagination’
One expert says when children are playing pretend or acting, they are learning to trust themselves – ‘and that builds confidence and self-esteem’
Barry Keoghan
Cannes 2026: A rumble of discontent, a swell of anxiety and a provocative Palme d’Or winner
People who haven’t seen Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord are already trading spittle-flecked invective on social media. It will generate furious debate all the way up to awards season
Barry Keoghan on his directing ambitions: ‘I don’t think people would understand what I’m saying’
Cannes film festival 2026: The Cailín Ciúin team returns, panic at the Marriott, and The Fast and the Furious at 25
First Look review: Barry Keoghan gives a tense, psychologically uneasy performance in Butterfly Jam
Cannes 2026: Irish actor stars with Riley Keough in Kantemir Balagov’s singular family drama
Cannes 2026: Which Irish stars will be there and what will win the Palme D’Or?
Distinguished line-up of auteurs grace festival as documentary on Traveller family flies green flag
So the Odyssey trailer has upset you. Shut up and stop whinging
Christopher Nolan's film doesn’t open for another two months, and pedants are already getting their underwear in knots
Cannes 2026: Barry Keoghan, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew films win prestige slots
Butterfly Jam and I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning to screen in Directors’ Fortnight. Alexander Murphy’s Tin Castle announced for Critics’ Week
Barry Keoghan says online abuse means he ‘doesn’t want to go outside’ any more
‘There’s a lot of abuse of how I look,’ Oscar-nominated actor says
Glenroe, Bosco, Mrs Brown’s Boys: The best and worst Irish TV shows ever made
Put your feet up as we bring you the best of Irish television – and then take a deep breath as we run through the worst
Whether grilling guests or praising fried food, David McCullagh’s delivery is proper order
RTÉ Radio 1 host brings droll authority to his daily show, while Pat Kenny effortlessly moves to weekends
Cillian Murphy: ‘It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. I haven’t talked about it much’
The star of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has been heavily involved in its soundtrack – as music has always been the actor’s most profound inspiration
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review – Cillian Murphy is magnetic, but this spin-off saga’s razor has dulled
Barry Keoghan, as Duke Shelby, provides a volatility this offshoot of the TV series sorely needs
Four new films to see this week: ‘Wuthering Heights’, Crime 101, The Day the Earth Blew Up and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 13th, 2026
‘Wuthering Heights’ star Alison Oliver: ‘I really didn’t imagine a film career for myself’
The Irish actor stars alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s Emily Brontë adaptation
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