Entertainment | News, Reviews, Listings & Features

Brendan Gleeson to make his return to the Irish stage

Brendan Gleeson is to make his return to the Irish stage for the first time in a decade in a new production of Conor McPherson's acclaimed play The Weir at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin this August.

Movies • 01 May

Irish Wish starring Lindsay Lohan was shot in and around Wicklow

New survey reveals Ireland's top filming locations

Ireland's top filming hotspots have been revealed in new research, with Dublin, Wicklow and Cork topping the list for movie makers.

Movies • 14 Apr

Gleeson says he nearly lost out on Braveheart role

Brendan Gleeson has revealed how he nearly lost out on his breakthrough role in Mel Gibson's historical epic Braveheart.

Movies • 22 Jul 24

Barry Keoghan attends the UK premiere of Masters of the Air at the Picturehouse Central, London on Monday night. Photo credits: Ian West/PA Wire

Keoghan goes sleeveless at Masters Of The Air premiere

Barry Keoghan turned heads in a sleeveless turquoise knit as he attended the UK premiere of his new drama series Masters Of The Air.

Movies • 23 Jan 24

Niall Mullen with a prop rifle used in Michael Collins

Movie and TV props up for auction in Dublin

Props from famous Irish movies and TV shows are set to go under the hammer in Dublin.

Movie • 26 Nov 23

Sean Whelan in LA: 'A great return for a small country'

RTÉ's Sean Whelan looks back on a remarkable Oscars race that saw Irish talent gain a massive Hollywood profile and give local film production an unprecedented boost.

oscars • 13 Mar 23

Best supporting actress nominee Kerry Condon arrives at the Oscars

Green wave: Irish arrive for Oscars ceremony in LA

With a record-breaking 14 Oscar nominations in the running, Irish stars and filmmakers have arrived at this year's Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in in Los Angeles.

oscars • 12 Mar 23

Cleona Ní Chrualaoí, Colm Bairéad, Eve Hewson, Jessie Buckley and Kerry Condon attend Oscar Wilde Awards 2023

Irish stars out in force for Oscar Wilde Awards

The Oscar Wilde pre-Oscars bash was a star-studded affair with Oscar nominee Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley and Eve Hewson among the honourees.

oscars • 10 Mar 23

Barry Keoghan slams British Airways for losing his case

Barry Keoghan has slammed British Airways for its "bad customer service" after losing his suitcase on the way to Los Angeles for the Oscars.

oscars • 09 Mar 23

Colin Farrell: Irish 'good at supporting each other'

Colin Farrell has said that Irish people are good at supporting each other and that the "sense of civic duty" is strong in Ireland.

Movie • 02 Mar 23

Little Simz to perform at Bafta Film Awards

Mercury Prize winner Little Simz will perform at the upcoming EE Bafta Film Awards, organisers have announced.

Movie • 09 Feb 23

Irish animation film to screen at Berlin Film Festival

A Greyhound Of A Girl, the new Irish animation film based on the novel by Roddy Doyle and starring Brendan Gleeson and Sharon Horgan, has been selected for screening at the Berlin Film Festival later this month.

Movies • 08 Feb 23

North Circular director Luke McManus with FIPADOC Jury Chairman Jean-François Heisser

Irish film North Circular wins Grand Prix at festival

North Circular, the black and white documentary musical that journeys along Dublin's North Circular Road, has won a prestigious Grand Prix at France's biggest documentary festival, FIPADOC.

Movies • 28 Jan 23

Brendan Fraser "overjoyed" at Oscar nomination

Brendan Fraser says he is "overjoyed" to have been nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance in The Whale, and said his character, Charlie, had "profoundly changed my life".

Movies • 24 Jan 23

The B-movie debuts of A-list stars

Awards season is upon us again but where did Hollywood's biggest stars start out? What were the minor roles they popped up in before fame came calling?

Movies • 24 Jan 23

Host Jerrod Carmichael addressed the Golden Globes diversity controversy in his opening monologue on Tuesday night

Golden Globe Awards does not shy away from controversy

The Golden Globes did not shy away from its controversial past, as the awards show returned in person for its milestone 80th year.

Golden Globes • 11 Jan 23

Colin with Jenny The Donkey in The Banshees of Inisherin

Colin Farrell thanks Jenny the Donkey at Golden Globes

Colin Farrell thanked his children and his fellow Banshees of Inisherin cast members, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, and Jenny the Donkey, during his acceptance speech for Best Actor at the Golden Globes.

Golden Globes • 11 Jan 23

Host Jerrod Carmichael speaks onstage at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Jerrod Carmichael addresses past controversy at Globes

Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael kicked off the 80th annual ceremony by addressing the award show's previous diversity controversy.

Golden Globes • 11 Jan 23

Watch: Martin McDonagh interviews Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift says she hadn't ever intended to direct her own short films, but that the experience had been "more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined".

Movies • 13 Dec 22

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees Of Inisherin

Watch: First trailer for The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell reunite on screen in the first trailer for The Banshees Of Inisherin, the new film from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh.

Movies • 04 Aug 22

Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Gleeson to make his return to the Irish stage

New survey reveals Ireland's top filming locations

Gleeson says he nearly lost out on Braveheart role

Keoghan goes sleeveless at Masters Of The Air premiere

Movie and TV props up for auction in Dublin

Sean Whelan in LA: 'A great return for a small country'

Green wave: Irish arrive for Oscars ceremony in LA

Irish stars out in force for Oscar Wilde Awards

Barry Keoghan slams British Airways for losing his case

Colin Farrell: Irish 'good at supporting each other'

Little Simz to perform at Bafta Film Awards

Irish animation film to screen at Berlin Film Festival

Irish film North Circular wins Grand Prix at festival

Brendan Fraser "overjoyed" at Oscar nomination

The B-movie debuts of A-list stars

Golden Globe Awards does not shy away from controversy

Colin Farrell thanks Jenny the Donkey at Golden Globes

Jerrod Carmichael addresses past controversy at Globes

Watch: Martin McDonagh interviews Taylor Swift

Watch: First trailer for The Banshees of Inisherin

Search RTÉ.ie