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John Connors: "I'm an impulsive person. Also, I thought it would be fun to surprise them - so I did surprise people"

Connors 'only confirmed' his Love/Hate character return

Actor John Connors has addressed the recent comments he made about Love/Hate returning, saying, "I only confirmed myself coming back so far."

Television • 12 Feb

RTÉ has said there are "no plans" for a new series of Love/Hate

RTÉ says it has 'no plans' to bring back Love/Hate

RTÉ has said it has "no plans" for a new series of Love/Hate after actor John Connors said production was due to begin later this year.

Television • 07 Feb

Tributes paid to Love/Hate actor Stephen Clinch

Tributes have been paid to former Love/Hate actor Stephen Clinch after his death on Tuesday.

Television • 25 May 22

KIN, Love/Hate, Hidden Assets, Smother and Normal People are our top picks of Irish dramas on RTÉ Player

5 great Irish dramas to watch on RTÉ Player

To celebrate the day that's in it, we've rounded up our favourite Irish dramas that are available to watch on RTÉ Player right now! Time to get binging.

Television • 17 Mar 22

Peter Coonan as Fionn Brannigan in Hidden Assets

Coonan puts more pressure on himself as he gets older

It's hard to believe it's been seven years since Peter Coonan hung up his boots as the menacing psychopath Fran in Love/Hate, a role that cemented his status as an actor of exceptional quality and intensity.

Television • 28 Nov 21

Killian Scott - Begins filming 61st Street in Chicago next month

Killian Scott to star in US courtroom drama series

Dublin Murders and Love/Hate star Killian Scott has been cast opposite Doctor Who's Tosin Cole, Mindhunter's Holt McCallany and Lovecraft Country's Aunjanue Ellis and Courtney B Vance in 61st Street, a new, two-season courtroom drama from US network AMC.

Television • 19 Feb 21

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor is back on screens in new film Rialto, streaming now on IFI@Home, Volta, Barbican Cinema on Demand and Curzon Home Cinema

Nidge still following Tom Vaughan-Lawlor on every job

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has told RTÉ Entertainment that no matter what he is filming on location in Ireland, people still think he's working on Love/Hate.

Movies • 09 Oct 20

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Tom Glynn-Carney in Rialto

Acclaimed Irish film Rialto goes online from Friday

After only five days in cinemas, the acclaimed Irish drama Rialto will be available online from Friday as the team behind the Tom Vaughan-Lawlor-starring film try to find the widest audience possible in the wake of the country moving to Level 3.

Movies • 08 Oct 20

Love/Hate: how the gang are doing a decade later

10 years after Love/Hate first took over our TV screens, we take a look at how Nidge and the gang have been getting on

Television • 03 Oct 20

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Colm in Rialto - "It's been one of the most rewarding jobs of my career"

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor a million miles from Nidge in Rialto

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor is back on cinema screens in Rialto, a story of identity, love and loss. He tells Harry Guerin about finding his way to - and in - "one of the most rewarding jobs of my career".

Movies • 02 Oct 20

What's on? 20 top telly tips for Friday June 5

On an extremely busy day on the box, there's a documentary celebrating the 80th birthday Tom Jones, The Zoo, Celebrity Gogglebox and Queer Eye all return, The Last Leg comes to an end, while Love/Hate and The IT Crowd get the re-run treatment . . .

Television • 05 Jun 20

Coola boola: 10 of the most memorable Love/Hate moments

RTÉ is re-showing all five seasons (that's all 28 episodes) of Love/Hate. From the cat killer to that heartbreaking "fizzy orange" scene, we look back at some of the acclaimed drama's top moments. Deadly buzz.

Television • 06 Jun 20

Tired of box set bingo? Binge tips for RTÉ Player

If you're tired playing box set bingo and are spending more time flipping than finding - here are some tips for telly-watching on the RTÉ Player.

Television • 20 Mar 20

Peter Coonan, Robert Sheehan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Killian Scott in Love/Hate

Love/Hate: Where are they now?

It's hard to believe that it's been five years since the Love/Hate finale, and while the show has become a benchmark of Irish television drama, it also spawned many an acting career - here we look at what the stars of the show have been up to since

Television • 20 Nov 19

Charlie Murphy lands role in major American TV series

Irish actress Charlie Murphy has been revealed as one of the main stars of the upcoming live-action Halo TV series.

Television • 13 Nov 19

Season five of Peaky Blinders begins on BBC One on Sunday, August 25 at 9:00pm

Peaky Blinders shares season six plans

Peaky Blinders' Irish director Anthony Byrne has said the plan is to film the sixth series of the Cillian Murphy-starring crime-drama "early next year".

Television • 16 Aug 19

Dublin Rose Siobhéal Nic Eochaidh doing that dance

RTÉ Player turns 10 - 10 of the best

It's the RTÉ Player's 10th birthday, and to mark it reaching that milestone - and 420 million streams - here are 10 of the most memorable moments.

Television • 13 Aug 19

Robert Sheehan: "Part of progressing in acting is turning down work and that's hard, it's very, very hard to do"

Exclusive Robert Sheehan on films, fame and trusting his gut

Robert Sheehan reflects on his career so far in conversation with Sinead Brennan. The Irish actor also looks ahead to his upcoming projects, opens up about his views on fame, and much more

Interview • 07 Nov 18

Taken Down star on 'compelling' new drama

Taken Down star Lynn Rafferty said she was interested in starring in the new RTÉ crime drama due to it's "compelling, thought-provoking" nature.

Television • 04 Nov 18

Lynn Rafferty and Orla Fitzgerald in Taken Down

Orla Fitzgerald on Taken Down

Orla Fitzgerald is one of the stars of Taken Down and reckons the new RTÉ drama will "show a side of Ireland that maybe people aren't aware of".

Taken Down • 26 Aug 18

Lynn Rafferty plays Detective Jen Rooney in Taken Down

Love/Hate team return with new RTÉ crime-drama

The creative team behind Love/Hate have begun filming a new crime-drama for RTÉ, Taken Down, with one of Love/Hate's stars, Lynn Rafferty, in the lead role.

Television • 26 Jun 18

The Killian Scott-starring Damnation will premiere on Netflix in Ireland on February 1

Killian Scott's series gets the bullet in the US

The Killian Scott-starring crime-drama Damnation has been cancelled after one season in the US.

Killian Scott • 26 Jan 18

Robert Sheehan joins cast of Netflix live-action series

Love/Hate star Robert Sheehan has joined the cast of Umbrella Academy, which is based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel, alongside Tom Hopper and Ellen Page.

Robert Sheehan • 01 Dec 17

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor horror wins top award in US

The Cured, a new Irish horror starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Sam Keeley and Ellen Page, has won Best Horror Feature at the iconic Fantastic Film Fest in Austin, Texas.

The Cured • 24 Feb 18

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Larry Marley in Maze

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor felt 'huge pressure' with Maze role

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has told RTÉ Entertainment that he felt "huge pressure" in his portrayal of a Republican prisoner in the true story escape thriller Maze.

maze • 23 Sep 17

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