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Playing a romantic role in a Hollywood movie may not be as exhilarating as killing a Predator in Prey, but it is, she says, a significant step forward
Ireland’s first Michelin star: ‘It made the front page of the London Times, but only got a mention in the Examiner’
Declan and Patsy Ryan recall receiving the restaurant industry’s highest accolade in 1974 for their Arbutus Lodge
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GAA president Jarlath Burns: ‘I get angry when I hear or see a gratuitous attack on the GAA’
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Kerry Condon: ‘Sometimes people look at me but they can’t place me. And that’s what I want to be – an actor’
The intensely private star likes to stay out of the limelight, despite being the most successful Irish actress at the global box office
In the Land of Saints and Sinners: Liam Neeson is a gruff, gunslinging hero in this Donegal western
Robert Lorenz’s thriller, set in 1974, features Kerry Condon, Ciarán Hinds, Niamh Cusack and Colm Meaney in a parade of wasted ideas and characters
Guns used in Michael Collins film go under the hammer
Items which featured in The Banshees of Inisherin, My Left Foot, Normal People and Father Ted will be up for grabs in an online auction
The Movie Quiz: What Irish film was briefly the highest grossing ever at the domestic box office?
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Tourists in Belfast only want to hear about ‘The Three Ts’: Troubles, Titanic and (Game of) Thrones
Guiding visitors around Belfast requires maintaining a careful balance: thankfully most people come looking for enjoyment, rather than a fight
Venice film festival 2023: Few Hollywood stars but competition will be fierce for the Golden Lion
Hollywood stars may be missing but competition will be fierce for the Golden Lion
Venice film festival 2023: Liam Neeson and Emma Stone movies lead Irish interest as line-up unveiled
A sparkling line-up of titles for the upcoming 80th edition of the festival has been announced
Photo collection handed over to the National Library of Ireland a ‘who’s who of Irish acting talent’
Liam Bluett has been collecting autographed photographs of actors such as Liam Neeson, Maureen O’Hara and Saoirse Ronan since he was a schoolboy working in Shannon Airport in 1964
Four new films to see this week
Liam Neeson takes on the hardest of hard-boiled detectives in Marlowe, sparky romantic comedy Rye Lane plus intriguing horror sequel from Ti West
Liam Neeson tells NI politicians to ‘get back to work’
Actor asks, “How many months did that take to think ‘hey, let’s think of a green lane and a red lane’?”
Marlowe — Liam Neeson and a game cast mostly make something juicy of hard-boiled private-eye staples
Film does not offer convincing re-creation of noir aesthetic but worth making your own mind up about
Liam Neeson on his 100th movie: ‘If I’d been asked in Ballymena in 1969 if I’d be sitting here… I never thought I’d be so lucky’
The Antrim actor plays the latest incarnation of Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s new film
Webdoctor.ie company valued at €62m after €7m investment
Medihive secured the funding from US digital health group Resmed
Revenue figures show €127m paid out under movie tax credit scheme last year
New films starring Russell Crowe, Kerry Condon and Liam Neeson among big winners
Patrick Freyne’s TV of 2022: Liam Neeson’s bitter words, The Love Boat with full frontal nudity, and a farewell to a legend
The White Lotus, The Bear, Severance and Somebody Somewhere were unmissable
Aran sweaters all the rage thanks to Banshees of Inisherin
Sales have spiked as cinema-goers take inspiration from stars such as Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson
Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale
Derry Girls finale review: Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special
Extended farmhouse on 2.5 acres by a Limerick lakeside for €500,000
Three-bed home has views of Dromore Castle, fishing rights and a workshop
Derry Girls: Episode two isn’t as spicy as Ryan Tubridy’s interview with the cast
TV review: Nor is it as funny as last week, but even in cruise control this show is a hoot
Irish EastEnders actor Melanie Clark Pullen dies aged 46
Bray native best known for role in the soap in the 1990s had been diagnosed with cancer
Derry Girls season 3: We’re Taken by surprise when a certain Irish actor puts in a cameo
Contains spoilers: On the evidence of this gags-galore first show, the final season will be a blast
US private equity giant Apollo eyes checking out of 11 Irish Travelodges
Seen & Heard: U2- and Liam Neeson-backed fund plans crowdfunding website
Brian Friel – Shy Man, Showman: Conventional tribute to an experimental genius
TV review: This quietly stirring documentary is a straightforward record of life and career
Xocean lands €8m investment to fund major expansion
Ocean data company uses uncrewed surface vessels to collect vital information
Grad Week: Taking stock of your skill set
Pandemic ‘a game-changer’ that has proven how adaptable graduates can be
How can Ireland stop global Covid-19 vaccine inequality?
Choctaw nation gave us $170 in Famine relief in 1847. It is a timeless moral lesson
Ra Gerra: New Vessels review – Limerick’s hip-hop hot streak continues
Rapper MuRli and producer Kobina have teamed up for an auspicious collaboration
The War of Independence on film: Irish Destiny to Michael Collins
How filmmakers have attempted to balance the demands of entertainment against the sensitivities of politics
Graham Norton’s television and radio pay neared £4m in 2019
In addition to television, Norton presents weekend morning shows on Virgin Radio UK
Why are there so few Irish women cast in films that are made here?
Irish actresses are missing out on commercial opportunities, writes Anna Doyle
Newton Emerson: North needs new policy on integrated education
Only 65 of North’s 1,000 schools are integrated, covering just 7% of all pupils
Liam Neeson congratulates Catholic school approved for integrated status
Seaview Primary School in Glenarm, Co Antrim ‘actively helping to build inclusive communities’, actor says
Irish actors and writers sign petition against sale of historic Fifth Avenue building
American Irish Historical Society represents ‘struggles and success of Irish ancestors’
Oireachtas committee urges American Irish Society to stop building sale
Charlie Flanagan says society building on Fifth Avenue is source of diaspora pride
Irish authors, actors call for American Irish Historical Society building to be kept
Liam Neeson, Colm Tóibín sign letter asking that Fifth Avenue building not be sold
‘My waitressing job was paying the bills so I could afford to work at the theatre’
Wild Geese: Pauline Turley is the vice-chair of the Irish Arts Center in New York
Gabriel Byrne: ‘Dublin prepared me for Hollywood. I was ready for the bulls**t’
The actor on his struggle with fame, the sexual abuse he endured, and the new Ireland
VC guy Alan Foy: Irish tech company backer is anything but starstruck
Dubliner is well used to convincing Liam Neeson, U2 and other celebrities to part with their money
DropChef secures €2m as Impact Ireland fund makes first investment
Irish meal-kit delivery service is first company to receive financing from €100m fund
Consumer mood darkens, businesses react to Level 5 and Diageo launches Guinness 0.0
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Liam Neeson among new investors backing €100m Ireland Impact fund
Dublin-based VentureWave Capital to invest in Irish ‘tech for good’ companies
Iftas 2020: Martin Scorsese, Daisy Ridley, Michael D Higgins to appear at virtual ceremony
The Irish Film and Television Academy’s awards will be broadcast on Sunday night
‘We can’t go back to 1972’: Timely new play explores the personal cost of the Troubles
Derry’s Playhouse has overcome Covid setbacks to stage Anything Can Happen 1972
North’s businesses being ‘killed off’ during Covid-19 pandemic
Calls for hardship fund for those outside supports with one in 10 young now unemployed
Nothing new in meddling American football club owners calling the shots
Former New York Cosmos owner Steve Ross’s story a cautionary tale for Dundalk fans
Is Tenet as good as Inception? Christopher Nolan’s films ranked
As Tenet arrives in cinemas, we judge how it compares with The Dark Knight and Memento
Iftas: Normal People arrives too late for ‘virtual’ awards
Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
Liam Neeson’s mother dies at the age of 94
Kitty Neeson will be buried tomorrow after her death, in Ballymena, on Saturday
South Dublin Council sells land for film studios for €26.4m
Windmill Lane founder and Siege of Jadotville producer amongst backers
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