The Irish Times

Oscars 2022: 11 great Irish moments at the Academy Awards

Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and many others have taken home an Oscar to Ireland

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 16:54

Becoming an animator: ‘Keep an open mind, be curious and observant’

Speaker’s Corner: The head of animation at Cartoon Saloon tells us about his trade

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 01:00

Iftas 2021: Posthumous award for ‘searing’ Nika McGuigan is the moment of the night

The hit TV adaptation Normal People converts nine of its 15 nominations into Iftas

Sun Jul 04 2021 - 23:00

Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations

Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 08:30

Oscars 2021 in pictures: The fashion, the Hollywood A-listers – and Kilkenny Castle

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony went international amid a year for film like no other

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 10:34

Oscar-nominated Cartoon Saloon looks to draw more animators to Kilkenny

Upskilling part of sell for ‘grown-up’ studio vying for talent with global giants

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:50

Cartoon Saloon boosted by deals with Apple and Netflix

Oscar-nominated Kilkenny animation company saw profits rise 39% in 2019

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 20:00

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland starring Frances McDormand wins best dramatic film

Chloé Zhao becomes only the second woman, after Barbra Streisand, to win best director

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 05:57

Golden Globes 2021: Who should win, who will win and are any of them Irish?

Wolfwalkers, Brendan Gleeson and Normal People could win in the controversy-hit awards

Sun Feb 28 2021 - 06:00

The Irish Times view on the future of cinema: grounds for optimism

Moves have been made to support the exhibition and production sectors, but the challenges remain daunting

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 18:45

Golden Globes 2021: A stunning year for women filmmakers. And, again, for Netflix

Donald Clarke on the female-led best-director nominees and the streaming giant’s 42 nods

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 16:11

Wolfwalkers: Cartoon Saloon has made its best film yet

Review: A family entertainment set among the Cromwellian atrocities? Sounds risky

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 05:00

Saoirse Ronan-Kate Winslet love story Ammonite premieres at virtual Toronto Film Festival

A version of the Toronto International Film Festival glides into action on September 10th

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 12:00

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

Sat May 02 2020 - 05:00

Demonic wolves, Apple TV+ and the Irish connection

Cantillon: Ireland’s animation sector is well placed to take advantage of content splurges

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 04:35

Nora Twomey: From school drop-out to Oscar nominee

Ballyfermot College of Further Education graduate: ‘There are no straight lines in life’

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 10:34

Apple close to deal for Cartoon Saloon animated movie

Kilkenny-based studio has already received three Oscar nominations

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 20:24

Angelina Jolie, the Breadwinner and me. By Nora Twomey

The co-founder of Cartoon Saloon on teaming up with the A-list star for their Oscar-nominated animation, and using cartoons to help children make sense of the world

Sat May 19 2018 - 06:00

Dobson scoops industry award

Co-founder of Dunbia crowned EY Industry Entrepreneur of the Year

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00

Schoolchildren offered chance to design 1916 Google doodle

Winner will receive €15,000, a laptop and see their design used on Easter Monday 1916

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 14:24

Cartoon Saloon: tellers of ’toon tales

Kilkenny’s elite animation house, makers of ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’, is competing with the best of Hollywood – for a fraction of the money

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 06:00