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Instead he must play a cockney geezer with a penchant for violence but a heart of gold, over and over. He’s good at that, too

Television: The Game of Thrones spin-off has finally kicked up a gear, becoming fantasy at its finest

Television: Adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel focuses on the Vietnamese caught in the Cold War clash between the United States and Soviet Union

From war reporting to legendary Irish songs, from the chirping of birds to the Grand Tour, from Gilbert & George to O’Connell Street, here is a guide to what’s worth watching on TV

Sky’s Kay Burley reckoned election would be called in November, but Irish ambassador Martin Fraser was on the button

Donald Clarke: What Larry David did with the ending of his comedy feels unique in the troubled history of televisual valedictions

Andrew Scott in Ripley and Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr & Mrs Smith are among the highlights thus far

Offerings might look similar, but beware that some are available only with a broadband package, some include annual ‘inflation’ price rises, and some are limited in terms of recording and other features

Television review: Julianne Moore has great fun but the grim comedy style weighs down this story of scheming courtiers like mud on the hem of a dress

Sky’s Stephen van Rooyen tops Reputations Agency’s ranking of most influential CEOs on LinkedIn, ahead of Meta’s Anne O’Leary and Primark’s Paul Marchant

Broadcast rights to the US Open and most men’s and women’s tour events have moved to Sky, but Virgin customers paying for Sky Sports won’t have TV access

Mom Ireland project, the first of its kind in Europe, is supported by Coimisiún na Meán with co-funding from the EU

Patrick Freyne: Disney+ having the beloved Artful Dodger carry out surgery is a wonderfully deranged, and actually pretty Dickensian, choice

True Detective, The Tourist, First Dates Ireland, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Bodkin, Ripley and Blackshore among highlights

Sky Sports secured four of the five packages on sale, a minimum of 215 live matches

Colette Camden’s thoughtful documentary on Sky avoids true crime sensationalism

Pricewatch: ‘I am a long-time customer of Sky and am appalled by their attitude’

Patrick Freyne: The Buccaneers is about a bunch of wild and crazy girlbosses who like to party, as Edith Wharton no doubt would have described her novel

From Liz Bonnin’s Caribbean adventure to the true story of an Irish serial killer in London

Partnership allows Sky to enhance its offer to customers and comes amid a €200m network upgrade by Virgin