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Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy will share on set secrets from KIN at the Fastnet Film Festival in Cork

KIN cast to share secrets at Fastnet Film Festival

Fans of the hit crime drama KIN are in for a treat at this year's Fastnet Film Festival, as cast and creators gather for a special behind-the-scenes event in Schull, West Cork.

Television • 09 May

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

There's Mussolini: Son of the Century, a new season of endurance reality show Alone USA, The Fear Clinic continues, while actress Clare Dunne and eco-builder Harrison Gardner take the High Road, Low Road . . .

Television • 04 Feb

Over a quarter of a century since they starred together on stage in Disco Pigs, Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh have reunited for Small Things Like These. The wait was worth it

Small Things Like These a must-see of the way we were

One of the best Irish books is now one of the best Irish films.

Movie Review • 01 Nov 24

(L-R) Hazel Doupe and Eva Birthistle make for a formidable duo with Kathleen Is Here

Eva Birthistle turns director with a film worth seeing

In her feature debut as a writer-director, Bad Sisters star Eva Birthistle shows she has the chops, and the time may come when she spends more time on this side of the lens than the other.

Movie Review • 18 Oct 24

Clare Dunne - "It was a story that just came to me instinctively a few years ago. It was during lockdown"

Clare Dunne shares her Irish rom-com plans

KIN star Clare Dunne has told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 about an Irish romantic comedy that she has written and plans to direct next year.

Movies • 15 Oct 24

Irish actress Eva Birthistle makes directorial debut

The trailer for Irish actress Eva Birthistle's feature film directorial debut Kathleen is Here has been released.

Movies • 14 Sep 24

Cillian Murphy won the Lead Actor award for his Oscar-winning role in Oppenheimer

IFTA winner Cillian Murphy: 'I'm still brutal at this'

Cillian Murphy and Irish crime drama KIN were among the big winners at the Irish Television and Film Academy Awards on Saturday night in Dublin.

IFTAs 2024 • 23 Apr 24

The BBC said season two of Kin would launch "soon" on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

BBC to air Kin's second season

The BBC has announced that it will screen the second season of the Irish crime drama Kin following the success of the first series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Television • 19 Jan 24

KIN, Sundays, 9:30pm, RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player

Frank spirals in Sunday's episode of KIN

It's episode five of the second season of KIN this Sunday at 9:30pm on RTÉ One/RTÉ Player - here's what fans can expect.

Television • 13 Apr 23

Clare Dunne on Amanda's challenges and new rival on Kin

Clare Dunne's having a ball in Kin playing Amanda – especially as this season sees her gangster character going head-to-head with Turkish crook Nuray Batuk.

Television • 24 Mar 23

KIN is back this Sunday night on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player

KIN: Power struggles and threats for Kinsella family

KIN returns to RTÉ One this Sunday and the Kinsella family face their biggest threat yet. Will they be able to overcome the challenges that lie ahead, or will they crumble under the pressure?

Television • 16 Mar 23

Viking - Eric Kinsella (Sam Keeley) - heads to court

Season two date for KIN revealed - it's back this month

Check out the brand-new trailer for the second season of Irish crime drama KIN, and find out when the Kinsella clan will be making their return to RTÉ One.

Television • 06 Mar 23

First look: Claire Dunne and Charlie Cox by James Mather, KIN 2 Director of Photography

First look from the Kin set as the Kinsellas return

BRON Studios and Headline Pictures have announced that the second season of Kin began production in Dublin last week.

Television • 09 Jul 22

Hit gangland drama Kin confirmed for a second series

The hit RTÉ crime drama Kin has been confirmed for a second season which will go into production this summer.

Television • 11 Feb 22

Irish actress Clare Dunne named as a Shooting Star

Irish actress Clare Dunne, known for her standout roles in the TV drama Kin and the movie Herself, has been chosen as one of the European Shooting Stars of 2022.

Movies • 13 Jan 22

Kin stars 'thrilled' by reaction to first episode

Ciarán Hinds and Clare Dunne, stars of the hit RTÉ crime drama Kin, have said they're "thrilled" by the positive audience reaction to the show's first episode.

Television • 17 Sep 21

Here are tonight's Late Late Show guests

KIN stars Clare Dunne and Ciarán Hinds will be among Ryan Tubridy's guests on tonight's Late Late Show on RTÉ One.

Television • 17 Sep 21

Herself director says Irish movie "is a world story"

Herself director Phyllida Lloyd has told RTÉ Entertainment that the drama, which tells the story of a single mother trying to build her own home, "is a world story".

Movies • 15 Sep 21

Hope shines through in Irish drama Herself

Both harrowing and heartwarming, Herself tackles the issues of domestic abuse and the Irish housing crisis with a deep sense of humanity and hope.

Movie Review • 11 Sep 21

Premiere date for RTÉ crime drama Kin announced

RTÉ has announced the start date of the highly anticipated Irish crime drama Kin.

Television • 08 Sep 21

Clare Dunne and Aidan Gillen will star in Kin

New Irish drama Kin set for global release

The brand new Irish drama, starring Clare Dunne and Aidan Gillen, has been picked up by a number of international streaming services bringing the gangland crime drama to a global audience.

Television • 22 Feb 21

Irish film Herself out to cheer us up in October

The new Irish film Herself, which tells the story of a single mother trying to build her own home, is hoping to give people a lift when it is released in Irish cinemas on October 30.

Movies • 05 Aug 20

Irish homebuilding film gets world premiere at Sundance

Clare Dunne, the writer and star of the new Irish film Herself, has told RTÉ Entertainment that she hopes its story of a single mother trying to build her own home makes Ireland realise "how quick we can turn things around and possibly build again".

Movies • 22 Jan 20

Clare Dunne