The Irish Times

Tiger Woods to play in JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor

World-class field for Limerick in July to include McIlroy, Rahm and Maguire

Thu Apr 14 2022 - 08:00

Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now

There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00

Blue cheese block, Lourdes knock and pay day for The Rock

Planet Business: Unedifying chapters all round

Fri Aug 14 2020 - 05:00

Mel Gibson hospitalised after contracting coronavirus in April

The actor spent a week in hospital after contracting Covid-19

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 13:32

Netflix’s 10 most watched movies – and what the list reveals

The list offers insights what does and doesn’t work within its ever-growing library – but can we expect more of the same?

Tue Jul 21 2020 - 12:30

Brushing up on your high culture? Forgive my scepticism

The crisis has allowed people loudly signal rediscovered their commitment to highbrow classics

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00

Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now

Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 06:10

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I can go anywhere. I have a lovely place to come back to’

The 24-year-old Irish actor on Little Women, awards season and her sense of home

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:03

Competition heats up for Amazon as retailers take on Prime summer sale

Discounts alone don’t cut it as Amazon turns to all-star cast to get its message out there

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 05:40

Adare’s lord of the manor ups game for American golf guests

Colm Hannon runs Adare Manor, where no expense was spared by owner JP McManus

Fri May 03 2019 - 05:45

Michelle Williams ‘paralysed’ by $1,000 fee as male costar paid $1.5m

Actor dismayed by reshoot pay gap with Mark Wahlberg on All the Money in the World

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 09:40

Dublin's new Goethe-Institut sets an example for Irish cultural policy

After a multimillion-euro renovation, the arts institute is ready to spearhead a renaissance

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 05:00

Mile 22: Mark Wahlberg in an underwhelming glob of generic pulp

Review: The fight scenes are bruising and jaw-rattling. The rest of the film in rubbish

Fri Sept 21 2018 - 05:00

Mark Wahlberg’s day: a 2.30am start, mega-workouts and cryotherapy

The actor manages prayer, a workout, two meals and golf before most of us wake up

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 09:44

Dwayne Johnson: Can ‘The Rock’ save Hollywood?

The golden era of a film selling itself on its star is over – but ‘Skyscraper’ does just that

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00

Is it possible for Hollywood to fix harassment problem while busy celebrating itself?

Each week allegations of sexual exploitation grow as the industry converts them to branding exercises

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 08:15

Spacey write-offs, snowy Davos and the world’s richest football clubs

Planet Business: Tech giants choose France; ‘no Plan A’ for next crisis

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 07:15

Mark Wahlberg donates reshoot fee to Time’s Up campaign

Actor was paid $1.5m for reshoot of All The Money in the World, but co-star Michelle Williams was paid $80 a day

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 23:13

Daddy’s Home 2 review: Mel Gibson edges us into inappropriate territory

‘Slap her on the caboose’: the advice an 11-year-old boy is given on how to treat girls

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00

Kevin Spacey to be cut from completed Getty kidnapping film

Christopher Plummer to reshoot scenes after sexual harassment allegations

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 07:40

‘Vile material’: Film watchdog reveals public complaints

Issues include ‘Satanistic’ symbolism in superhero film and cannibalism ‘sub-context’

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 15:27

Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from acting

Donald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matter

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 23:36

Johnny Depp is Hollywood’s most overpaid actor – again

The Alice Through the Looking Glass star tops Forbes list for second year, while Will Smith comes in at number two

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 19:34

Michael Bisping’s world title win brings UFC further into the mainstream

16,000 sing 37-year-old’s name at 5am in Manchester as sport continues to blossom

Sun Oct 09 2016 - 15:29

‘Deepwater Horizon’ film ‘not an accurate portrayal’, claims BP

Movie about oil rig disaster intended to honour those killed, says actor Mark Wahlberg

Fri Sept 30 2016 - 19:50

US visitors stoked for weekend of American Football

Sporting showcase brings thousands to city for high school and college football games

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 01:01

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 12:30

Lenny Abrahamson: ‘I couldn’t bear the idea that I wasn’t the smartest’

The brain-box Irish film-maker suddenly finds himself a hot Oscar prospect with his acclaimed fifth feature, which is tearing up the awards trail

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 06:00

From barking to Bill Cosby: Hannibal Buress’s never-ending tour on the comedy circuit

A routine about Bill Cosby catapulted him up the comedy rankings, but with a host of impressive TV and film credits, and a wealth of experience earned the hard way on the comedy circuit, Hannibal Buress has a rightful claim to the US comedy throne

Mon Oct 12 2015 - 06:00

Stop with the C-Word. It’s June, Santa is more than 180 days away

Top 13 toys for Christmas 2015 have been released. Kate Holmquist is not impressed

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 16:00

Alfred Molina on playing a wonderfully crusty old gay man

The actor plays one half of an ageing gay couple in his new film. It’s great if it contributes to the Irish referendum debate, he says – but unintended

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 06:00