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Love/Hate stars Aidan Gillen and Charlie Murphy cast in Peaky Blinders

Aidan Gillen and Charlie Murphy join Peaky Blinders

Former Love/Hate co-stars Aidan Gillen and Charlie Murphy have joined fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy's hit crime drama Peaky Blinders.

peaky blinders • 29 Mar 17

The top 20 TV shows for 2016 have been revealed

2016's most watched TV? (Hint: Toys, Sport & Mrs Brown)

The top twenty most watched programmes on Irish television in 2016 have been revealed, and judging by the list, as a nation we're obsessed by sport, children's toys, property....and Brendan O'Carroll.

Entertainment • 13 Jan 17

Brian Gleeson starred in Rebelllion and will be back for the follow up

Rebellion follow-up set during War of Independence

RTÉ has announced that work on a sequel to Easter 1916 drama Rebellion will begin next week.

Entertainment • 01 Oct 16

Murphy will begin filming feature-length drama next month

Charlie Murphy in on sister act in new Brontë drama

Rebellion star Charlie Murphy is reuniting with Happy Valley writer-director Sally Wainwright for a new feature-length BBC One drama about sibling writers the Brontës in which she will play the youngest sister, Anne.

Entertainment • 21 Apr 16

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor will play one of the lead roles in Maze

Murdered prison officer's son hits out at Maze film

The son of murdered Chief Prison Officer Brian Stack has described the making of a movie about the 1983 Maze escape in the recently decommissioned Cork Prison as a glamorisation and glorification of terrorism.

Entertainment • 06 Apr 16

Steve Wall as Detective Coleman in Rebellion

The Stunning's Steve Wall enjoys his 'despicable' role

The Stunning frontman and actor Steve Wall says that he’s relishing playing “G” man Detective Coleman in RTÉ’s 1916 Rising drama Rebellion.

Entertainment • 01 Feb 16

Brian Gleeson said filming a humiliation scene in Rebellion was 'affecting'

Rebellion's Gleeson deeply moved by Clarke scenes

Brian Gleeson, who plays rebel solider Jimmy in Rebellion, said that filming the humiliation of revolutionary leader Thomas Clarke in episode four of the drama was "all the more affecting because it actually happened".

Entertainment • 25 Jan 16

Tom Turner as Charles Hammond in Rebellion

British actor calls Rebellion "an education"

British actor Tom Turner, who plays Dublin Castle civil servant Charles Hammond in 1916 drama Rebellion, has said making the series was "a massive education".

Entertainment • 24 Jan 16

Marcus Lamb (centre) as Padraig Pearse in Rebellion

Rebellion enters Endgame tonight

As events hurtle toward endgame in tonight's episode of Rebellion, actor Marcus Lamb has said that playing doomed rebel Padraig Pearse in the 1916 drama was a fascinating experience.

Entertainment • 24 Jan 16

Rebellion star to be honoured at pre-Oscars bash

Rebellion star Sarah Greene is to be honoured alongside Snow Patrol and James Corden at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards, which will be held ahead of the Oscars next month.

Entertainment • 19 Jan 16

Rebellion's boy soldier talks about THAT scene

Jason Cullen, who plays Peter, an 11-year-old boy who wants to play his part in the Easter Rising in RTÉ drama Rebellion, says he learnt a lot about 1916 from working on the show. Warning: Spoiler Alert

Entertainment • 19 Jan 16

Cork actor Sebastian Thommen plays Michael Collins in Rebellion

Cork actor feels the pressure playing Collins

Actor Sebastian Thommen, who made his first appearance as fellow Corkman Michael Collins in RTÉ’s 1916 drama Rebellion on Sunday night, says he felt the pressure playing the Big Fellow.

Entertainment • 18 Jan 16

Lydia McGuinness with Jordanne Jones and Jaelynne Wallace Ruane in Rebellion

Rebellion actress felt heartache while filming

Rebellion actress Lydia McGuinness, who plays Peggy Mahon in the historical RTÉ series, said her heart broke for the characters in the show.

Entertainment • 17 Jan 16

Charlie Murphy and Brian Gleeson feel the heat in episode two of Rebellion

All hell breaks loose on episode two of Rebellion

After last week's scene-setting opening episode, the second part of Rebellion was packed with action scenes as a divided Dublin dealt with the first stirrings of the Easter Rising. Read our review. Warning - spoiler alert!

Entertainment • 12 Jan 16

Paul Reid and Charlie Murphy in Rebellion

Rebellion star says nerves fuelled screen romance

Rebellion star Paul Reid has said that his own first-day nerves helped make his reunion with on-screen fiancée Charlie Murphy so memorable in the first episode of the acclaimed RTÉ drama.

Entertainment • 09 Jan 16

Rebellion draws impressive viewing figures

RTÉ's new 1916 drama Rebellion has been a ratings success with its first episode drawing in an average viewership of 619,000.

Entertainment • 04 Jan 16

Charlie Murphy as Elizabeth Banks in Rebellion

Charlie Murphy drawn to Rebellion story

Charlie Murphy, who plays one of the four female lead characters in the new RTÉ 1916 drama series Rebellion, has revealed that she was drawn to the story as it's part of her heritage.

Entertainment • 04 Jan 16

Charlie Murphy (left), Ruth Bradley and Sarah Greene in Rebellion

Charlie Murphy feels the love/hate in 1916 drama

LOVE/HATE star Charlie Murphy has said that she is pleased that RTÉ's new 1916 drama Rebellion centres on the stories of four strong female lead characters.

Entertainment • 22 Dec 15

1916 drama Rebellion picked up by Sundance TV

Robert Redford's SundanceTV has joined RTÉ as co-production partners on the 1916 commemoration drama Rebellion. The development has the potential to bring the historical series to wider audience in the US and globally.

Entertainment • 14 Oct 15

Gleeson, Murphy for new RTÉ 1916 drama Rebellion

RTÉ has announced a new 1916 drama series called Rebellion starring Brian Gleeson, Charlie Murphy and Sarah Greene.

Entertainment • 22 May 15

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