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‘We in England are not a grown-up country ... So how about getting some grown-up priorities?’
Stuart Maconie is proud of his country. But after travelling it to write The Full English, he’d like it to focus on being happy, healthy and progressive
No quarter asked for, or given, as Limerick earn draw with Clare
Result means Clare and Limerick will meet again in Munster final early next month
Patrick Freyne: The pandemic can’t end until Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends airs
The big shows I’m anticipating in 2022, featuring Baby Yoda and my wife’s other husband
Limbo: Original story of asylum seekers on a remote island
This wonderful, not-to-be-missed comedy finds new ways to tell old stories
The Age of Static: Can we really understand a country by its TV?
Book review: Phil Harrison’s zippy analysis needs to make a more robust argument about Britain
Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also
Manchester United’s young striker has been a shining light during a grim time in Britain
Irish actor named as one of Britain’s rising stars
Niamh Algar, who will star in Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi, joins Bafta’s emerging talent list
Ardal O’Hanlon: On My Cultural Radar
The actor and comedian on Kevin Barry and why Shane Meadows’s The Virtues worked
‘Working-class people haven’t got a voice. That’s horrifying’
Jack Thorne's searing TV dramas tackle class, justice and real-life tragedies
Oonagh Murphy: On My Culture Radar
The director on Aisling Bea, the renewed relevance of Cabaret, and the joys of a Dyson fan
Stephen Jones: On My Culture Radar
The actor on Cillian Murphy’s career, why Shane Meadows’ The Virtues is inspiring and his favourite true crime podcast
The Virtues takes us back in time, to dark happenings in 1980s Louth
Review: A startling drama from the director of This is England has a shadowy Irish storyline
Helen Behan: I had impostor syndrome at the start, now I’m like a giddy child
The star of Shane Meadows’s The Virtues says she has a thirst for honest performances
Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’
Director talks about his new film, his 'crippling' Irlen syndrome and why Hollywood isn’t everything
Ludovico Einaudi: The man behind the most popular classical works in a generation
Recent years have seen him cross over to mainstream success with greater effect than any similar artist in decades
Bafta TV awards: Wolf Hall wins big as BBC reform criticised
Peter Kay stands silent and feigns shock at winning award instead of giving speech
If Downton Abbey is going to end on a high, the revolution will need to be bloody
Three shows into season six and Downton is in a rut - it’s time for a change
Netflix, All4, Vimeo, YouTube... The best TV shows to binge-watch on the web
Summer is gone and the evenings are drawing in – fear not, there's a lot of great TV out there to get you through the coming months
Netflix’s top 50 series
Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.
Shane Meadows on Gavin Clark: ‘He was naturally gifted and I was faking it’
The Living Room, a 2007 film about Meadows’s singer friend, will be screened ahead of an upcoming Dublin gig. It shares something with the director’s film about the Stone Roses
Jack O’Connell: from Skins to superstardom
O’Connell’s searing performance in new prison drama Starred Up has movie-watchers giddy with excitement – and Hollywood has already come a-knocking
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