The comedian’s return to the ‘motherland’ was a big part of making his new comedy. ‘I’ve always been drawn to Ireland. The beauty and the greenness and the underlying melancholy’
Christopher Andrews’s gory new rural revenge drama features scenes of animal mutilation that quickly outstay their welcome
Young Irish people are growing up with an unreasonable sense of confidence. St Patrick’s weekend is an ideal chance to correct the record
From giving modern classics their first Irish productions to nurturing new work from key Irish names, Landmark has had an outsize impact over the past 20 years
Hollywood stars may be missing but competition will be fierce for the Golden Lion
Galway International Arts Festival 2023: The acting is excellent, but this early play has moments that now strike a crude, adolescent note
Colm Meaney discovered politics as a teenager, up against the forces of John Charles McQuaid. Since then, he has relished combining activism with acting
Galway International Arts Festival 2023, which takes over the city in July, also includes DruidO’Casey and the edge-of-the-seat acrobatics of The Pulse
Hugh Linehan: Both book and film offer an insight into how unconscious misogyny and ambiguity about sexual violence are deeply embedded in Irish society
Television: Gangs of London, with its roaring geezers and geysers of gore, has everything fans will want as it returns for a second season
‘What is really making younger people angry is the talk, the talk, the talk and no action’
Memories of matches are precious to me, they were how I got to know my dad
Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award
I’ll write to make the actors cry again – laugh, too. We’ll need a laugh after this
Media company ‘heartened’ by bigger slice of pie as pandemic boosts viewing
Patrick Freyne: Frenchies are depicted as smelly, sex-obsessed, work-shy and nude
The Manchester actor on making the leap to Hollywood, and starring in new Irish-set film Pixie
The actor has fronted a video highlighting the plight of backstage workers in theatre
Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises
Enjoyably choreographed ultraviolence almost makes up for Colm Meaney’s demise
Rather than generating any serious hoo-ha, Paddy Power has pushed a door that was ajar
The actor on working with female directors, hating social media, and Thatcher’s legacy
Review: A likeable salute to a Magic Ireland we don’t see much anymore
Scoil Uí Chonaill gala dinner to be addressed by former taoiseach Enda Kenny
Halal Daddy review: This Sligo-set comedy sometimes displays a fearful contrivance
Film about the opening of a halal meat factory stars Colm Meaney and Art Malik
Viral images boldly puts some Barrytown phrases where they have not gone before
The Irish actor discusses Hollywood values, playing Martin McGuinness and what it taught him about 'Dr No' Paisley
There is a great movie to be made about the peace process - sadly, The Journey is not that film
Statuettes also handed out for ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ and ‘The Young Offenders’
Participants asked which actor they would wish to portray them
A decade after decommissioning, there are dead bodies on Belfast’s streets again
Festival celebrates the capital’s music scene including choruses from Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
