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Everything to know about Barry Keoghan's film Bird after standing ovation at Cannes

Our very own Barry Keoghan is taking the acting world by storm and his latest movie Bird which has just premiered at Cannes Film Festival sounds like an intriguing watch. The Irish star had everyone swooning on Thursday when he posed with his young co-star Nykiya Adams on the steps outside the venue and it's […]

Eddie Hutch Junior, nephew of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, dies at home

A nephew of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has been found dead at his north inner city Dublin home. Eddie Hutch Junior, who was in his 40s, was found deceased at a house in Portland Place early today. It is understood he had been ill for some time and foul play is not suspected. Mr Hutch was a son of Eddie Hutch senior who was shot dead at his home on Popl...

White Bird (2024) Final Trailer

Based on the book by the best-selling author of Wonder, this uplifting movie shows how one act of kindness can live on forever. Starring Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren.

‘Jerry Springer’ trending on X after vicious trash talking debate between MTG, AOC and Jasmine Crockett

‘Jerry Springer’ trending on X after vicious trash talking debate between MTG, AOC and Jasmine Crockett - The House Oversight Committee descended into an hour of chaos similar to the old talk show

'It's a great comfort' Charlie Bird had thoughtful gift made for wife Claire

Charlie Bird and his wife Claire inspired the nation with their strength following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis and she's now candidly spoken about their relationship and the thoughtful gift he had made for her. Claire chatted with Miriam O’Callaghan on RTÉ Radio One on Sunday, reminiscing about their 'wonderful life' and the ways they […]

'Red flag!' Joanne McNally gets back into dating months after split

Joanne McNally has reentered the dating world months after her split from Alan Byrne but she hasn't had the strongest of starts with a 'red flag' waving. The comedian and her former boyfriend called things off at the start of the year with Joanne confirming in March that she was 'recently single'. Today's top videos […]

The making of Jimmy Anderson: ‘Like a golden nugget falling into your lap’

It all started with a phone call. “It was highly unusual for Val to ring me. In fact I don’t think she ever did before or since, that wasn’t her style at all,” says John Stanworth, recalling how Valerie Brown, the wife of the then captain of Burnley CC, Peter Brown, telephoned one Sunday evening in the late-90s. It would be a tipoff worth interrupting Antiques Roadshow. A different kind of rare and inestimable commodity was about to be...

Farmer stuns fiancee by mowing 'marry me' into his field

Farmer Tom Heal, from Somerset, stunned his girlfriend Chloe Morley by mowing 'marry me' into his field before showing her the romantic gesture and popping the question.

Meet Zoe Hague! Molly-Mae's sister who has a very different background

There’s nobody quite like your sisters. We have several sibling girl gangs here in Ireland, like the Garrihys and the Ryans, who are killing it but another sibling dream team you should have your eye on is Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague and her older sister Zoe. The 27-year-old has started to build a career online […]

SNL finale teases Trump’s VP picks: a gun-toting Kristi Noem and the ‘late, great Hannibal Lecter’

SNL finale teases Trump’s VP picks: a gun-toting Kristi Noem and the ‘late, great Hannibal Lecter’ - ’Finally, my last and favorite choice is a man I can’t stop talking about in my rallies. It’s the late great Hannibal Lecter,’ James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump said in the cold open of SNL’s season finale

'We're going to have to get better' – Derek Lyng relief but knows Kilkenny must improve after Dublin scare

The relief was clear to see on Derek Lyng's face after Kilkenny survived a serious scare before coming away with a 1-28 to 2-23 victory against Dublin after a Leinster SHC cracker in Parnell Park this evening. Their Leinster hopes were hanging in the balance when Brian Hayes sent the Dubs three up with 15 minutes to play, but the Cats battened down...

'He's my everything' Michael Flatley 'so proud' of 'multi-talented' teenage son

We rarely get to see Michael Flatley's doting dad side, but when it rears its head we want it to stick around forever! The Lord of the Dance star and his wife Niamh, who tied the knot in 2006, share a 17-year-old son called Michael St James. Today's top videos The teen looked all grown […]

‘Deeply unfair’ – European election candidates excluded from TV debate criticise RTÉ

Former RTÉ Midlands correspondent Ciaran Mullooly has criticised the national broadcaster’s decision to exclude him from a televised debate for Midlands North West, where he is running for European election. He left RTÉ in 2021 and has since announced his candidacy for the European Parliament under the banner of Independent Ireland, a new party led...

Lockinge Stakes: Audience pulls off major Newbury shock as Big Rock disappoints

Audience was a shock winner of the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

Dabney Coleman, scene-stealing actor with memorable roles in Tootsie and 9 to 5 – obituary

Dabney Coleman, who has died aged 92, was a comic actor renowned for his portrayal of obnoxious authority figures, typified by two choice early 1980s roles that sealed his image in the popular imagination: the corporate chauvinist outmanoeuvred by Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5 (1980) and the sexist, bottom-spanking director in ...

Tiger Stripes review – entertaining Malaysian horror shows its claws

Amanda Nell Eu’s snarling debut is not the first film to harness body horror tropes as an allegory for the adolescent angst and the shame of female puberty. But this Malaysian production, which shares central ideas with Pixar’s Turning Red, as well as genre films such as Carrie and Ginger Snaps, folds in a distinctive element of south-east Asian folklore and superstition, in addition to universal themes of preteen girl bullying. Bursting on to...

Logan Paul makes admission over upcoming birth of first child with Nina Agdal

Logan Paul has made an admission when speaking about the upcoming birth of his first child with partner Nina Agdal. YouTuber, WWE superstar and boxer Paul and Danish model Agdal announced their pregnancy news on social media in April, publishing a joint post of them both kissing with Paul holding up pictures of baby scans with the caption: "Another...

YouTube star Ms Rachel says she was 'bullied' over Gaza fundraiser

Popeyes goes to war with Chick-fil-A releasing new ad

Popeyes is taking a page out of Taylor Swift's songwriting book and calling out its competitor in an ad inspired by the pop star that has a hidden dig at Chick-fil-A while offering customers a special deal.

Rudy Giuliani sings ‘New York, New York’ at birthday party before being served with court papers

Rudy Giuliani sings ‘New York, New York’ at birthday party before being served with court papers -

Bruno Tonioli awards BGT golden buzzer to dance troupe that reduced him to tears

A troupe of young male dancers secured Bruno Tonioli’s coveted golden buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent after reducing the judge to tears with their routine. The group of dancers aged eight to 19, named Phoenix Boys, dazzled the crowd with backflips, pirouettes and split leaps during their performance to Sam Ryder’s song Tiny Riot. Professional dancer...

Harry to miss Duke of Westminster’s wedding while William attends as usher

Harry to miss Duke of Westminster’s wedding while William attends as usher - Harry will not partake in his long-time friend’s June nuptials

Artist reveals why his portrait of the King is so red

Artist reveals why his portrait of the King is so red - Jonathan Yeo says he enjoyed the internet memes his painting of monarch generated

Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial

Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial - Former president and first lady attended ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida after judge overseeing Trump’s criminal trial granted permission for him to be there

Catherine the Great's Life Is Even More Twisted Than We Thought

There was a dark side to Catherine I of Russia’s romance with Peter the Great—but “twisted” doesn’t even begin to describe his disturbing nickname for her.

The 20 best-dressed movie characters of all time

If you need some style inspiration, turn to these film characters. They know how to dress.

The Balconettes review – neighbours finding trouble in invitation to hot guy’s flat

Here to prove that “actor project” movies are always the ones with the dodgiest acting is the otherwise estimable French star Noémie Merlant who presents her writing-directing debut in Cannes, with herself in a leading role and Céline Sciamma on board as producer and credited as script collaborator. It’s got some funny moments and there’s a great scene in a gynaecologist’s treatment room whose calm, straightforward candour completely annihilates...

The tragic story of Gino Mäder, cycling's next big star

Belgian King Filip: ‘left to his own devices’

'I tried not to take on the pressure': Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth discuss Mad Max film

It looks like 2024 might just be the year of Anya Taylor-Joy.

Deadly Legends: 15 Famous Pirates Who Ruled the High Seas

Shani Louk ‘can finally rest’ say parents as they prepare to bury her months after October 7 death

German-Israeli Shani Louk can finally rest after her body was brought back to Israel to be buried on Sunday, her family said, more than seven months after she was killed during Hamas’s massacre on October 7. Louk, a 23-year-old tattoo artist, was celebrating with friends at the Nova music festival just inside Israel before it was attacked by gunmen...

Bridgerton has totally obliterated the traditional costume drama

Bridgerton has totally obliterated the traditional costume drama - IN FOCUS: Netflix’s Regency romance has changed the rules of the fusty period genre entirely. Katie Rosseinsky asks whether that might be a mixed blessing

Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire review – fast, furious and rather grating London crime caper

The future of a south London crime family hangs in the balance. Mick Roman (Gary Webster), the cool head controlling a viper’s nest of warring egos, is gravely ill. But the question of succession in the family business (mostly drugs, some violence, lots of shouting) is hotly contested. Mick’s son Jimmy (Charlie Clapham) assumes he’s a cert, but his adopted brother Henry (Michael Head, who also directs) disagrees. And that’s before you factor in...

BBC viewers blast Motherland spin-off announcement: ‘Bring it back!’

BBC viewers blast Motherland spin-off announcement: ‘Bring it back!’ - Broadcaster has announced ‘Amandaland’, a new series centred around the middle-class mum Amanda

27 interesting facts about King Charles

King Charles is one of the most famous people in the world, but there are likely to be a few things you still don't know about the monarch...

Prince Edward says death of Queen Elizabeth so soon after Prince Philip made it ‘far more emotional’

The Duke of Edinburgh has said that the death of the late Queen so soon after Prince Philip made it “far more emotional” for the family. Prince Edward, who lost his mother 17 months after losing his father, said that the outpouring of support following the death of Queen Elizabeth II was “overwhelming”. His comments came while he deputised for the ...

'It was a runaway train' Al Porter recalls darkest days as he launches second act

On a Friday evening in 2017, comedian Al Porter found himself at the centre of a storm that, within two days, was to expand into a torrent of horrendous headlines and a deluge of accusations of inappropriate behaviour that turned the funny man into a pariah. Consumed with shame and self-recrimination, Al was brought to […]

Kilkenny minor hurlers get their revenge in win over Galway by sealing Leinster final berth

An emphatic second half performance from Kilkenny ensured that they comprehensively avenged last year’s Leinster final defeat to Galway, as they fired four second half goals to power their path through to a provincial decider against Dublin. Two goals each from inside forwards Jake Mullen and Ollie O’Donovan will be seen as the crucial scores that ...

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Obituary: Roger Corman, Hollywood’s ‘King of the B-movies’ who opened a film studio in Connemara

Known as Hollywood’s “King of the B-movies”, director Roger Corman, who has died at the age of 98, opened a film studio in Connemara in the mid-1990s with £1m in grants and subsidies from the Irish State and began pumping out lurid and ultimately controversial films for the international market. The resulting 20 movies, filmed by local crews who we...

Tyson Fury's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk just lost Drake a lot of money

Drake may be one of the richest rappers of all time, but he’s by no means the luckiest. Indeed, the Canadian star’s apparent influence when it comes to sporting results is so notorious, it’s become its own term: “the Drake curse”. For the uninitiated, the Hotline Bling singer has become a sort of folklore legend after fans noticed a strange coincid...

Tom Hanks admits there's one role he hopes he won't be remembered for

Tom Hanks has had an illustrious career to date, with his catalogue of film appearances including Toy Story, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, Sully and Big to name a few. He’s also penned a number of books but there’s one acting performance he hopes you’ll forget. He shared his answer in his episode of Last Meals on the YouTube channel...

Giovanni Pernice denies claims of ‘abusive or threatening behaviour’ on Strictly

Giovanni Pernice has rejected allegations that he displayed “abusive or threatening behaviour” while working as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing. The statement from the 33-year-old Italian professional dancer comes amid reports that the BBC is looking into complaints about his conduct on the show. A legal firm acting on behalf of the ...

Video: Crowd Boos Transgender Winner At Girls Track Event

The crowd at a girls track meet in Oregon booed the winner of an event, as the winner happened to be transgender. Aayden Gallagher, a sophomore at McDaniel High School, is a transgender runner in the girls division. She won the 200 meter dash in the Oregon School Activities Association ...

The Queen’s Reading Room podcast back for second series with Richard E Grant

The Queen’s book club podcast returns on Monday 2024 with Richard E Grant among its guests following the success of its first season. The Queen’s Reading Room lets listeners in on Her Majesty’s “all time favourite reads” and reached the top one per cent of podcasts globally after its launch in January 2024. Grant will join a host of authors and act...

Priyanka Chopra: a colorful life in 20 looks

Chris Pratt ‘devastated’ by death of his stunt double Tony McFarr

Chris Pratt ‘devastated’ by death of his stunt double Tony McFarr - McFarr worked with Pratt on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2’ and two of the Jurassic World films

21 Untruths About the British Royal Family

Ever thought you had the British Royal Family all figured out? Think again! From their powers and privileges to their personal lives, there are plenty of misconceptions floating around. Let’s dive into the myths and uncover the truths that might just surprise you. 1. They Have No Real Power While the monarchy’s role is mostly ... Read more

Fianna Fáil in-fighting continues as Lisa Chambers criticises ‘dismissive and arrogant’ Barry Cowen comments

In-fighting between three Fianna Fáil politicians running to win a European seat in the Midlands North West constituency continues as Senator Lisa Chambers has now criticised “unfounded, dismissive and arrogant” comments from running mate TD Barry Cowen. Fianna Fáil is running three candidates on its ticket in the five-seater constituency - Ms Cham...