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We first saw him as a young thug in Trainspotting, but Robert Carlyle has come of age to play the UK prime minister in an exciting new TV series, writes Ed Power.

From the big blockbusters and a new Bond movie to some strong Irish offerings, Esther McCarthy looks at the cinema highlights for the year ahead.

The vast majority are in foster care.

The Shrimpers were set to confirm Larsson as Kevin Bond’s replacement after agreeing terms with the former Celtic, Manchester United and Sweden striker

Design label Orlebar Brown accessed the official Bond archive to recreate iconic looks for a new 007-inspired line, writes Paul McLauchlan.

Social media users have reacted with shock at rumours that the 25th James Bond film has been given the working name Shatterhand.

Chris Bond, who represents Dublin South West on the party’s national executive, stepped down at the same time as party chairman Joe O’Connor and vice chair Carly Bailey.

Actress Rosamund Pike was determined to embody fearless correspondent Marie Colvin on screen and to show ‘a woman in all her complexities,’ writes Georgia Humphreys

Idris Elba returns as Luther to solve a typically grisly series of killings in a series that will run over four consecutive nights, writes Gemma Dunn.

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Three Irish artists have combined to reveal the dark secret harboured by James Bond’s boss in a new comic book set in Belfast.

Golf has been a feature of many movies over the years, from Caddyshack to Tin Cup, but this beautiful game of ours is also ever-present as window-dressing in other films. Kevin Markham picks the 10 best movies where golf makes a brief but telling appearance.

Children’s rights groups have warned that many families still have to “fight the system” every day to secure adequate services, just as the foster carers of a girl abandoned at birth vied to get the full range of supports she needed.

James Norton dodges the 007 rumours as he tells Gemma Dunn about his role in crime drama McMafia, which begins on BBC One tonight

Judi Dench has enjoyed an extensive career on stage and screen, but now she’s set to indulge one of her other deep passions — her love for trees.

Irish-UK co-production, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami has been one of the best-received documentaries of the year. 

Gay performers have long been prominent in the pop industry. However, it’s only in recent years that coming out has become the norm, writes Caomhan Keane.

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There have been more than 50 confirmed cases of child protection and welfare concerns against foster carers in the past two years, with almost half occurring in the west of the country.

The €40,000 disparity between the cost of placing a child in care through a private foster care agency as opposed to foster carers registered directly with Tusla is to be examined by an Oireachtas committee.

THE British actor Roger Moore, who died yesterday aged 89, is recognised as one of the best, if not the best, actor to take on Ian Fleming’s iconic but impossibly superior character James Bond. 

Mark Evans discusses the Bond franchise and how the secret agent faces the threat of Trump, Brexit, and finding Daniel Craig’s replacement

The last man to lead Offaly to an All-Ireland SHC title says Leinster have made significant financial gain off Galway’s backs and should allow their underage teams into their championships.

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A 101-year-old paedophile has been jailed in England for 13 years for committing a string of sex offences against young children in the 1970s and 1980s.

Hollywood star Michael Fassbender has ruled himself out of becoming the next James Bond — suggesting a woman should play a female 007.

Matt Damon tells Kate Whiting how constant requests from the public helped convince him to go back to being the amnesiac assassin

Director Paul Greengrass has said he would never make a James Bond film.

A 15-year-old boy has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court accused of murder in connection with the fatal Halloween stabbing of a man in Dublin.

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s rise has not been impeded by their clunky moniker. They are even being compared to Oasis, writes Ed Power

With the excellent Skyfall, and the less well received Spectre, under his belt, Sam Mendes has taken himself out of the running for the directorial role of the next James Bond film.

Daniel Craig has reportedly said he is “done” playing James Bond, just days after a bookmaker suspended betting on his replacement following a large bet on Tom Hiddleston.

Daniel Craig is done with James Bond.

Beatles producer, George Martin, who has died aged 90, has been described as “visionary” and “a musical genius”.

Reading 3 West Brom 1: Chris Brunt insists he could have been blinded after being hit by a coin thrown from West Brom’s own fans.

There’s a distinctive foodie flavour to this year’s Cork French Film Festival, with a feast of cinematic offerings being nicely complemented with events showcasing the Gallic nation’s legendary cuisine.

Daniel Craig’s future as James Bond could be in jeopardy. He is entering into talks to star in a new, US television series Purity, an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel.

Men of the world, take note – the polo neck is back. From Drake to Bond, there’s no cooler fashion statement, writes Troy Patterson.