Alan Corr

Multimedia Journalist

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Melanie Bishop and John Bishop attend the UK Gala Screening of Searchlight Pictures' 'Is This Thing On?' at Odeon Luxe West End, London on January 19th, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Lim

John Bishop on how comedy saved his marriage

It doesn't matter how many times John Bishop tells the story (and he tells it a lot) - he still cracks his broad and charismatic smile every time he talks about the night that changed his life - and saved his marriage.

Movies • 03 Feb

Paud of the dance is keeping it in the family on DWTS

As the celebrity dancers head into Dedicated Dance week on Dancing With The Stars, Traitors Ireland star Paudie Moloney has being paying tribute to his ten grandchildren.

Dancing with the Stars • 01 Feb

Hamnet isn't the only movie Mescal has out this month

Don't let that grandiose title, The History of Sound, fool you.

Movie Review • 23 Jan

Claire Byrne: 'I turned 50 and wanted a change'

Broadcaster Claire Byrne has said that turning 50 was one of the main reasons she decided to leave RTÉ to take up a new role on national independent radio station Newstalk.

Television • 19 Jan

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13: Executive Producer Cillian Murphy attends the "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" World Premiere at BFI IMAX Waterloo on January 13, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)

28 Years Later director on the return of Cillian Murphy

The director of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has said that she would love viewers to be "truly surprised" when they see the return of Cillian Murphy in the latest instalment of the horror/action series.

Movies • 19 Jan

Fiennes: 'I'm a huge admirer and fan of Cillian Murphy'

28 Years Later star Ralph Fiennes has praised Cillian Murphy ahead of the Irish actor's return to the post-apocalyptic movie franchise.

Movies • 17 Jan

Jacobi Jupe stars as Hamnet and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in director Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET, a Focus Features release.Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

Hamnet: Shakespeare in love... and grief

Jessie Buckley is outstanding in this tender and sorrowful tale of William and Agnes Shakespeare's lost son

Movie Review • 10 Jan

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 05: Jessie Buckley and Jacobi Jupe seem at a Special All Guild Screening of Focus Features' "Hamnet" at DGA Theater Complex on January 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Get

Jessie Buckley reveals special bond with Hamnet co-star

Hamnet star Jessie Buckley has revealed that she and her young co-star Jacobi Jupe shared a special bond on set and gave each other nicknames to help each other deal with difficult scenes.

Movies • 08 Jan

James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver in Run Away

What's on - TV highlights for Friday

James Nesbitt's new Netflix thriller Run Away, 2025: The Year From Space, and the final of Christmas University Challenge - here's your top telly for today . . .

Television • 02 Jan

Our Top 10 albums of 2025

It's been another golden year for Irish music and there were a brace of breakthrough albums and curveballs from international acts. Here is our round-up of the best records of 2025

2025 in Review • 01 Jan