And the Oscar goes to . . . Ireland

This year Ireland received a record number of nominations for the Oscars. Irish Times Data examines Ireland’s association with the world’s most famous statuette


John Carney goes urban musical Once more

‘Once’ director John Carney’s new film has been dubbed ’Twice’ as it is about a couple making music around a city, this time New York, but he says it is part of a portfolio



The Swell Season: the documentary that’s stranger than fiction

A documentary about the duo The Swell Season as they embarked on a post-Oscar tour plays a little like the Oscar-winning drama ‘Once’ in reverse. “It was an interesting endeavour to embark on,” says director Carlo Mirabella-Davis




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