. . . but no, seriouslyRTE kicks off 1997 with a range of new variety and documentary seriesSat Dec 28 1996 - 00:00
First-timers score in styleIN a year which saw Ireland's foremost director produce the most significant film of his career to date, it may seem perverse…Fri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Fresh Irish films under the spotlightTHERE has been a lot of blather over the last few years about a "renaissance" in Irish cinemaSat Dec 21 1996 - 00:00
The Borgs are back"Star Trek: First Contact" (12) Savoy, Virgin, Omniplex, UCIsFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Trekkies clash with mightier Federation"MAKE it so", is all the captain of the USS Enterprise normally needs to say to get the job doneFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
A mercurial first featureWRITER director Martin Duffy admits there is more than a touch of autobiography in his debut feature film, The Boy From Mercury…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Pictures of my father"THE thing that I knew in theory, but which didn't become real until it actually happened, was that the relationship with somebody…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Northside grafter shows he's a class actTHE unemployed Northsider in Tide Van contrasts with the comfortable niche Colm Meaney has carved out as a respected and much…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
"Michael Collins" breaks Irish box office recordsONE week after its release, Neil Jordan's film, Michael Collins, has broken box office records in Ireland and gone straight to…Sat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Stoic scholar lured by clash of politicsWHEN John Bowman welcomes viewers to Questions and Answers on Monday night it will be an important landmark in Irish television…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Some down to Earth humourFRIEND's Frasier, Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, Caroline In The City, Roseanne, Ellen, Cybill..Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
First nochtSO, here it is... after years of lobbying, plotting and planning, Teilifis na Gaeilge finally hits our screens at 8 p.mSat Oct 26 1996 - 01:00
Creating an English island in IrelandTHE Big House is a familiar subject for TV drama, but tonight's Screen Two version of Henry Green's novel Loving, set in an Anglo…Sat Oct 19 1996 - 01:00
New Irish films star at CorkTRADITIONALLY, the second weekend of the Cork Film Festival is a time for Irish film making, with the Irish Shorts programmes…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
A letdown on LeesideWITH an increased financial commitment from principal sponsors Murphy's Stout, and with festival director Michael Hannigan's …Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
House packed for Cork Film Festival openingTHE 41st Cork Film Festival opened last night at the city's Opera House with a screening of Trevor Nunn's adaptation of Shakespeare…Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Finding the new frontierOVER the last 15 years, John Sayles has become a role model for many aspiring film-makers in the US and around the world with…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
German wins best animated film awardTHE annual European CARTOON Forum, held this year in Galway city, closed on Saturday night with the announcement of this year…Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
"There's no such thing as an unbiased film""I didn't think that you could make a film from the position of the hunger strikers or the British government," says the writer…Fri Sept 13 1996 - 01:00
The ratings gameEVERYONE knows what the TAMs are, but from this week on we're going to have to get used to the NeilsensSat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Dramatic gesturesWHEN is a drama schedule not a drama schedule, and when is autumn not really autumn? Liam Miller, director of programmes, television…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
"Beaumarchais" (15s) Light HouseThe veteran French director of light comedy, Edouard Molinaro, is best known here for La Cage Aux Folles, and the star of that…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Good-hearted guys galoreThe miraculous rebirth of John Travolta as an A-list star after years of neglect continues with his performance in this gentle…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
IRISH FILMS SINCE 1988Sir, - Luke Gibbons was not the only academic attending the conference on Irish cinema at the University of Virginia last May…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
Boldly goingTHE most famous split infinitive in the English language celebrates its 30th birthday on Monday, when BBC 2 devotes an evening…Sat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Warning bellesIN a week without one home grown programme worthy of note, RTE trumpeted the arrival of Savannah, the latest offering from Hollywood…Sat Aug 17 1996 - 01:00
Living in the past?IN the mid 1980s, during the first sustained wave of indigenous film production backed by the Irish Film Board in its first incarnation…Fri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00
Beyond the bloated plexbusterFOR anyone whose interest in movies extends beyond the bloated plexbusters currently dominating our screens, BBC 2's Moving Pictures…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
Sleaze TVTHE gormless looking youth is brought out from the sound proof booth and reunited with his girlfriend for the big questionSat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
From Hollywood hunk to respectedGABRIEL Byrne is now, and the familiar aquiline features have become more craggy with the years, but for his many Irish female…Sat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
Real good trashMOST people think you need millions of pounds to make a feature film, but not 22 year old Enda Hughes from Keady in Co, Armagh…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Let the Games beginTHE Summer O Sport rolls remorselessly on (regardless of Eileen Battersby's admirable enthusiasm in Weekend 12)Sat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
Razor fights in the Summer of LoveIN the 1960's, when director Gillies MacKinnon and his brother Billy were growing up in Glasgow, the city was gripped by "razor…Fri Jul 12 1996 - 01:00
Changing the face of broadcasting?THE Changing Face of Ireland, a pleasant if unremarkable new series beginning next Thursday on RTE 1, is the sort of harmless…Tue Jul 09 1996 - 01:00
Changing the face of broadcasting?THE Changing Face of Ireland, a pleasant if unremarkable new series beginning next Thursday on RTE 1, is the sort of harmless…Sat Jul 06 1996 - 01:00
First steps to filmWITH increasing interest and opportunities in careers in the film and television industries among young people in Ireland, one…Fri Jun 07 1996 - 01:00
Joyful selection kick-starts Euro 96WITH seven days to go to the start of the European Football Championships, one selection is already causing controversySat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
How is the new Doctor Who likely to fare in the brave new world of cybersluts and ninja warriors? Hugh Linehan anticipates the special feature length drama to be screened next MondayAFTER an absence of seven years, Doctor Who is backSat May 25 1996 - 01:00
Green on the screen makes a critic see redIS there a conspiracy afoot in the Irish film industry? Alexander Walker, film critic of the Evening Standard in London, seems…Sat May 18 1996 - 01:00
Actor says Shakespeare's archetypal heroes should be brought up to date"THERE will always be some people who think that Shakespeare's plays should be set in a far distant land with floppy hats," the…Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Personal about violenceAS an Irish person, you can't avoid being emotionally involved in the events of the last 25 yearsSat May 04 1996 - 01:00
A century of moving picturesIT was 100 years ago today, on April 20th 1896, that Dan Lowrey's Star of Erin Theatre of Varieties unveiled "the world's most…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Home TruthsEACH programme is `one' person's story, explains director Alan Gilsenan of his new series Home Movie Nights, based on a treasure…Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
The worst show on earthFOR those of you who have never actually sat up for Oscar night, one word of advice - don'tSat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Channel 4 goes shopping for copsTHE Blue Light Zone, every Saturday evening for the next seven weeks on Channel 4, is described by the commissioning editor, …Sat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
