Say Nothing: Bingeable yet sober-minded eulogy for the tragedy of the Troubles
Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price
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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor on his new IRA heist film: ‘If it was fictitious you’d say it was too much’
It retells the story of Rose Dugdale, the debutante who led a 1974 art robbery at Russborough House
So Captain Carter’s biffing bad guys with a weaponised Union Jack. Which is pretty Brexity
TV: What If...? is Marvel though the looking glass. And perhaps a bit of an MCU stopgap
Frank of Ireland: If you like toilet humour, you’ll love Brian and Domhnall Gleeson’s new comedy
TV: The Gleesons are a lively double-act, and the scatological jokes arrive at an impressive clip
Ruth Negga: ‘I didn’t experience explicit racism growing up. Maybe some exoticism’
The Limerick actor is determined to play her part in making sure diverse voices are represented
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
Rialto: A searing Dublin movie that will stay in your brain
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Iftas: Normal People arrives too late for ‘virtual’ awards
Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
Galway Film Fleadh reveals programme for its virtual 32nd edition
The festival, long the prime spot for new Irish features, is moving online for just one year
Dublin the last international film festival to dodge the global shutdown
The singularly imaginative film, one of many discoveries, was a worthy winner
Gig of the Week: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year
Fifty Shades, Kanye, Love/Hate: The films, TV, books and music that defined the decade
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Dublin Murders: True Detective set in Celtic Tiger Ireland
Review: A 13-year-old girl is found dead in a suburban wood, in this absorbing new drama
On the set of Dublin Murders: Tana French’s crime novels come to TV
Sarah Phelps’s brooding adaptation is politically charged and narratively uncanny
Irish movies feature strongly at Toronto International Film Festival
Canadian event is the most important cinema festival in North American calendar
Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister
National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’
Meet the Irish author who is reinventing Doctor Who
The sci-fi series’s labyrinthine mythology is no problem for Irish author Dave Rudden
Citizen Lane: Art and the creation of the Irish nation
Hugh Lane’s contribution to cultural history is the focus of Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s new film
‘Michael Inside’ – how prison affects a teenaged first-timer
‘A lot of the former prisoners said the story of the film is very much their story’
Saoirse Ronan will win actress Ifta – unless a meteorite hits Dublin
Thursday’s Irish Film and Television Awards mark a strong year for Irish cinema
Priced out of Rathgar? Consider Churchtown
Though its centre lacks a village buzz, this leafy neighbourhood has plenty of new homes coming on stream
Daphne review: an anti-Bridget Jones for the Fleabag generation
Emily Beecham is an appealing mess of uncertainties in this strong debut feature
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I fought my way up from the mean streets of Rathgar’
From Love/Hate to the Avengers: Infinity War, he does a fine line in onscreen menace
Patrick Freyne picks the best TV shows on the way for Autumn
Alison Spittle’s new show; David Simon in NYC; and a doc on the most famous Irish person ever: Shergar
‘Maze’ review: more like the ‘Great Escape’ than we had any right to expect
The 1983 prison break gets a responsible treatment but it's most effective as a prison break yarn
Oscars countdown starts here. And the Irish are in the race
Several films with Irish involvement impressed critics at the Toronto Film Festival
The best films from this year’s Galway Film Fleadh
Michael Inside, Maze and Song of Granite are among the strong field of new Irish film
Galway Film Fleadh will premiere ‘Dunkirk’ and Maze escape feature
The 29th festival will close with a rare original feature project from Colm Toíbín
Brian Wilson and two major operas for Galway Arts Festival
Galway International Arts Festival marks its 40th birthday with biggest ever line-up
Waking The Feminists supporters say ‘one more thing’
To mark first anniversary of Waking The Feminists, Gender equality campaigners add 10 points to debate
Women actors paid less, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor acknowledges
#wakingthefeminists: Love/Hate star speaks up as ‘gender inequality affects people I love’
Television: Getting away with murder
Review: ‘Just Names of Shows’, ‘In Single Marks’, ‘Like This, Please’, 'The Secret'
Patrick Pearse on trial: focus on the rebel leader
Three-part TV3 series stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, best known for ‘Love/Hate’
Taking a bow for Irish theatre
‘DruidShakespeare’ swept all before it at this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
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