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You don’t have to have a hide like an especially thick rhinoceros to be a screenwriter, but it helps

They might be ‘daggers in the screen’ to some writers, but notes from producers are also a marker of success

‘Netflix levy’: Fine Gael MEPs urge Minister to meet organisation pushing for charge on TV streaming services

Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan indicates no intention to introduce additional charge

Black Mirror review: Two standout episodes in a largely dreary and predictable new season

Television: Charlie Brooker’s future-shock science fiction may be surplus to requirements. Could any future be any more shocking than our present reality?

Writers’ Guild dismayed at Minister for Media’s lack of support for Netflix content levy

Representative body for writers warns Patrick O’Donovan that decision puts their economic livelihoods at risk

Streaming service levy would need ministerial sign-off under Cabinet-backed plan

Minister for Media says he does not support a levy on streaming services at the moment

The Irish Times view on the ‘Netflix’ levy: what is the Minister’s plan?

Since taking up his portfolio in January, Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has acquired a reputation for glibness

Media and tech won’t escape fallout from Trump’s tariffs

A recession and loss of revenue will be a big hit for streamers and big tech

Netflix levy plan set to be blocked as viewers are already ‘paying enough’

People using television-streaming services are ‘paying enough’, says Minister for Media

What teenagers think of Adolescence: ‘Young men are getting a bad rap’

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

Pulse review: Plot is far from a priority in this Greys Anatomy-inspired soapy distraction

Television: It may be honkingly derivative but it sure goes down easily

The underlying problem of boyhood is manhood

There is nothing natural about male violence. Boys are growing up in a profoundly troubled culture

10 of the best new shows to watch in April: including Netflix medical drama and two AppleTV+ releases

Including Black Mirror, Andor, You, Dying for Sex and The Bondsman

Jen Hogan: There are probably few more vilified groups, in society, than teenage boys

Jen Hogan: Everyone is talking about Adolescence on Netflix, but we should also be talking about how to look after our boys

The 80/20 rule of dating is nonsense. So why do so many people believe it?

Unthinkable: As technology advances, the risk of drawing over-simplistic conclusions from statistics will grow

Adolescence in teenagers’ own words: ‘Parents have absolutely no idea’

Young people are familiar with social media terms and concepts mentioned in the Netflix drama, and know misogyny is rife online. Their parents? Not so much

Bafta TV awards 2025: Lola Petticrew, Graham Norton, Nicola Coughlan among Irish nominated

Netflix stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations

Ricky Gervais live in Dublin review: shock humour wears thin as comedian shares message of defiance

The controversial British comedian seems to have lost sight of the fact that a joke can both offend and, separately, not be very funny

First look: Sandbox VR, Dublin’s new virtual reality experience, where a robot bartender serves cocktails after your game

Sandbox VR boasts five arenas where customers can gear up and experience custom-built games - it’s like being sucked into an arcade machine

Aimee Lou Wood on White Lotus: The novelty of a natural smile

English actor’s broad and beautiful smile has attracted much praise from viewers of the television show

Severance is brilliant and relatable. These are eight other similar shows you might love

Apple TV+’s stylish dystopian drama Severance is one of the best workplace TV shows. Here are eight more to watch

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