Fran the Man review: Irish TV comedy’s big-screen upgrade floods the zone with classy comic actors
It wouldn’t do to overanalyse this film set in and about the characterful suburbs of Dublin, but the script never lets up on worthwhile one-liners
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Amy Huberman’s new Ah, wines taste test: the Cava will lift the spirits but the sauvignon blanc is another story
‘Not knowing everything was a strength for me,’ the actress and writer tells our wine expert
Christina Hendricks is great in Chris O’Dowd’s Small Town, Big Story but it still disappoints
Theatrical Paddy-isms doubtless went down well with Sky executives in London as they bankrolled the project
The Guide: Alison Moyet, King Lear, Dublin film festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
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Harry Wild review: Jane Seymour charms as a latter-day Miss Marple unleashed on the Dublin 4 set
Television: Harry Wild, simply through not being dire, feels like an improvement on 99 per cent of recent Irish drama
‘There are a lot of sound people out there’: Amy Huberman, Paul Brady, Joseph O’Connor and more share their stories of kindness from strangers
Random Acts of Kindness Day, which falls today, offers a salutary reminder that even a small gesture can elevate someone else’s mood. Here, several well-known names share their stories
Huberman family Christmas: ‘We were lucky as kids that Christmas in our house was a fun time. It’s not a given’
Siblings Amy, Mark and Paul Huberman talk about the Christmases of their childhood and more difficult recent ones
Amy Huberman, Aisling Bea among cast for Graham Norton’s Prime series LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
Prime Video has announced the line-up of Irish comedic talent competing in the Graham Norton-hosted format
Irish book sales enjoy another record year with Colleen Hoover the queen of the Irish market
Print book sales reached almost €170 million in 2022, the eighth successive year of growth
Amy Huberman: ‘Power couple? I spend half the day just lying on the couch’
Actor on family life, the first Christmas without her beloved dad Harold and how she’s not one half of a power couple
Private treasures of Betty Ann Norton to be auctioned
Drama teacher was an avid collector, and sale includes jewellery, clothing and furniture
Paddy McKillen jnr acquires lands with access route to popular Wicklow beach
Oakmount pays €700,000 for 21 acres of land overlooking famed Magheramore Beach
RTÉ confirms it missed independent commissioning target by €3.7m
Broadcaster now has two years to catch up on spending after Covid-19 disruption
I can handle comparisons to cows, but to my former self? Not a chance
Pandemic Pregnancy: Sometimes I feel trapped under the baby, but where else would I be?
Future access to Wicklow’s Magheramore beach in question as lands go up for auction
The 21-acre holding provides access to a cove beloved by surfers, swimmers and film-makers
How nuns schooled today’s torch-bearers of feminism
A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines
Baby boom or baby bust? How Covid-19 has affected pregnancy
The relaxed atmosphere of lockdown has led to a spike in pregnancies, says one hospital
Faces of the future: Some of the rising stars of Ireland’s black community
Black Irish Lives: Young people making their mark in business, sport, music, film, food and beyond
Theatre-training legend Betty Ann Norton dies in Dublin
Co-director of the Betty Ann Norton Theatre School helped to launch many acting careers
Missed milestone: How will schools mark their pupils’ final days?
Schools are planning virtual graduation celebrations for their sixth class students
Covid-19: Calls to let sixth class students say their goodbyes
Celebrities join campaign to send messages to pupils missing out on the end of primary school
Amy Huberman: Brian O’Driscoll is ‘a good man to have around in a pandemic’
The actor and author spoke to The Irish Times Women’s Podcast for its 400th episode
Amy Huberman’s Isolation Diary: ‘We’re finding things for Brian to paint’
The actor says she received birthday presents of toilet roll and hand sanitiser
Gwyneth Paltrow’s genius is to recognise something the porn industry has known for years
I have never understood why the actor gets so much grief, particularly from other women
‘Leukaemia, cancer, Crumlin – all in one sentence. Everything just stopped’
Ten-year-old Lily Burke needed three years of chemo after her diagnosis, as a toddler
Devin Toner sells up in Portobello for €895k
Rugby player and wife are moving to Mount Merrion after selling their D8 home
RTÉ’s commercial arm increases pretax profits to €8.89m
Sales of Operation Transformation and Hardy Bucks contribute to 22% rise
RTÉ and Acorn commission period post-mortem mystery Dead Still
Six-part international co-production set in 1880s Ireland now filming in Dublin
Dermot Bannon: ‘If I haven’t gushed about your house, it doesn’t mean I hate it’
Back to Yours: Róisín Ingle talks to architect and TV presenter Dermot Bannon
Striking Out TV production company gets €2.16m in tax credits
Accounts filed by Blinder Films show €255k in Irish Film Board development loans
Rose McGowan: We escaped the cult when they started advocating child-adult sex
Back to Yours: Róisín Ingle talks to the actor and activist Rose McGowan
Paul Howard: My house is in Wicklow. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly would hate it
Back to Yours: Róisín Ingle chats to journalist, author and comedy writer Paul Howard about his Star Wars room and watching soccer in the bath
Dolly Alderton on living alone and why ‘how was your day?’ is an awful question
Back to Yours: Róisín Ingle chats to the journalist, author and podcaster
John Boyne on his marriage breakdown, award-winning house and 78in TV
Back to Yours podcast: Róisín Ingle chats to the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author
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