‘Drama can offer every child an opportunity to explore their imagination’
One expert says when children are playing pretend or acting, they are learning to trust themselves – ‘and that builds confidence and self-esteem’
Cillian Murphy
Own a cinema from €295,000 and be like Cillian Murphy: Four on sale now
With opportunities to buy former small-town cinemas cropping up around the country – would you follow in Oscar-winner’s footsteps?
‘How different things are now’: Some of Ireland’s oldest people on what life was like over the last 100 years
‘Isn’t it marvellous for people to be able to read about their grandparents?’ Three ‘centenarians ambassadors’ recall what they have seen
Appeals lodged against Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness’s cinema refurb plan
Kerry County Council last month approved the Dingle town centre project
Actor Gary Lydon: ‘There’s a spiritual feeling about Ireland you don’t get in other places’
Because of the likes of Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal people are taking notice. But you have to nurture Irish actors starting out too
Nick Cave: ‘How did I stay so young? Twenty years of drug addiction and a good face cream’
The singer, an artist for the ages, on living with grief, attending the Oscars and enjoying ‘that mad, loony energy of the Irish’
Oscars 2026: All of Ireland’s Academy Award wins, including two doubles and a triple
If Jessie Buckley wins the leading-actress award for Hamnet this weekend, she’ll join an illustrious group of Irish winners
Cillian Murphy: ‘It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. I haven’t talked about it much’
The star of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has been heavily involved in its soundtrack – as music has always been the actor’s most profound inspiration
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review – Cillian Murphy is magnetic, but this spin-off saga’s razor has dulled
Barry Keoghan, as Duke Shelby, provides a volatility this offshoot of the TV series sorely needs
Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica
Thomas Gould goes viral; Revenue sniffs out new detector dogs, ‘basic laws of physics’ show Dublin 15 getting a raw deal, Netflix ‘on board’ for Keegan adaptation
Baftas 2026 red carpet fashion: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Maura Higgins, Cillian Murphy and more
From backless gowns to daring men's wear, here are some of the standout looks from this year’s Bafta red carpet
Baftas 2026: When is the awards ceremony, where can I watch and will Jessie Buckley win?
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming ceremony and the Irish talent nominated
Domhnall Gleeson, Graham Norton and Cillian Murphy star in new Taylor Swift music video
Video for Swift’s song Opalite was released on streaming platforms on Friday afternoon
Blindboy: ‘I’ve been called a pr**k every day for 20 years by a stranger. It chips away’
The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health
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