How a larger-than-life Kerry exile helped Muhammad Ali fight in Dublin
London publican Butty Sugrue, once dubbed ‘Ireland’s strongest man’, was force of nature
‘It’s a sort of family business’: Danny Huston on being part of a Hollywood dynasty
American actor reflects on growing up with famous dinner guests in Ireland and Rome
When Pelé, Stallone, and Ipswich Town took on the Nazis at the beautiful game
Escape to Victory a cult classic despite Stallone wanting the goalie to score winner
Breakfast in Ballsbridge: When Audrey Hepburn met her dad in Dublin
He was a fascist who walked out on the family. No wonder the star had father issues
Maureen Dowd: How did we go from Abraham Lincoln to a Sharknado reject?
Even if Joe Biden wins on Tuesday, it will not be easy to restore what has been lost
Johnny Sexton: ‘We just know we have to be a lot better in all areas on Saturday’
Irish captain returns to the scene of his most iconic moment as an international player
John Wayne: Mattie McGrath references an emblematic, problematic American
A limited actor and probable racist, he is still the go-to icon for frontier bravado
Carl Reiner: An immense comedic talent who inspired generations of writers
Obituary: The screenwriter, actor and director was a man of remarkable energy
Beyond Netflix: where to find Golden Age classic movies
Apple and Google are excellent options for the greatest era of American cinema
Max Von Sydow’s role in Escape to Victory must be one of his best
Late actor turned in a fine performance as the ‘good German officer’ in war-time film
Raymond Chandler: Crime writer's family left Waterford, but the city never left him
The author created the fictional detective Philip Marlowe and many of his novels became major Hollywood movies
Michael O’Regan: I have learned to talk about cancer
You must draw on your reserves. Sometimes there is enough, sometimes there is not
U2’s first ever press release pops up in monster memorabilia sale
1978 photo and poster got group its first gig but didn’t sell enough tickets for second
Welcome to my place . . . Casablanca
‘Enjoy a stroll through the market, negotiate a bargain, or relax in one of the traditional cafes with a pot of fresh mint tea’
Of all the gin joints ... Rick’s Cafe recreated in Casablanca
Rick’s Café Américain never existed, so a US ex-diplomat decided to build it in Casablanca
‘U2 thought they were getting Grease. I gave them Apocalypse Now’
Aoife McArdle has made her name with videos for Bryan Ferry and U2. Her debut feature, ‘Kissing Candice’, was made for a much lower budget, and yet is far more challenging
Maureen Dowd: Bill Clinton finally faces a #MeToo moment
Former US president’s threadbare routine of maudlin self-pity does not work any more
Gabrielle Union: ‘We are underrepresented compared to white men’
‘Breaking In’ star and producer talks about her new film, and the long road ahead to achieve fair representation
Liam Neeson to play Philip Marlowe. ‘It’s about bloody time’
At 64, is the Ballymena actor too old to play Ramond Chandler’s much acted detective?
French actor Michèle Morgan dies at the age of 96
Film star remembered as a ‘legend who marked numerous generations’
Irish actress and producer Roma Downey gets Hollywood star
‘This star is dedicated to the people of Derry... dreams do come true’ she says
Keith Duggan: French hoping team can lift air of weary forbearance
Football festival ongoing against a backdrop of terrorism concerns, flooding and strikes
Quality field looks assured for lucrative Irish Derby
Officials hoping first five in Epsom Derby could be reunited to clash at the Curragh
The unlikely triumvirate that brought Ali to Croke Park
The fascinating story behind Muhammad Ali’s fight against Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in Dublin
Aidan O’Brien amasses strong team for Epsom Derby bid
Joint-4/1 favourite US Army Ranger one of champion trainer’s seven possible starters
Aidan O’Brien has seven of 18-strong field left for Epsom Derby
Market leader Wings of Desire among four horses supplemented for Saturday’s classic
Madeleine Lebeau: The face of La Marseillaise in Casablanca
Obituary: ‘She was a free woman who lived by her own rules’
Jim Bolger’s Moonlight Magic takes Leopardstown Derby Trial
Aidain O’Brien’s Shogun and Idaho follow 6-1 shot home but Derby picture remains fuzzy
Meg Ryan, Graham Norton, cancer and me: Michael Parkinson at 80
The journalist and TV host talks about a life spent asking questions, his recovery from serious illness and how he fears he will be remembered for an errant emu
Ten great movie bromances
Butch and Sundance, Spock and Kirk, Woodward and Bernstein . . . Movie bromance has been around for a lot longer than the word that has come to describe the genre
Born on December 25th, and upstaged by ‘that twerp in the crib’
When your birthday falls on Christmas Day, you may be shortchanged on presents or denied a party, and you definitely won’t be the centre of attention
PJ Lynch and the man who fell to water
Illustrator PJ Lynch was never interested in writing – until he stumbled across the story of a servant who fell from the Mayflower and survived
Fintan O’Toole: Here’s something else you may not know about The Gleneagle
‘Killarney hotel was at the centre of some classic Celtic Tiger rezoning shenanigans’
Vinny the would-be Bogart fluffs his lines on racecourse rendezvous
A romantic overture swiftly becomes an embarrassing scene for our leading man
From Ted Kennedy to Lauren Bacall
A print of late US senator’s painting of daffodils – which was given to the Hollywood star – sells for €7,000
Age-gap relationships: why all the bad press?
Stephen Fry recently married a man 30 years his junior. What factors determine the chances of success of such relationships?
Brian O’Doherty: ‘I’ve always led parallel lives’
The conceptual artist and novelist – aka Patrick Ireland – looks back
David Fincher, the unflinching auteur
Noted gloom merchant David Fincher has adapted the popcorn-ready bestseller ‘Gone Girl’. The grim result? ‘A very realistic view of marriage’
David Fincher, the unflinching auteur
Noted gloom merchant David Fincher has adapted the popcorn-ready bestseller ‘Gone Girl’. The grim result? ‘A very realistic view of marriage’
Late Lauren Bacall helped define Hollywood noir-era ambience
Actress delivered lines with assurance of a fallen maharani, writes Donald Clarke
Flash the card at macho critique of GAA move to tackle cynicism
It is hard to argue against a system that at least tries to sideline the hatchet men
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