Philomena Lee case to be one of lead actions over Mother and Baby homes report
High Court agrees to hear two of eight challenges in late October or November
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Court challenges over mother and baby homes report adjourned for two weeks
Cases lodged involve claims final report does not accurately reflect evidence given
Strange confection: The Commitments and the battle for Dublin’s soul
A British director, an Irish cast and an African-American soundtrack – but it worked
Philomena Lee among five given leave to challenge mother and baby homes report
High Court hears a failure to allow submissions on draft report breached fundamental rights
Roland Gift: ‘Everyone on our street was black or brown or Irish. To me that was normal’
The Fine Young Cannibal on being Hull’s ‘first black punk’ and his creative renaissance
Zoë Kravitz on High Fidelity: ‘A lot of white men who identified with the book think it’s theirs’
Following in her mother’s footsteps, Kravitz is starring in a new TV adaptation of the Nick Hornby book
Ken Loach: What’s Britain doing owning part of Ireland?
The director who has spent 50 years poking the establishment on Brexit, right-wing broadcasters and the gig economy
Chris O’Dowd: ‘The idea that the British government won’t f*** us over is laughable’
The actor on Brexit and marital bust-ups in his Emmy-nominated new comedy
Sarajevo Film Festival: A quarter century of big names, tears and awards
From war-zone beginnings, the event is now a cornerstone for the global film industry
Who are the newly invited Irish members of Hollywood’s Academy?
The Oscars body has invited 842 new members: 50% female, 29% people of colour
Is there such a thing as an Irish film anymore? Does it matter?
At its most successful Irish cinema tells local stories that resonate abroad and at home
Bafta TV Awards 2019: Irish actor Fiona Shaw wins best supporting actor
Killing Eve, Ant and Dec among winners. Benedict Cumberbatch scoops best actor
Mike Leigh: ‘Brexit was a terrible manipulation of people and their needs’
The director on why he's telling the story of a very British massacre, disagreeing with Jeremy Corbyn and avoiding 'thick actors'
Maurice: A gay love story way ahead of it’s time
Review: Homophobia probably made this one of Merchant Ivory’s least successful films
Chris O’Dowd: From big Irish teddy bear to American hard man
The Boyle star on his tough-guy role in ‘Get Shorty’ and his county’s referendum journey
The Snapper review: Fuzzy memories with intriguing adjustments
The Snapper has been brought to the stage. But, with the benefit of hindsight, what can the stage bring to The Snapper?
May '68: when revolution came to the Cote d'Azur
It is 50 years since the 1968 Cannes film festival was called to a halt in solidarity with protesting students – but don’t expect commemorations
Oscars 2018: 10 talking points from the nominations
Netflix has its first nod, Cinematography has its first woman, ‘Three Billboards’ could struggle
From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018
Ring out (or recommission) the old; ring in the new: here’s what to stay tuned for in the new year
Eddie Izzard: I like to think I kicked the trans door open
The actor knows all about standing up for his principles. Can he take that to Westminster?
Victoria & Abdul review: We are barely amused
Stephen Frears directs Judi Dench in passable middle-brow entertainment
Groups of garments go local and global
Patricia Cronin’s installation ‘Shrine for Girls’ and a new film, ‘Leisure with Dignity’, by Anne Maree Barry
Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from acting
Donald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matter
‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ pushes producers past the billion-dollar mark
Working Title becomes first British production company to take $1bn in the UK box office
Stephen Frears: ‘I’m a member of the metropolitan elite. If I were anywhere else, I'd hate me'
The director greets questions with a sigh, suffers no fools - and is entirely fascinating
Irish Women of the World: Bafta’s Anne Morrison, and six more who mould media
Strategy, solidarity and social are strong themes in the entertainment industry
Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘Weapons and tactics are a way of entering a guy psychologically’
The actor has done plenty of serious roles. Will anyone begrudge him a crime caper?
Pride and the pits: when gay rights met the striking miners
New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion
Helen Mirren: ‘I’m not chopped liver’
Helen Mirren on traumas, triumphs and the biggest lie ever told about her
Audrey Tautou: Vive la différence
Since stumbling into the role of Amélie, Audrey Tautou has forged a singular career, one of the few resolutely Gallic film stars to become a global star. Her secret to success: ‘I always tried to follow my instincts
The Morgan formula: how to put famous lives on film
Screenwriter Peter Morgan developed a neat way of portraying personalities, from Tony Blair and David Frost to the queen: focus on one incident. Now everyone’s at it
Cultural gifts: stocking fillers and fantasy fare for arty types
From the realistic (books, video games, DVDs) to the less so (Rothko Painting No 1, Bond’s Aston Martin), ‘Irish Times’ writers reveal what’s on their Santa lists
Prudery seems to reign more securely in America than on this side of the pond
Opinion: ‘Wardrobe malfunction’ had a nation transfixed by one stray areola
Review: Philomena
Judi Dench and Steve Coogan excell in a true-life tale that combines drama and comedy to surprisingly winning effect
Donald Clarke's great big autumn movie preview
What better way to get you through the dark winter nights than beneath the flickering lights of a warm movie theatre? Donald Clarke runs through all the cinema releases between now and the new year
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