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Kate Mulgrew to lead new RTÉ thriller The Yank

Star Trek: Voyager actress Kate Mulgrew will play the lead role in new RTÉ six-part crime thriller, The Yank.

Nick Kelly reaches Glastonbury in The Song Cycle

Irish feelgood documentary The Song Cycle set for cinemas

The Song Cycle, the acclaimed music-meets-travelogue documentary from director and singer-songwriter Nick Kelly, will open at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin on Friday, 1 May before extending to cinemas nationwide.

Movies • 14 hrs

Lee Cronin attends Lee Cronin's The Mummy special screening at Hollywood Post 43 - American Legion on 9 April, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Jon/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures)

Irish director Lee Cronin brings The Mummy back home

Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin says it is an exciting time to be making films in Ireland, given the talent emerging from the country.

Movies • 15 Apr

Nicola Coughlan poses during dinner at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 11, 2025 in London

Nicola Coughlan to host Saturday Night Live UK

Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood have been named as the next hosts for the upcoming episodes of the UK edition of Saturday Night Live (SNL).

Television • 15 Apr

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 07: Spain representatives David Whelan, Conor O'Donohoe, Ed Porter and Callum McAdam of Wild Youth attend the Eurovision PreParty 2023 photocall at Sala La Riviera on April 07, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Im

Wild Youth star to bring Oklahoma! to Dublin this summer

Wild Youth star David James Whelan is set to take on a lead role in the musical Oklahoma! at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this summer.

Music • 14 Apr

Eve Hewson attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's Jay Kelly at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on 11 November, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Eve Hewson joins Channing Tatum in Isle of Man TT film

Eve Hewson and Channing Tatum are to star in Isle of Man, a new film centred on the iconic motorcycle time-trial race, the Isle of Man TT.

Movies • 12 Apr

Kerry Condon arrives at the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on 28 February, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP)

Kerry Condon cast in Netflix series based on bestseller

Kerry Condon is to star opposite Maya Hawke in the Netflix series The God of the Woods.

Television • 12 Apr

Meaney, Field star in trailer for new Netflix adaptation

Irish actor Colm Meaney can be seen starring alongside Sally Field and Lewis Pullman in the official trailer for Netflix's adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Movies • 11 Apr

Still of Irish TV presenter and her new show

Thomas explores paths to extended youth in new RTÉ doc

TV presenter Kathryn Thomas explores the many paths people are taking in pursuit of longer life and extended youth in a new two-part series on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Television • 11 Apr

New documentary on Irish punk band set for cinemas

A documentary about late eighties Irish punk act The Panic Merchants will get a cinema release this May following acclaim at screenings on the film festival circuit.

Movies • 12 Apr

Niall Horan on Payne's death: 'I was just in pure shock'

Niall Horan has opened up about how he dealt with the death of his former One Direction band mate Liam Payne, saying "I was just in pure shock".

Music • 06 Apr

Irish horror Hokum sets May release date

Hokum, the new horror from Irish writer-director Damian McCarthy (Oddity), will be released in cinemas on Friday, 1 May.

Movies • 06 Apr

'Dolores had a wildness, an attitude', say Cranberries

The surviving members of The Cranberries have been recalling their late front woman Dolores O'Riordan ahead of an upcoming re-issue of their debut album.

Music • 06 Apr

Paul Howard jumped at the chance to write an episode of The Young Offenders

Paul Howard: 'I've always loved The Young Offenders'

Best known for his obnoxious and entitled Ross O'Carroll-Kelly creation, author and comedy writer Paul Howard joined the writing team of The Young Offenders for the show's long-awaited new season and describes it as "a dream job".

Television • 02 Apr

Two Irish actresses land role in new Netflix series

More Irish stars join film of Claire Keegan short story

Carrie Crowley and Ruth Bradley are among the Irish actors who have joined the cast of Walk the Blue Fields, an Andrew Scott and Emily Blunt-starring adaptation of the Claire Keegan short story of the same name.

Movies • 02 Apr

Andrew and Molly in Palermo, Sicily. Photo: BBC/Studio Lambert

Derry father and daughter are Race Across the World team

A Derry father and daughter are among the contestants in the new series of BBC One's Race Across the World, which begins on Thursday night.

Television • 01 Apr

Dermot Kennedy says Ireland keeps him grounded

Dermot Kennedy has said living in Ireland keeps him grounded, even as he continues to play major shows around the world.

Music • 01 Apr

There's just no escaping The Shawshank Redemption

A stage production of The Shawshank Redemption arrives in Dublin this April. We spoke to leading man Joe McFadden about taking on the lead role of Andy Dufresne

Theatre • 31 Mar

Ciarán Hinds was the final guest of the night on Friday's Late Late Show

Ciarán Hinds reflects on lifelong bond with Liam Neeson

Oscar-nominated actor Ciarán Hinds has recalled how he and fellow actor Liam Neeson first bonded on a trip to Holland in their late teens.

Television • 30 Mar

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson attends the US premiere of Warner’s “Joker: Folie a Deux” at the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California, on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP)

Gleeson among Critics' Circle Theatre awards winners

Brendan Gleeson has received the Best Actor award for his West End debut performance in Conor McPherson's The Weir at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards in London - a role which he will reprise in its upcoming film adaptation.

Theatre • 30 Mar

CMAT performs at Barrowland in Glasgow on 2 March, 2026. (Photo by Martin Grimes/Getty Images)

CMAT among nominees for Ivors songwriting awards in UK

CMAT is among the artists nominated in the UK for The Ivor Novello Awards, known as The Ivors, which celebrate songwriting and composing.

Music • 30 Mar

Andrew Scott as Captain James Stagg in Pressure

Andrew Scott stars in untold story behind D-Day landings

Irish stars Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon join Oscar winner Brendan Fraser in the new WWII film Pressure, billed as "a thrilling account of the three-day run-up to D-Day".

Movies • 30 Mar