Rob Delaney on a ‘sad, angry, confused’ Christmas without his son Henry
The actor spoke out to destigmatise grief and to help other parents feel ‘seen, heard, loved’
TV this weekend: Attenborough on eggs and Geldof on the ‘Late Late Show’
The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen
Rest in peace ... They died in 2017
Irish and international stars of film, music, politics, sport and real life who left us this year
What should you buy the women in your life this Christmas?
Marian Keyes, Laura Kennedy and the Women’s Podcast book club reveal all
Director Simon Fitzmaurice’s funeral told of ‘love of life, family’
Acclaimed film-maker ‘jolly’ up to his death despite battle with motor neurone disease
Simon Fitzmaurice: ‘Inherently stubborn’ film-maker and family man
A crippling disease did not stop him making films or having children. He has died aged 43
It’s Not Yet Dark: A moving, lively story that's an example to us all
This well-made documentary about Simon Fitzmaurice, who has motor neurone disease, never dips into melodrama
The Harry Potter ‘Big Seven’ – Where are they now?
Potter gave some young actors a leg-up, but it created few genuine stars. Where did the broomsticks take the ones JK Rowling called ‘The Big Seven’?
Ruth Fitzmaurice signs film deal for forthcoming book I Found My Tribe
Fitzmaurice got the book deal after a series of articles in The Irish Times
Iftas: Extraordinary awards season comes to close
‘Room’, ‘Sing Street’ and ‘My Name is Emily’ lead nominations in excellent year for Irish film
Simon Fitzmaurice film premieres at Toronto festival
Canada trip is first out of Ireland for director, who has Motor Neuron Disease, since 2008
Festival programme unveiled for July’s Galway Film Fleadh
Film notables such as John C Reilly, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera set to attend
Film-maker refuses to let Motor Neuron Disease stop him directing first feature
Simon Fitzmaurice, who screened a short film at the Sundance Film Festival just before his diagnosis, is halfway through shooting ‘My Name is Emily’ on location in Co Wicklow
Letters to my children: Why I wrote this book
At first, Simon Fitzmaurice found writing his book ‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ a deeply frightening task full of painful retrospection but it became a comfort as it grew into a record of his love for his children
‘It’s not how long you live. It’s how you live’
The film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice has motor neuron disease. Now able to move only his eyes, and unable to take an active part in the lives of his five young children, he has written them a powerful memoir
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