Oscars 2026: Donald Clarke’s predictions for today’s nominations
Watch out for One Battle After Another or Sinners shattering the record for most Academy Award nominations
Andrew Scott
Iftas 2026: Top two films scoop 26 nominations as Steve Coogan goes up against Daniel Day-Lewis
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards nominations recognise Christy and Saipan as Blue Lights and The Walsh Sisters get drama nods
Wake Up Dead Man review: Another cosy murder mystery for Daniel Craig’s Poirot send-up
This huge-budget variation on Sunday-evening mystery telly will entertain Netflix viewers over Christmas
Why are British social media influencers in dark snugs seeking perfect pints of Guinness?
Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?
Four new films to see this week: Blue Moon, Christy, Pillion and The Ice Tower
Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Marion Cotillard and Sydney Sweeney feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of November 28th, 2025
Blue Moon review: Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott make performances to remember
Both are upstaged by Richard Linklater’s obsessive attempts to shrink his leading man to a sub-five-foot stature
Author Ragnar Jónasson: ‘There are a lot of Irish genes in the Icelandic population’
The Icelandic crime writer on his latest novel, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer; the trickiest Agatha Christie novel he has translated to Icelandic; and his favourite Irish authors
Too Much review: This is the Netflix viral hit that everyone will be talking about
Lena Dunham, star and creator of Girls, has returned with a whipsmart comedy that is endlessly amusing in its idea of London
Forget Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+: 18 of the best free and paid subscriptions
There’s more to cultural life than Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+ for those who want to think outside the gogglebox
Met Gala 2025 in pictures: Barry Keoghan and Andrew Scott fly Irish flag while Diana Ross leads with opulence
Stars shine in tailored looks at Met Ball celebration of Black style
Andrew Scott: ‘It’s a potentially scary thing to think that you might live up to your potential’
Scott is starring solo in New York in a production of Chekhov’s melancholy comedy Uncle Vanya, with the action relocated to rural Ireland
SAG awards 2025: Colin Farrell wins for The Penguin as Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet and Conclave take big prizes
Colin Farrell pays moving tribute to sons James and Henry ‘who have made my life so much more special than I ever truly thought possible’
Screen Actors Guild awards 2025: Full list of winners
Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take the main acting prizes at the Screen Actors Guild awards
Sam Fender: People Watching review – Emotional resistance is futile
Devastating observations about the trials of everyday life are part of what the English singer-songwriter is all about
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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