Victoria Smurfit

Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024

Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months

Thu Dec 19 2024 - 05:00

Victoria Smurfit: ‘Postpartum depression had me manically sobbing in the middle of Ranelagh’

Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan: In this episode Hollywood actor Victoria Smurfit talks about how her children are coping with their mother’s steamy role in Rivals

Tue Oct 29 2024 - 06:15

Rivals: The thrusting bum is intercut with spurting soap and overflowing champagne. We are in safe, if filthy, hands

Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00

Rivals: This Jilly Cooper bonkfest has too many pants around the ankles, not enough plot

Television: Why is sex meant to be so funny? Perhaps we should ask the British

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 06:00

‘As a result of climate change and equality fast fashion does not have the same appeal it once had’

Wild Geese: Claire O’Connor, London

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 05:37

Deadly Cuts: A blast from Irish cinema’s past

Film review: Don’t expect subtlety from this broad Dublin comedy

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 05:00

95 things to look forward to: Matches, movies, plays, pints, pals

By Aisling Bea, Mary McAleese, Richard Ford, Marian Keyes, Tolü Makay, Blindboy and more

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

Pandemic movie wins top award at Dublin International Film Festival

Best film winner Apples will be presented as an artefact of the Covid era in years to come

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 09:42

Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth, Steve McQueen and Nina Hoss to appear at Dublin film festival

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival unveils line-up for 2021 virtual event

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 13:13

Victoria Smurfit: ‘Postnatal depression is very real. You feel crazy’

Parenting in my Shoes: ‘You’re in survival mode because it’s wrong to be told you can’t fix something for somebody’

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 06:01

Iftas 2018: ‘I’m a Traveller, I can’t get an agent, but this is still a huge moment for me’

John Connors’ best actor acceptance speech got a noisy standing ovation at the Iftas

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 22:20

Iftas 2018: full list of award winners

Wins for ‘Michael Inside’, Saoirse Ronan, John Connors, Aisling Walsh, Cillian Murphy

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 22:19

Ireland’s biggest talent agency sees profits rise

Lisa Richards agency clients include Pierce Brosnan, Keith Duffy and Amy Huberman

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 12:44

Gothic Revival mansion: Dublin’s latest ‘most expensive home’

Asking €10.5m, Inniscorrig is one of the most striking properties in south Dublin

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 00:02

Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAs

Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor category

Thu Feb 27 2014 - 13:46

Radio: The longest fortnight finally ends with Miriam O’Callaghan’s return to the RTÉ airwaves

For fans of the presenter’s soft-focus style, two weeks away seemed like a lifetime, but now she’s back in the cosy seat in ‘Sunday with Miriam’

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00

Television: The bloodsucker, the barrister and the boil-encrusted bodies

There’s good reason to revamp the vampire story, and a barrister has plenty of bloodcurdling moments

Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00

The Tunnel: Scandi noir takes on an Anglo-French aspect

‘The Tunnel’, a remake of Danish-Swedish murder drama ‘The Bridge’, begins with a dead body being found half in England, half in France

Mon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00

Paper tiger who never forgot his father’s words of wisdom

Dermot Smurfit perfectly fits the bill as a scion of a famous family – charming, opinionated, and still looking for the next business deal

Fri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00