The Irish Times

Patrick Freyne: Ant and Dec will always be with us, like poverty and Fianna Fáil

Once we wanted our celebs glamorous. Now we want them crying on I’m a Celebrity

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 05:00

Young and Promising: millennials with a real lust for life

TV Review: ‘Young and Promising’ is lively and refreshing, but ‘Life of Kylie’ is dead inside

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 14:00

Riviera review: Cheap thrills in a glamorous world

It’s a quality show that could also pass as a satire on the budgets of prestige television

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 22:00

Redwater: Overheated, overcooked, and why are they over here?

The knotty TV drama shot in Dunmore East is nearing its conclusion

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 11:01

Redwater: Hokum, geography errors and wooden dialogue

TV Review: As a tourism initiative for Waterford, it’s a roaring success. But as a drama ...

Mon May 22 2017 - 09:36

Redwater: A British, backward, Ballykissangel idea of Ireland

Kat and Alfie’s quest is slowed by native distrust, uneasy transitions and a minefield of Irish clichés

Mon May 15 2017 - 07:26

Redwater: “This is Irish noir. We call it dubh”

New TV series Redwater, an EastEnders spin-off filmed in Wicklow and Waterford, explores the Irish roots of its dark secrets

Sat May 13 2017 - 05:00

Seven small-screen reasons to welcome 2017

There are many things we could resolve to do this year – join a gym, fight fascism – but if the TV screen wins out instead, there are some promising shows to while away the hours

Tue Jan 03 2017 - 05:00

Tourism Ireland ready for ‘EastEnders’ spin-off publicity blitz

‘Redwater’, starring Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie, was filmed in Co Waterford

Mon Jan 02 2017 - 11:57

Kat and Alfie: ‘We didn’t speak for five years’

Jessica Wallace and Shane Richie – Kat and Alfie in EastEnders – are headed for a Dublin stage. They talk about Irish stereotypes and how the press damaged their friendship

Fri Jan 29 2016 - 06:00