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    TELLURIDE, COLORADO - AUGUST 31: Kenneth Lonergan attends the 2024 Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2024 in Telluride, Colorado. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

    5 minutes with... filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan

    We grabbed five minutes with the wry, softly-spoken Lonergan - a total gentleman, it should be noted - directly following an illuminating in-conversation event with director Lenny Abrahamson at this year's Story House event in Dublin.

    Get Creative • 20 Aug
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    Gene Hackman, a towering figure in American cinema, has passed away at the age of 95, alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home.

    In Memoriam • 27 Feb
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    Blue Road: Sinead O'Shea on her new Edna O'Brien documentary

    Originally from Navan in Co. Meath, Sinéad O'Shea is an acclaimed writer, journalist and filmmaker.

    In Conversation • 30 Jan
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    Pop Culture • 18 Sep 24
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    The Civic Theatre at 25: Donal Shiels on Tallaght's cultural gem

    Donal Shiels is the CEO and Artistic Director of The Civic Theatre, a lively cultural beacon in the heart of Tallaght in Dublin, currently celebrating their 25th year in operation.

    Theatre • 18 Jul 24
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    Peter Serafinowicz on the return of Brian Butterfield

    Forget six degrees of Kevin Bacon - Liverpudlian actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz is a through line of the last 25 years of popular culture...

    Comedy • 16 May 24
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    Shane MacGowan remembered, in words and music

    It's still hard to comprehend that singer, songwriter and poet Shane MacGowan has finally bid his final farewell

    In Memoriam • 01 Dec 23
    Sinéad O'Connor's last public appearance was at the Choice Awards ceremony in March 2023

    Nothing compares: Sinéad O'Connor remembered

    We're left speechless at the profoundly sad passing of one of the great voices in music

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    As it was - Harry Styles at Slane in 10 Tweets

    The general consensus suggests that the 29-year old smashed it. Big time.

    Pop Culture • 12 Jun 23
    Michael Keegan-Dolan's MÁM has won international acclaim since its premiere in 2019

    Michael Keegan-Dolan on MÁM's return: "It's about connection"

    Dublin-born choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan's Teaċ Daṁsa company was established in 2016 when his Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre moved from the Irish midlands to the West Kerry Gaeltacht.

    Dance • 19 Jun 23
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