Paul Mescal

Documentary based on U2 frontman’s memoir will premiere in Cannes, while Paul Mescal will attend for The History of Sound

The entertainment industry reckons Beatles content is as close as you can get to a sure thing in a world beset by uncertainty

All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028

In this revival of Tennessee Williams’s story, Mescal’s half-despised, half-beloved brute has but one decent emotion

Armed with an acoustic guitar and her breathy vocals, Abrams proves herself worthy of star status

It might be early, but we’re betting on these 10 movies getting the all-important Oscars nod next year

The Donegal singer and entertainer’s nationwide tour kicks off at Armagh City Hotel in May

Cork singer and songwriter has won a Grammy for co-writing SZA’s hit track Saturn. His new single, Who’s Making You Feel It?, is out now

Biopic of the West Belfast rap trio lost out on Oscar nomination for best international picture and best original song

Disappointment as Kneecap misses out and no Irish actors are nominated for an award

Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy and Paul Mescal have struggled this awards season. Only a miracle will see an Irish actor get an Oscar nod

The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars

The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez and Shōgun triumph at the Golden Globes as Colin Farrell wins third award

Portia A Buckley’s Irish drama Clodagh is one of the 10 titles listed for best British short film

Unfortunately, the lived experience of creatives working in Ireland is often a struggle

Planet Business: Pivots, experiments and the beauty of everyday life all feature in this round-up of the things people said in 2024

The 10 highest-grossing titles were all sequels – but none is in our 50-best list in a year audiences turned out in numbers for ‘cultural cinema’

The film-maker’s big moment was almost eclipsed when La La Land, not Moonlight, was announced as best picture. Now his Lion King prequel is about to occupy Christmas

With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix

Danny Dyer becoming the sex symbol of 2025 was not on anyone’s bingo card but it proves how radically the female gaze swerves from its male counterpart

If Ireland wants to maintain the self-belief that it is a nation of wisecrackers and comedians then it will need to work a bit harder than this

Rumours suggest actor will play Paul McCartney, with Barry Keoghan also linked to four-film biopic

Mescal is donating outfits worn on his Gladiator II press tour, including a custom hand-painted jumper

Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott compete against each other villainously in the race for best actor in a TV movie or limited series

Musical thriller Emilia Pérez and historical epic The Brutalist led the pack of films nominated, with Emilia Pérez earning 10 nods and The Brutalist gaining seven

After Irish actors and films had a blockbuster 2023, hope this year mainly rests on Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun and Blitz

TV review: Paul Mescal displays no mercy in his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live and brings all his Hollywood charisma to bear

We gave you the best films, now here’s the worst. Is it a surprise half of these are sequels?

We continue our countdown of our favourite movies released in Ireland this year

Plus: What is the current Irish pick for the best international film Oscar?

No casting officially confirmed but names are being discussed, including Paul Mescal as McCartney

Dr Linda Doyle is the first female Provost of Trinity College Dublin. She is a professor of engineering and the arts

Gladiator II star said meeting the English king at the film’s British premiere was ‘not on the list of priorities’

The novelist Maggie O’Farrell on leaving Ireland, growing up in Britain, life as a child with a stammer and her new book

Gladiator II proves another showcase for Mescal’s tough and tender masculinity, giving rein to his natural instinct as an actor

The word on the Irish actor’s performance was consistently positive, not so much for the film itself

Gladiator II actor reprises role of Stanley Kowalski, following in footsteps of Marlon Brando

Ridley Scott’s sequel to his own historical epic fails to rise above second-hand status, despite valiant efforts from a fine cast

The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well

Singer-songwriter Nell Mescal from Maynooth on overcoming scoliosis surgery, dropping out of school before her Leaving Cert and her dream of headlining Croke Park