There's a new Irish star in town and nine other things we learned in Cannes

Helen Barlow reflects on a festival in which fabulous females, streaming TV shows and Irish actors took centre stage.

1. Colin Farrell — token male?

At the one press conference he attended for Sophia Coppola’s The Beguiled, Colin Farrell was very funny, bristling at the idea of Coppola calling him “the token male” alongside Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning in her film.