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€1.4m has been ringfenced for live music support

Extra funding for broadcast of live music programmes

Extra funding is to be made available for broadcasters to produce programmes featuring live music, and which help to address the challenges faced by the live music sector due to Covid-19.

Music • 27 Jan 21

Space man - Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne belts out the tunes in a bubble
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Flaming Lips perform coronavirus-safe gigs

The pandemic has left the entertainment industry across the world in dire straits, but Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips have defied the odds with their first pair of coronavirus-safe "space bubble" concerts.

Music • 26 Jan 21

Mark Wright said his dad is "struggling to breath" after contracting Covid-19

Mark Wright reveals family struggles with Covid-19

TV star Mark Wright has said watching his father struggle with coronavirus has brought home the seriousness of the pandemic.

Television • 22 Jan 21

Peter Andre tested positive for Covid-19 on January 8

Peter Andre still suffering effects of Covid-19

Peter Andre has spoken about his experience with Covid-19 and warned others not to ignore the symptoms as he is still suffering the effects of the virus.

Music • 19 Jan 21

Zara Holland has issued an apology after she broke strict quarantine rules in Barbados

Love Island star sorry after breaking quarantine rules

Love Island star Zara Holland has apologised to the people of Barbados following a "massive mix-up" over the country's quarantine rules.

Television • 03 Jan 21

Jeremy Clarkson said battling Covid-19 was "scary"

Jeremy Clarkson reveals "scary" coronavirus battle

The Grand Tour host has revealed that he was diagnosed with Covid-19 over Christmas and does not know if he has fully recovered.

Television • 03 Jan 21

Comedian John Bishop is 'flattened' by coronavirus

Comedian John Bishop has become the latest entertainer to reveal that he's suffering from the effects of the coronavirus.

John Bishop • 30 Dec 20

Alan Sugar - Broke the news of his loss on social media

Alan Sugar mourns second sibling after Covid-19 battle

The Apprentice star Alan Sugar has paid tribute to his late sister Shirley, who he said had become "another victim of Covid" just two weeks after the death of their brother Derek, who had also contracted the disease.

Television • 30 Dec 20

Liam O'Donnell on the Skylin3s set - "If this movie hadn't have happened before the pandemic, I'd probably have already sold my house to make ends meet"

'I really wish my sci-fi movie was less topical'

Irish-American writer-director Liam O'Donnell tells Harry Guerin about the just-released third film in his Skyline series, Skylin3s.

Movies • 30 Dec 20

Bono - "If we're giving anything publicly, I think you've got to accept that it's a kind of exercise in self-promotion. And we've tried always to avoid that"

U2 fought about going public with PPE donation

U2's Bono told Friday's Late Late Show there was "a lot of fighting" in the band about whether to go public with their €10 million contribution for the sourcing and purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supports for healthcare workers.

Late Late Show • 19 Dec 20

Ian McKellen gets vaccine at Queen Mary's University Hospital London

Ian McKellen feels 'euphoric' after Covid-19 vaccine

Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen has said he feels "euphoric" after being vaccinated against Covid-19 at Queen Mary's University Hospital London.

Movies • 17 Dec 20

Tom Cruise exploded on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 after spotting two crew members breaking Covid guidelines

Tom Cruise shouts at film crew for breaking Covid rules

A recording has emerged of Tom Cruise apparently shouting and threatening to fire crew members on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 for breaking Covid-19 safety guidelines.

Movies • 16 Dec 20

Charley Pride and Daniel O'Donnell on the Late Late Show Country Music Special in April 2017

Daniel O'Donnell pays tribute to friend Charley Pride

Daniel O'Donnell has paid a moving tribute to pioneering country music icon Charley Pride, saying of his late friend: "I loved him, both as a person and as a singer."

Music • 16 Dec 20

Vulnerable people prioritised in grants of over €5.8 million from RTÉ Does Comic Relief

€5.8m in grants from RTÉ Does Comic Relief announced

Children with disabilities, people living with illness as well as victims of domestic violence are among the many vulnerable groups to benefit from €5.8m in funding raised by RTÉ Does Comic Relief and distributed by The Community Foundation.

Ireland • 16 Dec 20

Sharon Osbourne is isolating away from Ozzy Osbourne while she recovers from Covid-19

Sharon Osbourne reveals positive coronavirus diagnosis

TV presenter and former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19 and was in hospital for a "brief" time.

Entertainement • 15 Dec 20

Bryan Cranston: "if someone was brewing coffee, and I walk into a kitchen, I cannot smell it."

Bryan Cranston still feeling effects of coronavirus

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has revealed his sense of taste and smell have not returned to normal after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

Entertainment • 04 Dec 20

Rita Ora cancels TV appearance after lockdown party

Singer Rita Ora has pulled out of a planned appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show this week after telling fans she was "deeply sorry for breaking the rules" by hosting a birthday bash during lockdown in the UK.

Music • 02 Dec 20

Jodie Whittaker has spoken about how the pandemic has affected her

Covid has 'skyrocketed my anxiety' says Doctor Who star

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker has revealed her anxiety has "skyrocketed" in recent months, fuelled by worries about coronavirus pandemic.

Television • 29 Nov 20

The singer donated $1m to a medical centre in Tennessee

Dolly Parton helped Moderna vaccine with $1m pledge

A $1 million donation by Dolly Parton appears to have helped fund the production of a promising new coronavirus vaccine.

News Lens • 29 Dec 20

EastEnders resumed filming under Covid-19 safety protocols at the end of June

Covid-19 cases confirmed on EastEnders set

The BBC has confirmed that there have been two positive cases of coronavirus on the EastEnders set at Elstree Studios outside London, but filming on the soap will not be affected.

Soaps • 21 Oct 20

Vogue Williams - "When I heard that news about Ireland yesterday, my heart just sank for so many businesses that probably won't now make it through all of this"

Vogue on Level 5: 'My heart just sank for businesses'

Vogue Williams has told the Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that her "heart just sank" for Irish businesses when she heard that Ireland was moving to Level 5 restrictions.

Television • 20 Oct 20

Morgan on Trump: "I just feel like his behaviour, his leadership in this pandemic has been utterly woeful and it has drawn out the very worst of Trump."

Piers Morgan: "Trump unfollowed me overnight"

Columnist and TV presenter Piers Morgan has described Donald Trump's handling of the Coronavirus pandemic as "utterly woeful" and revealed that the US President unfollowed him overnight on Twitter after Morgan wrote a critical column about him.

Late Late Show • 17 Oct 20

Strictly celebrity tests positive for coronavirus

YouTube star HRVY, who is due to take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing competition, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Television • 02 Oct 20

Robin Swann has described Van Morrison's new songs as 'dangerous'

NI Health Minister criticises Morrison over new songs

Northern Ireland's Health Minister Robin Swann has strongly criticised Belfast singer Van Morrison for releasing three new songs condemning measures to tackle coronavirus.

Van Morrison • 18 Sep 20

Robert Pattinson will star as Bruce Wayne

Batman filming halted as Pattinson falls ill with virus

Filming for the latest Batman-centered film, starring Robert Pattinson, has been halted in Britain after the actor reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed.

Movies • 04 Sep 20