FILM: AMÉILE
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's wonderfully quirky and irresistibly enchanting French charmer returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary, and the years have been very kind. After a lonely childhood, the adult Amélie (an adorable Audrey Tautou) devises elaborate, secret stratagems for bringing happiness to those around her. In the process, she finds that there may be a chance at happiness for her too, with Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz). Jeunet's Paris is probably the most fairytale-perfect depiction of the city ever committed to celluloid, and the film remains as heartwarming as ever (Selected cinemas nationwide)
MUSIC: DERMOT KENNEDY
The Weight of the Woods is Dermot Kennedy's third studio album. Recorded between Ireland and Nashville with producer Gabe Simon, Dermot describes the new record as "a beautiful homegrown thing with Irish instruments and an Irish story". It contains the singles (all instant sing-along classics) Funeral, Refuge and Honest, and should further cement his status as an Irish music superstar-in-the-making. He's only getting started, too - in May and June, he'll embark on his biggest European tour to date, finishing with two headline shows at Dublin's Aviva Stadium this July (Now streaming)
BOOK: EVERYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL
For Niamh Ryan, the Foleys are family. Her childhood flew by on their farm, playing with her best friend Peter and his sister Kate—while being doted on by their mother Helen and coached by their father Liam, a legendary former hurling player. Years later, following a distressing series of events, those ties are strained. As a family wedding looms, Niamh, Helen, and Kate find themselves face to face once again—and the knotty love that has bound them might just bring them back together again. Snowflake author Louise Nealon returns with a luminous portrait of two Irish families riven by one great secret, a tale of love and family, heartbreak and hope - and who we might become after we pick up the pieces (Bonnier, out now)
STREAMING: THE YOUNG OFFENDERS
Season five of the much-loved sitcom lands on RTÉ Player on Good Friday, with Cork’s chaotic but endearing duo, Conor and Jock, played by Chris Walley and Alex Murphy, back for another round of misadventures It's a show with laughs and heart, and 10 years after the original Young Offenders movie, it's great to have them back, in the company of an ensemble that includes Hilary Rose, 2fm's Demi Issac-Oviawe, P.J. Gallagher and the incomparable Shane Casey as Billy Murphy (RTÉ Player, from April 3rd)
EVENT: THE HAMILTON SCORES LIVE
The Hamilton Scores on RTÉ lyric fm have become a regular weekend fixture to many over the last 22 years; join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for a special live event celebrating the best classical scores, as George Hamilton presents an unbeatable line-up of musical greats, with tales from his travels. Attendees of last year's debut Hamilton Scores Live concert may remember a lively selection of tunes, from Bach to Puccini and Verdi. This year, the nation holds its breath: expect an eclectic mix of classical faves and George's stories along the way (National Concert Hall, Dublin, April 9th)
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