Brendan Gleeson: ‘I can’t go into a pub any more. I really miss it’
With The Weir, the star returns to the stage after a 10-year absence. It’s a play he loves for its portrayal of the Irish as a people
Brian Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson on nepo babies: ‘I’ve been so lucky. It’s important you can acknowledge it. Otherwise you’re lying to yourself’
The actor on ‘the Harry Potter thing’, his role in Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, and the gift that Tom Cruise keeps sending him
Brendan Gleeson to return to the stage for the first time in 10 years in Conor McPherson’s play The Weir
A new production of the award-winning drama, directed by its writer, opens in Dublin in August before a West End transfer
The Brightening Air at the Old Vic review: Conor McPherson’s outstanding new play turns convention on its head
Theatre: Chris O’Dowd, Brian Gleeson, Seán McGinley and Derbhle Crotty star in the Irish writer’s new drama
Martin Beanz Warde: I regret being too busy to spend time with people who didn’t have a lot of time left
Martin Beanz Warde is a writer, actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is part of the cast of The Borrowers at Dublin’s Gate Theatre
Top Boy: Barry Keoghan has made the most terrifying 10 seconds of TV you’ll see this year
Television: The Oscar-nominated Dublin actor steals every scene as he lands in Ronan Bennett’s guilty-pleasure Netflix show
The Offload: Should Jamison Gibson-Park have been shown red for ‘tackle’?
Jordan Conroy swaps his dancing shoes for rugby boots as Ireland Sevens impress
Revealed: The new comedy series Sharon Horgan was filming at the Forty Foot
Paul Howard is one of the writers of the show, which will be streamed on Apple TV+
Galway Film Fleadh 2021: Stacey Gregg’s thriller Here Before wins best Irish film
From best first film to short film winners, here’s everything you need to know
Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations
Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award
Oliver Callan’s even better at meaningless fluff than Ryan Tubridy
Radio: The talented mimic is adept at filling airtime but oddly reserved when talking to others
TV View: Take a break says Tubridy but Blackmore rides on
Alarm for Balding as Chelsea winner Emma Hayes turns the airwaves blue
TV View: RTÉ doubters have a proper mare as Colreevy gets one over on the boys
Monkfish and Envoi Allen put in their place after mare’s chances were written off
Frank of Ireland: If you like toilet humour, you’ll love Brian and Domhnall Gleeson’s new comedy
TV: The Gleesons are a lively double-act, and the scatological jokes arrive at an impressive clip
TV guide: 22 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight
Keys to My Life, Too Close, Naked Attraction, Uimhir a 6, Frank of Ireland, Leonardo
50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland
The hottest talent in politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, culture, tech and entrepreneurship
Mary McAleese and Fontaines D.C. among beneficiaries of artists’ tax exemption
Scheme allows artists to earn up to € 50,000 a year on creative work free of tax
Duke of Devonshire’s striking Lismore villa for €495k
This pretty Georgian home sits in the centre of a charming Co Waterford heritage town
What sold for about €500k in Ballsbridge, Dalkey, Sallynoggin and Lismore
This budget bought cosy townhouses, a D4 apartment and a Georgian house and barn
Beckett’s Room review: A play with no performers and plenty of magic
Dublin Theatre Festival: Dead Centre’s ambitious new work depicts Beckett’s formative years in Nazi-occupied Paris
The play with no performers: Beckett’s Room is something between a conjuring act and a weird dream
As the world that made Samuel Beckett who he was becomes magically apparent, the point of Dead Centre’s unusual approach begins to makes sense
Dublin film festival highlights and guest stars revealed
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival includes Alexandra McGuinness thriller
‘Resistance’: Baddasses of the Irish War of Independence
Review: The sequel to RTÉ’s ambitious ‘Rebellion’ take liberties – but it’s a drama, not a history lesson
‘Resistance’: Let the arguments about historical truths begin
Follow-up to ‘Rebellion’ is based on the War of Independence, and is keen to emphasise overlooked female stories
Taken Down: Everybody here had blood on their hands
Series finale review: RTÉ’s drama opened our eyes to an ugly Ireland we ordinarily never see
Taken Down: A major step forward for Irish television drama
Review: A sombre tale of desperate lives from Jo Spain and ‘Love/Hate’ creator Stuart Carolan
The Bisexual: A comedy that wants to have it both ways
Brian Gleeson is the straight man in a sex comedy set among millennial Londoners
Brian Gleeson: ‘For an actor the worst thing is to have a plan’
The actor on working with family and his portrait of masculinity in The Bisexual
Desiree Akhavan: ‘It’s very hard to come out as bisexual’
Sundance winner ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ tells the story of a teen forced into ‘gay conversion’ therapy
RTÉ seeks €400,000 sponsor for new season of drama
‘Resistance’ and ‘Taken Down’ on broadcaster’s slate, alongside four BBC titles
Looking to change pace? Eight properties to tempt you to a new life
Rising rents, long commutes, the ceaseless hamster wheel of daily life. If a change of scenery is needed, there are plenty of opportunities to relocate
Aintree Grand National: 10 things you need to know
What, where, when, who are the favourites, the best of the Irish and the women to watch
Phantom Thread: Daniel Day-Lewis is pained and brilliant in his final film
Review: The actor plays a perfectionist artist who makes life a nightmare for those around him
Animated version of McCourt’s Angela and Shane MacGowan on RTÉ’s Christmas menu
An animated Frank McCourt story, a Fairytale of New York doc and Mrs Brown
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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