Why the ‘shock’ Last of Us exit doesn’t technically count as a shock TV death
Pulling off surprises in television drama is harder than ever in an era of on-demand viewing, online chatter and pre-existing IP
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The nine biggest TV shows of 2025 so far: Why you should watch them, and where you can catch them
Including Andor, Severance, The Last of Us, Your Friends & Neighbors, and Adolescence
The Last of Us drops a bombshell for the TV ages. Did that really just happen?
Television: This is like Logan Roy’s death in Succession, or perhaps even the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones
The Last of Us review: Prepare to be shocked by this compelling new season
Television: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay are back as adoptive father and daughter with the show’s zombie game stronger than ever
The White Lotus finale review: The upbeat conclusion of this dark episode feels trite and unearned
Television: Is showrunner Mike White sliding towards sentimentality in season 3? It’s been a wild ride – but viewers may be relieved to finally check out
The White Lotus season three: where are we now, and what are the predictions for who ends up dead?
Television: Third season of Mike White’s hotel resort-themed black comedy is coming to a close, so where are we now, and what are the predictions for who ends up dead?
Hitchhiker’s Guide offered glimpse of a future where technology would mediate almost every interaction
Sci-fi author Douglas Adams didn’t live long enough to see the technological future he foretold become reality, or how his vision influenced his most famous fan
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
Gangs of London review: An Irish villain is dispatched with a boink to the head from a big mallet. The show is that absurd
Television: Amid all the gunplay, season three of Sky’s ultra-violent, hyper-cartoonish crime romp is missing a plot
Sky Glass Gen 2 review: Better picture but no drastic overhaul
The second-gen Glass is better than its predecessor, even if it largely looks the same
Christina Hendricks is great in Chris O’Dowd’s Small Town, Big Story but it still disappoints
Theatrical Paddy-isms doubtless went down well with Sky executives in London as they bankrolled the project
Fight or Flight review: Snapped arms, splattered brains, a surprise chainsaw – this is good, honest pulp
Josh Hartnett stars as a loose-cannon agent tasked with tracking down a terrorist
The White Lotus effect: Who’d associate themselves with such sickening decadence? Almost anyone who can afford to, it seems
‘These people are awful. Oh, I so want to be them’ has always been a key component of the American dream
We already have Great House Revival. What we need now is Feck the Preservation Order, Let’s Knock It and Build an Office Block
Or maybe If We Just Leave It Derelict We’ll Make Money on the Land Value Alone. Hugh Wallace could still present it
The White Lotus review: Season three has its finger on the pulse to an almost excruciating degree
Television: This Eat-the-rich franchise has settled into a groove. Viewers looking for more privileged American idiots wreaking havoc abroad will be thrilled
Chris O’Dowd: ‘In Hollywood we felt very disconnected, very far away’
The actor and comedian’s multi-faceted career has taken him from The IT Crowd in London to the bright lights of Hollywood, but he’s happy to be back on home turf with a new Sky series set in Ireland
Kay Burley’s exit from Sky News marks the end of an era
Presenter was face of the 24-hour news service from day one, but almost everything else has changed for channel since 1989
Broadcaster Kay Burley announces she is retiring from Sky News after 36 years
Veteran journalist was one of original hosts of channel when it was launched in 1989
Irish advertising market will expand 7% this year, forecasts Core
Growth in television revenues set to be slower than in 2024, while print is expected to decline further
The joy of staying in: The absolute best shows to watch this time of year
From global assassins and spies to small town Roscommon Sky Stream has all your viewing needs covered
Meghan Markle’s lifestyle tips, plus other TV for your glazed-but-happy eyes in 2025: ‘One must be firm with one’s butler’
Including Severance, White Lotus, The Studio, Poker Face, Stranger Things and Black Mirror
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024
Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months
Max streaming service, home of HBO series, will launch in Ireland in early 2026
Sky Ireland customers and Now entertainment members will receive the app at no extra cost, succeeding Sky’s current deal with Warner Bros Discovery
‘I took one pill and my whole body was gone’: Kathy Bates on opioids, ageing and selfish co-stars
Actor plays lead in new version of 1980s legal drama Matlock, which sees lawyer avenging her daughter, who has died of opioid overdose
Paying hundreds for your phone each year? Here’s how to dial down the costs
A guide to cutting mobile phone costs, from switching providers at the end of your contract to avoiding overcharges on data
The Day of the Jackal review: Eddie Redmayne is underwhelming in the cat and mouse drama that cries out for more heart
Television: Who better to embody an international man of mystery than Redmayne who seems half invisible even with the lights on?
The Franchise review: Sharp satire and punchy energy aside, this parody of superhero films is a miss
Television: If you want to properly satirise a genre, you can’t look down on it to this extent
Switching mobile networks? Here’s how to pay only for what you need and avoid roaming charges
A comparison of plans from Three, Vodafone, Eir, Virgin Mobile, Sky Mobile, 48, An Post Mobile, Tesco Mobile and GoMo
Derry couple convicted of operating illegal TV streaming service
Cormac McGuckin jailed for two years and Maura McGuckin gets suspended sentence following PSNI investigation into ‘dodgy box’ services
Sky broadband blues: ‘During the day, it stayed working. After 8pm, zilch’
‘During the day, it will work and stay working ... until around 8pm. After that zilch,’ writes Peter from Greystones
The Penguin review: Colin Farrell’s powerhouse performance is the best thing about this Batman spin-off
Television review: As a showcase for Colin Farrell, the series has its charms but The Penguin is hugely uneven and often extremely slow as a moribund script gets in the way
‘My IP address reads as being in Croydon’: Sky customers blocked from RTÉ and other Irish channels
Some Sky users found themselves blocked from accessing streaming services geo-restricted to Ireland
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