‘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
The Irish actor stars alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s Emily Brontë adaptation
Change coming at Department of Justice, Hamnet hits home with grief charity, wedding group hopes to turn Ireland in next Lake Como
Jessie Buckley’s Bafta nomination confirms her as strong favourite for the best-actress award
The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history
I expected Chloé Zhao’s film to be daring and brilliant and moving. I think I fell prey to the hype around it
Irish talent ranked high in this year’s Oscar nominations, but Hamnet film-makers will be disappointed Paul Mescal didn’t make the final list
Sinners smashes nominations record with 16 nods, Element Pictures picks up four for Bugonia
Watch out for One Battle After Another or Sinners shattering the record for most Academy Award nominations
Despite fine performances from Mescal and Josh O’Connor, Oliver Hermanus’s period drama remains curiously inert
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards nominations recognise Christy and Saipan as Blue Lights and The Walsh Sisters get drama nods
Hamnet isn’t grief porn but a bittersweet reminder that all love is a raw miracle
With cinema-goers flocking to Hamnet, about the life of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, Stratford-upon-Avon is bracing itself for an influx of visitors
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Key grip Tomasz Sternicki is a veteran of soup preparation for the stars
From Teyana Taylor and Mia Goth, to Maura Higgins and Ariana Grande, classic black was the standout shade on the red carpet
Kerrywoman will walk into nominations, barring a meteor strike, while Paul Mescal might face a tougher battle to take top prize
Paul Mescal loses out to Stellan Skarsgård in best supporting actor category
Golden Globes could bring further recognition that country’s talent pool has grown deeper
Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Pierce Brosnan, Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of January 9th, 2026
The Irish actor never said he intended to take a break from acting. That won’t prevent people from getting the wrong impression
The stars of Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-tipped film, talk Shakespeare, acting and growing up in different Irelands
Strung-out Joyceans will use any excuse for a hit
Is the man bag for function, fashion or just to flash wealth?
Maggie O’Farrell hails actors’ performances in adaptation of her novel
In Chloé Zhao’s beautifully shot, cruelly raw feature, the Irish actors play the grieving Shakespeares
Paul Thomas Anderson’s rambunctious One Battle After Another topped the charts with nine nominations
Gary Oldman and Adam Scott among those nominated in TV category
The former GAA star’s new album, The County Star, is a salute to both the Irish midlands and the US state of Texas
The long-time collaborators join up again for a frenetic, characterful, lovely tale set in the night markets of Taipei
You don’t so much interview Farrell as curate his conversation. A professional down to his neat fingertips, he gives you, in 20 minutes or so, enough material for a smallish book. It is 25 years since Farrell made the jump from Ireland to Los Angeles with Tigerland. His early roguish demeanour has matured into a more complex charisma.
Academy Award nerds are already engraving the Hamnet star’s name on the best-actress trophy. All that stands in her way are pesky other actors
Film adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel of the same name has received rave reviews
The actors are rumoured to star in Sam Mendes’s upcoming quartet telling the ‘epic story’ of the Liverpool band
Not exactly, although not everyone believes his work should retain compulsory status in higher-level English for the Leaving Cert
But Fianna Fáil candidate has different star power as he brings GAA fame and vision for Áras to South Dublin
Carton House’s Adam Nevin reflects on working his way up through the restaurant business, the cycling accident that nearly derailed his progress, and wanting to serve dinner to Roy Keane
More and more retailers are making everyday fashion accessible for disabled people, but are they going far enough?
Euphoria actor Sydney Sweeney is selling traces of her bathwater to panting fans
Paul Mescal and Dominic West among speakers, while mystery group Patchwork may be a decoy on the Pyramid Stage
Kwaku Fortune’s new play, The Black Wolfe Tone, has just opened in New York. It’s a very personal story for the actor and writer
The French film festival’s 78th edition was strong if rarely spectacular – but still threw up a few surprises
The Dublin club has been a creative hub for regulars who have gone on to write books, star in Love/Hate or the Meteor ad, or become a movie star
Harry Lighton’s Pillion, produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures, takes award for best screenplay in the Un Certain Regard section
Cannes Festival: Adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s musically themed short story brings Mescal together with Josh O’Connor
The Cannes film festival is back at the centre of the movie world thanks to recent Oscars success
Star will appear in Abbey and UK National Theatre coproduction of A Whistle in the Dark, by Tom Murphy
Documentary based on U2 frontman’s memoir will premiere in Cannes, while Paul Mescal will attend for The History of Sound
The entertainment industry reckons Beatles content is as close as you can get to a sure thing in a world beset by uncertainty
All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028
In this revival of Tennessee Williams’s story, Mescal’s half-despised, half-beloved brute has but one decent emotion
Armed with an acoustic guitar and her breathy vocals, Abrams proves herself worthy of star status
It might be early, but we’re betting on these 10 movies getting the all-important Oscars nod next year
The Donegal singer and entertainer’s nationwide tour kicks off at Armagh City Hotel in May
Cork singer and songwriter has won a Grammy for co-writing SZA’s hit track Saturn. His new single, Who’s Making You Feel It?, is out now
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices