Mobile phone use behind the wheel worsens: ‘We’ve seen motorway drivers watching Netflix’
Gardaí detected wrongful usage of phones by drivers more often than any other road offence last year
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Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions
Docuseries on America’s Next Top Model is latest example of moral certainty of the present age
Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes
From How to Get to Heaven from Belfast to These Sacred Vows, too many series feel trapped in time
Iftas 2026: Jessie Buckley, Ciarán Hinds and Cork drama Christy take prizes
Hamnet star pays tribute ‘to Kerry for reminding me of my wildness’ as she collects best actress award
Inside America’s Next Top Model: ‘Watching it, I felt a real sadness for our younger selves’
The Women’s Podcast discusses the new Netflix documentary series about the American reality show
Patrick Freyne: If I could marry a TV show, I’d choose this one about a bearded man
From a warm, funny series about connection to the embodiment of cuddly evil, these are the recent(ish) shows I’ve liked most
Warner Bros reopens deal talks after Paramount raises bid
Move is latest twist in months long takeover battle
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model on Netflix – A shocking look back at Tyra Banks’ stomach-turning circus
Television: Riveting documentary lays bare dubious treatment of young women, while Banks still says show was a force for good
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast: An underwhelming and tonally disorienting show
In her first major series since Derry Girls, Lisa McGee seems to have gleaned her 26 counties knowledge from old D’Unbelievables box sets
Sky signs on with Disney+ for subscription deal
Satellite broadcaster puts together new package of streaming channels after expanding its existing partnerships
Lucy Letby case should be a warning to other maternity hospitals
If Letby’s conviction is unsafe, what alternative explanation might there be for the deaths of seven babies?
Lord of the Flies on BBC One review: Far too pretty to reflect the ugly side of humanity
You tune in expecting scorched earth insights into the fundamental ugliness of humanity – but instead it’s a glorified David Attenborough documentary
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
February 8th-14th highlights, including Lord of the Flies, The Summit, and How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Lisa McGee on her new Netflix mystery comedy: ‘A messed-up cousin of Derry Girls’
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast stars Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne as three friends investigating another’s death
The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. It’s the legacy boost it deserves
The star performer of another TV era was influential in a way that is now often forgotten
What do the women want? Nice frocks, good sex and, as Nicola Coughlan knows, one more key element
Thankfully, the Irish Bridgerton star is engaged in a psy-op to bring down the sexy empire from within
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
Melania is a living demonstration of what happens when 20th century totalitarian kitsch reappears as 21st century luxury branding
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to stream in February
Including The Lincoln Lawyer, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, The Last Thing He Told Me, and more
A princess, her son and a royal scandal: Norway’s trial of the century begins next week
‘Little prince’ Marius Borg Høiby faces up to 10 years in jail on 38 charges including rape and violence
K-Pop Demon Hunters: The Irish talent behind a roaring success
James Carson is part of the Sony Pictures Imageworks team that makes the unreal really successful
Take That on Netflix review: Despite being airbrushed to death, this is still a fascinating story
Television: Much like their music, this three-parter is pleasantly antiseptic, bingeable and forgettable
Sorry, what did Matt Damon just say? I was looking at my phone
The Rip star says Netflix tells film-makers to repeat the plot a few times, for the benefit of doom-scrolling audiences
Brooklyn’s Instagram post has torpedoed Brand Beckham’s meticulously curated image
Family harmony is as intertwined in the Beckham brand as the fashion empire Victoria presides over, or the lucrative deals David has with Adidas
Patrick Freyne’s top 14 shows to look out for in 2026
Including Lisa McGee’s new Northern comedy How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot and hospital drama The Pitt
Netflix beats revenue estimates but shares slide amid bidding war for Warner Bros
Streaming service crossed 325m paid subscribers in the quarter, up from 300m reported in late 2024
Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Streaming group is competing with Paramount over prized studio assets valued at €70.5bn
Netflix hit Adolescence gets a lot wrong about the reality of boys’ struggles
Constantly pairing the words ‘masculinity’ and ‘toxic’ risks driving young men into apparently sympathetic online spaces, which reinforce a black-pilled nihilism
Tanya Sweeney: ‘It was a massively stressful time... I fell into a bit of a depression’
Journalist’s debut novel is being pitched as Baby Reindeer from the stalker’s perspective
House of Guinness’s new chief wastes little time tackling stout at Diageo
The Irish stout brand has been a success story amid a challenging trading environment for the global drinks giant
No Instagram, Netflix or YouTube: Can I survive a four-week digital detox?
Last year, I used my phone as respite - doomscrolling, listening to podcasts in the shower and audiobooks while going to sleep
Stranger Things-induced nostalgia for the 80s doesn’t tally with my memories
For many of us, the 1980s in Ireland were painted in 40 shades of drab
Ten great Irish music acts to catch in 2026
From Shark School to SexyTadhg and Dove Ellis to Hotgirl, here’s who’s tipped to take over in the year ahead
People We Meet on Vacation review: A slight, light and unconvincing romcom
Sleek costumes and seasoned comedy are wasted in this sunny but saccharine film from Brett Haley
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