Evelyn O'Rourke

Arts and Media Correspondent

Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde from Tailored Films

Audio visual sector worth €1 billion to Ireland

Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann has hosted a major event in Dublin to discuss both the successes, and the challenges facing its sector.

Entertainment • 24 Jan

She's back! Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM

Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM in major shake up

Doireann Garrihy is set to return to RTÉ 2FM to helm the drivetime slot, while new presenters join the weekend and breakfast lineup.

Radio • 23 Jan

Paddy Cole performs on The Late Late Show in 2019

Sax player and singer Paddy Cole dies, aged 85

Irish veteran sax player and singer Paddy Cole has died aged 85.

Music • 22 Jan

Music fans will be able to watch performers in action at over 140 events in Dublin

TradFest marks 20th anniversary with expanded programme

It is the start and the 20th anniversary of the annual 'TradFest' event, Ireland's major trad and folk festival with artists from home and abroad set to perform at locations across Dublin city and county.

Dublin • 22 Jan

Los Angeles, which centres on the entertainment industry, is facing stark losses due to the wildfires

Concern over Oscar ceremony following LA wildfires

Against the backdrop of the LA wildfires, it is hard to see how something as glamorous as the Oscars is on anyone's mind, reports Evelyn O'Rourke.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Jan

Colm De Rís's pottery caught the eye of buyers from the QVC channel in the US

50th Irish craft, design exhibition to take place at RDS

Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, Ireland's major craft and design artists will be showing off their wares for their annual trade exhibition called 'Showcase' at the RDS in Dublin from tomorrow.

Ireland • 19 Jan

The Government pledges to support culture, creativity and the arts in the new programme

GPO redevelopment among pledges for arts, culture sector

Politics • 15 Jan

Kneecap: "And lo and behold, it's an Irish language film that's done it because we built all your roads and we win all your awards."

Kneecap on BAFTA nominations - 'We win all your awards'

Irish language rap band Kneecap said they are delighted to have received six nominations for this year's BAFTA Awards for their self-titled debut film.

Movies • 16 Jan

A burnt down auditorium of the Eliot Arts Magnet academy, Altadena

Disruption to the LA movie and music awards season

February and March are key months for awards seasons in Los Angeles for both the music and movie industries, but as firefighters there continue to battle the flames, the grim reality of the impact of the wildfires is impossible to tell.

Entertainment Headlines • 13 Jan

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that fact-checking would be removed from Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Zuckerberg puts regulators in the spotlight

Following Meta's announcement that it will be shelving its fact-checking programme in the US, Arts and Media Correspondent Evelyn O'Rourke asks what does the tech giant's move mean for users and regulators?

Analysis and Comment • 11 Jan