The Oscar winner stars in The Room Next Door, a euthanasia drama that is Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature in English. It’s an ideal film for her to appear in
The Ireland of film-maker and author Neil Jordan’s youth was like ‘living in a fantastical universe that didn’t make any logical sense’
Plus: Mayor of Limerick’s ‘erroneous’ planning arguments; Nigel Farage’s Irish teacher; and Neil Jordan’s strange Garret FitzGerald anecdote
June 1st-7th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
From Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker winning acting awards for My Left Foot to the Academy singing Happy Birthday to James Martin in 2023
Don’t expect to be wowed by this novel set in west Cork, but if you’re looking for a little sentimental indulgence, look no further
The writer and film director’s new novel, The Well of Saint Nobody, picks up a theme familiar to fans of his work
Film director, godfather to O’Connor’s youngest child, said O’Connor would have done ‘extraordinary things’ if she had emerged from ‘turbulent period in her life’
Always keen on a new challenge, the unassuming Kin, Wire and Queer as Folk star gets on his gumshoes for Barber, his new film
Liam Neeson takes on the hardest of hard-boiled detectives in Marlowe, sparky romantic comedy Rye Lane plus intriguing horror sequel from Ti West
Film does not offer convincing re-creation of noir aesthetic but worth making your own mind up about
The Antrim actor plays the latest incarnation of Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s new film
Hugh Linehan: There was a time when debates about authentic Irishness had more of an edge
Approaching his legacy without bias is a noble aim but beyond Martin and Varadkar sharing a platform, the habits of a century will hardly be broken
As an avid sci-fi fan, late middle-age has taught Steve Coronella reality inevitably intrudes
The MCU offers myth, spectacle and the fun that’s vanished from independent films
Dublin man was a faithful friend to de Valera and had a complex friendship with Collins
Director Lenny Abrahamson and cast talk about adapting the author’s debut novel
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and many others have taken home an Oscar to Ireland
She has just given one of her best performances – no mean feat with two young children
Sale of Sorrento Terrace property, in south Co Dublin, is third most valuable residential deal of 2021
If the producer is Irish, does that make it an Irish film?
‘I didn’t see myself as a personality. I see myself as an actor. I think those are two distinct jobs’
How filmmakers have attempted to balance the demands of entertainment against the sensitivities of politics
‘In this country, where most of the population are play-actors ... it’s bound to yield players’
Will the critics let them be sexagenarian murderers in peace? I wouldn’t count on it
Best film winner Apples will be presented as an artefact of the Covid era in years to come
The Limerick actor is determined to play her part in making sure diverse voices are represented
The director on his new historical fiction novel, Harvey Weinstein and ageism in film
Review: A family entertainment set among the Cromwellian atrocities? Sounds risky
Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape
Black Irish Lives: The actor on growing up in Ireland, the film industry, and Black Lives Matter
Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises
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
