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Kneecap dominates British Film Awards, wins top prize

Belfast rap trio Kneecap triumphed at last night's British Independent Film Awards, claiming the top honour along with six other gongs, for their critically acclaimed movie of the same name.
Movies • 10 Dec 24

NI boy stars in heartwarming new Disney Christmas short

A young boy from Co Armagh has officially become the coolest kid at school after a Disney Christmas short he stars in has gone viral.
Trending • 15 Nov 24

Paul Mescal lookalike competition takes place in Dublin

A Paul Mescal lookalike contest has taken place in Dublin, with a number of men wearing GAA shorts and gold chains in attendance.
Movies • 08 Nov 24

Paul Mescal to attend Gladiator II premiere in Dublin

Paul Mescal will attend the Irish premiere of the highly-anticipated Ridley Scott blockbuster Gladiator II next month.
Movies • 16 Oct 24

Look out for Paddington Bear in Westport

As part of the Paddington Visits trail, one of 23 statues of the beloved marmalade-loving bear is being unveiled on Friday in Westport, Co Mayo.
Movies • 11 Oct 24

Coldplay release video filmed on Grafton Street

Coldplay have released the Dublin-shot video for their new song We Pray, filmed on Grafton Street during the band's Irish shows last month.
Music • 19 Sep 24

Daniel O'Donnell cancels Cork show due to illness

Daniel O'Donnell was forced to cancel his sold-out show at the Cork Opera House on Saturday night due to illness.
Music • 01 Sep 24

Irish stars out in force at Kneecap Dublin premiere

Christy Moore, Clare Dunne, Fionnula Flanagan, Victorian Mary Clarke and Damien Dempsey were among the Irish stars who walked the red carpet at the Dublin premiere of Kneecap.
Movies • 08 Aug 24

Saipan filming to begin in Belfast this week

Filming of Saipan, a movie based on the lead-up to Ireland's 2002 World Cup campaign, is due to get underway in Belfast later this week.
Movies • 07 Aug 24

Queen's in Belfast among University Challenge hopefuls

Queen's University Belfast will be among the 28 teams of hopefuls when University Challenge returns for a new series on BBC Two next month.
Television • 01 Aug 24

Kneecap scoops three awards at Galway Film Fleadh

The Irish-language film Kneecap, "the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking" Belfast rap trio of the same name has scooped three top awards at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Movies • 15 Jul 24

British singer Paul Young marries his Roscommon rose

British singer Paul Young has tied the knot with his fiancee Lorna, who's reportedly from Roscommon.
Music • 12 Jul 24

Dublin pub would love Swift to make a return visit

The manager of a Dublin pub and restaurant who claims Taylor Swift dined and watched Irish dancing there in 2011 said he would "love to have her back" ahead of her Eras Tour in Dublin.
Music • 26 Jun 24

Funeral of RTÉ Super Garden winner has taken place

The funeral of RTÉ Super Garden winner John Dooley, who passed away just days after he triumphed on the show last week, is taking place today in his native Castledermot in Co Kildare.
Television • 08 Jun 24

Margaret Atwood postpones Dublin show due to Covid

Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been forced to postpone her appearance at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this Sunday after she contracted Covid-19.
Margaret Atwood • 07 Jun 24

Irish designer 'proud' of creating Bambi Thug's costume

A Donegal designer is part of the team that created Bambie Thug's costume for tonight's Eurovision final in Malmö, Sweden.
Eurovision Song Contest • 11 May 24

And action! Nesbitt, Mescal for west Cork film festival

James Nesbitt and Paul Mescal are among the stellar line-up of film greats set to participate in this year's Fastnet Film Festival which promises to be "a dynamic and innovative celebration of film".
Movies • 03 May 24

O'Sullivan awarded Freedom of Waterford honour

Gilbert O'Sullivan has said it's a "lovely honour" to be awarded the Freedom of Waterford, adding that "it's special because I'm a local boy".
Music • 27 Mar 24

Belfast film The Flats wins top prize in Copenhagen

The Belfast documentary The Flats has taken the main honour, the Dox:Award, at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen, marking the first time an Irish-produced film has won the top prize.
Movies • 26 Mar 24

Banshees of Inisherin pub goes on sale

A pub in Co Galway, in which the set of The Banshees of Inisherin was meticulously reconstructed, is for sale.
Movies • 06 Mar 24

Carlow director brings Quintessentially Irish to world

Carlow director Frank Mannion has told RTÉ Entertainment that he hopes his all-star feature documentary Quintessentially Irish "is the catalyst for some of the 82 million around the globe with Irish heritage to come and check out the Emerald Isle".
Movies • 05 Mar 24

Johnny Marr to play Athy ballroom where his parents met

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is set to play Athy's Dreamland Ballroom, the venue where his parents first met in the early 1960s.
Music • 22 Feb 24

Electric Picnic aims to go Green Electric this year

This year's Electric Picnic is planning to be the first festival in Ireland and the UK to connect to the grid and use renewable energy on the main stage.
Music • 16 Feb 24

Famous Game Of Thrones trees felled by Storm Isha

Several trees in Northern Ireland made famous by the TV series Game Of Thrones have been damaged and felled by Storm Isha.
Television • 22 Jan 24

Monaghan pianist says his life has turned 'upside down'

A 22-year-old pianist whose genre-bending blend of classical and Irish traditional influences has topped charts across the world says his life was "turned upside down" by the success.
Music • 02 Jan 24
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