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Mark O'Connor's Amongst the Wolves (L-R Daniel Fee and Luke McQuillan) is in cinemas now

Amongst the Wolves director picks his crime classics

"There's been a lot of films that have had an influence on me," says director Mark O'Connor by way of understatement as he sees his latest, Amongst the Wolves, arrive in cinemas.

Movies • 06 May

(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

The Old Oak is in cinemas from Friday 29 September

Ken Loach's refugee film about 'struggle to see hope'

Director Ken Loach has talked about the "very good people" helping to look after Syrian refugees, which is the subject of his latest film.

Movies • 18 Sep 23

Charlene McKenna as Shelly Mohan and Barry Ward as Jason Mohan in Clean Sweep. Photo credits: Deirdre Brennan

Clean Sweep's Barry Ward on playing a cheating cop

"Is he a sleaze?" Barry Ward considers my question about cheating cop Jason Mohan, the man he plays in new RTÉ thriller Clean Sweep, and says, "That's really not for me to judge, that's for the audience but some of his actions would suggest that.

Television • 24 May 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Rachel Griffiths stars in Bali 2002, Surgeons: At the Edge of Life returns for a new run, there's an interview with director Ken Loach and a screening of his legendary BBC drama Up The Junction . . .

Television • 18 Jan 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Conversations with Friends continues, there's the first Europa Conference League Final, a Ken Loach classic, William and Harry: What Went Wrong, and the season finale of Raised By Wolves . . .

Television • 25 May 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

The age gap is closed on Generation Dating, only the biggest and best gaffs will do on Mega Mansion Hunters, there's The Real Hunt for Red October, and the return of Matt Groening's Disenchantment . . .

Television • 09 Feb 22

Simone Kirby enjoyed blinging it up in new RTÉ drama

Actress Simone Kirby has said that she enjoyed the glamour of playing a rich businesswoman in new RTÉ crime drama Hidden Assets.

Television • 28 Aug 21

Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases

The nights close in - and you're spoilt for choice!

Movies • 02 Nov 19

Sorry We Missed You delivers a powerful message

Ken Loach's folow-up to I, Daniel Blake is just as gripping and powerful as he explores the harsh realities of gig economy

Movies • 30 Oct 19

Sorry We Missed You cast on the movie and Ken Loach

The cast of Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You talk about making the movie and working with the legendary director.

Audio Video • 29 Oct 19

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty on Sorry We Missed You

Director Ken Loach and screenplay writer Paul Laverty talk exclusively to RTÉ Entertainment about their latest film Sorry We Missed You, which exposes the personal pitfalls and exploitation in the gig economy.

Audio Video • 30 Oct 19

Sorry We Missed You stars Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone and Katie Proctor as the family at the centre of the story

Ken Loach tears strips off gig economy in new trailer

Director Ken Loach has released the first trailer for his upcoming film Sorry We Missed You, billed as "a powerful exploration of the contemporary world of work, the gig economy and the challenges faced by one family trying to hold it all together".

Movies • 19 Jun 19

Dave Johns and Hayley Squires in I, Daniel Blake

Palme d'Or winner I, Daniel Blake's patchy polemic

A Geordie carpenter faces a bureaucratic nightmare when he must resign from his job due to ill-health in Ken Loach's Palme d'Or-winning I, Daniel Blake. However, his friendship with a young mother-of-two gives him a new purpose in life.

Movie Reviews • 18 Oct 16

Ken Loach morto over making McDonalds ad

Film director Ken Loach may be a Big cheese with film critics but it seems he's also partial to a a Big Mac - well directing one anyway.

Entertainment • 15 Jun 16

Jimmy's Hall - Out now on DVD and Blu-ray

Chance to win Jimmy's Hall DVD

To mark the release of Ken Loach's Irish drama Jimmy's Hall on DVD and Blu-ray on Friday September 26, we're giving you the chance to win the DVD.

Entertainment • 05 Nov 14

Ken Loach co-signs detention protest letter

Film directors Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Béla Tarr and Wim Wenders have co-signed a letter to Russian authorities concerning the detention of Ukrainian film-maker, Oleg Sentsov.

Entertainment • 10 Jun 14

Barry Ward as Jimmy Gralton in Jimmy's Hall

Review: Jimmy's Hall ****

Veteran director Ken Loach returns to Ireland to tell the true story of radical and free thinker Jimmy Gralton in a stirring tale enlivened by humour and music. Read our review and watch our interview with Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty.

Entertainment • 01 Jun 14

Barry Ward in Jimmy's Hall which is in cinemas now

Barry Ward inspired by his father for Gralton role

Dublin-born actor Barry Ward says he sought inspiration for the lead role of maverick socialist Jimmy Gralton in Ken Loach's new film Jimmy's Hall from his ill father.

Entertainment • 01 Jun 14

Jimmy's Hall tells the true story of radical and free thinker Jimmy Gralton

Review: Jimmy's Hall

Veteran director Ken Loach returns to Ireland to tell the true story of radical and free thinker Jimmy Gralton in a stirring polemic enlivened by humour and music.

Entertainment • 29 May 14

Simone KIrby and Barry Ward in Jimmy's Hall

Watch: Ken Loach talks about Jimmy's Hall

Veteran director Ken Loach is about to release his new film, Jimmy's Hall - the true story of Jimmy Gralton, an Irish radical and free-thinker who fell foul of the church and Free State in 1930s Ireland. Watch our interview with Mr Loach.

Entertainment • 28 May 14

US distribution deal for Loach's Irish-set drama

Ken Loach’s new film, Jimmy’s Hall which is set in Ireland, has been picked up at the Cannes Film Festival for North American distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.

Entertainment • 21 May 14