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50 Irish movie classics available to watch free online

Looking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free!

Listicles • 25 Dec 25

Irish Author Eoin Colfer to give keynote at Entertainment Summit.

Taking place online from 14–15 January 2026, the Summit is a free, virtual gathering for senior leaders and creatives across film, television, games, animation, publishing, and immersive media.

Entertainment IP Summit • 6 hrs

100 Buildings: Cavan General Hospital - wellness by design

Cavan may be known as 'the lakeland county' but its topography is also dominated by its undulating drumlins...

Architecture • 12 hrs

Broadcaster and author John Quinn dies aged 84

The broadcaster and programme maker John Quinn has died. He was 84.

Entertainment • 03 Jan

The cartographers who found the shape of Ireland

Maps allow us to see how the world is organised spatially and show us relationships which cannot be understood from simply reading a text.

Books • 01 Jan

The best Irish books of 2025

It's been another bumper year for Irish literature...

Books • 25 Dec 25

America at Home - the architecture and politics of the US Embassy

Few modern buildings in Dublin capture the imagination like the US Embassy.

Architecture • 02 Jan

5 November 2025; Children’s Books Ireland Event, Children’s Books Ireland – Every Child A Reader event Dublin, Karen Harte and Shane Hegarty, Champion of Reading with pupils in the Library, Scoil Chronáin, St. Cronan's school, Swords, Dublin. Picture cred

5 ways to be a children's books champion in 2026

Ruth Concannon from Children's Books Ireland is here with 5 ways you can be a children's books champion in 2026!

Books • 13 hrs

The Cork stuntman who wanted to be buried in a fairy fort

The time the Cork stuntman Tim Hayes wanted to be buried in a raheen in Monamolin - folklorist Michael Fortune presents a tall (but true) story from his new book...

Folklore • 03 Jan

Dad finally accepts price of petrol - Waterford Whispers reports

We present an extract from Waterford Whispers News 2025, the new book by Colm Williamson, creator and editor of the popular satrical website.

Comedy • 23 Nov 25

The 10 best video games of 2025

2025 has been an absolutely outstanding year in gaming...

Gaming • 24 Dec 25

Puttin' on my Top Hat - why Irving Berlin is top of my playlist

It is coming up to that time of year when social media feeds are dominated by personal playlists...

Theatre • 29 Dec 25

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: CMAT performs on The Pyramid Stage during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's lar

The top 10 Irish pop culture moments of 2025

2025 has proven itself a busy year for Irish culture, but some moments have proven more memorable than others.

Pop Culture • 25 Dec 25

Reviewed: Dublin Gothic at the Abbey is a 'rollicking romp'

'Two hours is a short time and an eternity: to use two hours of public time is a fine art.' Barbara Bergin's new play at the Abbey brings theatre director Peter Brook's words to mind.

Reviews • 26 Dec 25

First Fortnight: Pillow Queen Sarah Corcoran's must-see events

Musician Sarah Corcoran from Pillow Queens offers her spotlight events for the 15th edition of the First Fortnight Mental Health Arts & Cultural Festival

First Fortnight • 31 Dec 25

First Fortnight: Everybody is a poem - Jan Brierton has a word

The First Fortnight mental health arts and festival celebrates Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas or Little Christmas) on January 6th, 2026 with an evening of music, poetry and fun...

First Fortnight • 30 Dec 25

Sunday Miscellany: Con Houlihan at 100, by Donal Fallon

Saluting sports writer Con Houlihan, the "Castle Island Colossus", on his centenary, and celebrating his Inchicore connections

Culture • 27 Dec 25

Born That Way – the new documentary about an unsung Irish hero

In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon's life is ebbing away...

Documentaries • 18 Dec 25

Leonardo DiCaprio looks anxiously in the rear-view mirror as Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another

The best films of 2025 - laughs, tears and a few small beers

I genuinely feared the cinema year had peaked in January when it kicked off with Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold's The Brutalist...

Film • 22 Dec 25

Great albums that you might have missed this year

It is a fool's errand to argue that West End Girl by Lilly Allen is only the second biggest break-up album of 2025...

Listicles • 23 Dec 25

10 recommended Xmas shows for all the family

There is no better time of the year for families than Christmas...

Listicles • 21 Dec 25

Photo shows artist Louis le Brocquy with his wife artist Anne Madden as she receives an honorary degree from UCD

Irish artist Anne Madden dies aged 93

The painter Anne Madden has died at her home in Dublin. She was 93 years of age.

Ireland • 21 Dec 25

Oh no he didn't!* The formula for panto success revealed

Karl Broderick is the writer and co-producer of the Stadium Panto: Cinderella with Sammy and Buffy at the National Stadium, Dublin, which this year sees the return of a Irish panto legend...

Theatre • 20 Dec 25

10 Irish TikTokers you should follow

Listicles • 19 Dec 25

"Don't you see what a mistake it would be not to watch It's A Wonderful Life this Christmas?" Photo: PA

Why It's A Wonderful Life is still a winner today

Frank Capra's masterpiece remains a Christmas classic because the film still speaks to many to us at this time of year

Christmas • 19 Dec 25

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