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SColin Sheridan: Watching The 2 Johnnies was as torturous as a family slideshow
Film classification office accused of leaking 'Banshees of Inisherin' Civil War complaint 
Film classification office accused of leaking 'Banshees of Inisherin' Civil War complaint 
Other complaints were made about the 15A rating of the movie 'M3GAN' and the use of the word ‘bugger’ in 'Puss in Boots'

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Centuries-old tradition continues at Puck Fair despite recent controversy
Centuries-old tradition continues at Puck Fair despite recent controversy
PR firm declines to provide information on how long goat would spend on his perch

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

Listowel sets official Guinness World Record for Dolly Day
Listowel sets official Guinness World Record for Dolly Day
Town smashes record for the largest gathering of Dolly Parton lookalikes — and Kerry Hospice Foundation and Comfort for Chemo Kerry will benefit from the associated fundraiser  

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood's on strike but the blockbusters are back
Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood's on strike but the blockbusters are back
In turbulent times for the industry, this summer's slew of blockbusters will make waves that could benefit smaller films including Irish-made movies, writes Esther McCarthy

Sun, 16 Jul, 2023

Gig review: George Ezra brings blue, blue skies to Musgrave Park in Cork
Gig review: George Ezra brings blue, blue skies to Musgrave Park in Cork
George Ezra kicked off this year's series of summer gigs at the hallowed rugby venue 

Sun, 11 Jun, 2023

Olly Murs Live At the Marquee Photo by Ray Keogh
Live at the Marquee review: Hearts skip a beat as Olly Murs asks 'Will you marry me?'
'It’s the kind of gig I’ll take my mam to,' one concert-goer said as Olly Murs woos and wows his Leeside audience — and pays moving tribute to his late friend, Caroline Flack

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend -Coventry
A 'Sign of the Times' as excitement reaches fever pitch for Harry Styles arrival 
Anticipation is at fever pitch for the arrival of music idol Harry Styles at Slane on Saturday afternoon

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Piper's funfair 'unlikely to return to Kinsale this year'
Piper's funfair 'unlikely to return to Kinsale this year'
The traditional merries may not reopen in the Cork town due to the €30,000 bond demanded by Cork County Council

Sat, 27 May, 2023

10 things we learned as Bruce Springsteen rocked the RDS in Dublin
10 things we learned as Bruce Springsteen rocked the RDS in Dublin
From the Charlie Bird shout-out to the eclectic crowd - 10 takeaways from the first of his three shows at the venue

Sat, 06 May, 2023

Cineworld bankruptcy
Troubled Cineworld to focus on sale of entire group      
World’s second-largest cinema group will woo other buyers after AMC Entertainment quit talks to buy Cineworld theatres

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 - Show - PSD Bank Dome
Irish Examiner view: Taylor Swift ticket scramble shows up a problem with Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster and Live Nation effectively formed a monopoly that may have implications for Irish musicians and their fans

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Sculpture based on Adam King's virtual hug unveiled
Sculpture based on Adam King's virtual hug unveiled
Adam stole the hearts of millions after appearing on the Late Late Toy Show in 2020

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

Gigs being cancelled around the country as cost-of-living crisis hits ticket sales
Gigs being cancelled around the country as cost-of-living crisis hits ticket sales
Campaigners call for support for musicians and entertainers

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Plans for largest film studio in Ireland get green light
Plans for largest film studio in Ireland get green light
Aim to attract large-scale blockbuster movies as well as TV and content productions from around the world to the facility in Westmeath

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

Creator of Derry Girls says they are ‘still eejits’ as they take on their final adventure
Creator of Derry Girls says they are ‘still eejits’ as they take on their final adventure
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, who plays Michelle, says it is natural that the show moves on and characters will have grown up

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

73rd Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
Maeve Higgins: Laugh your ass off with some of America’s finest comedians
Name-checking a few hilarious comedians working in the comedy world in the US who also happen to be black

Sat, 26 Feb, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Cillian Murphy playing a blinder
Irish Examiner view: Cillian Murphy playing a blinder
Final series of iconic show 'Peaky Blinders'

Wed, 23 Feb, 2022

'Cautiously optimistic' business leaders welcome Cork events centre completion date
'Cautiously optimistic' business leaders welcome Cork events centre completion date
€5m has already been committed by BAM and Live Nation for detailed design work on the event centre, which should be ready by June

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Irish Examiner view: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf combined the prodigious range of an opera singer and the theatricality of a big-screen idol

Sat, 22 Jan, 2022

€4m grant announced for music and entertainment sector financially impacted by Covid
€4m grant announced for music and entertainment sector financially impacted by Covid
Self-employed individuals and sole traders, including performers such as musicians, singers, DJs, lighting and sound crew, and audio equipment suppliers will be eligible to apply

Thu, 20 Jan, 2022

CC COVID SCENES
Government to defy Nphet and implement 8pm closing time
Covid Omicron surge in Ireland prompts suggestion of a major clampdown on pubs and restaurants and on sporting events

Fri, 17 Dec, 2021

Piers Morgan reunited with director
Piers Morgan fourth most Googled person of 2021
Piers Morgan was the fourth most searched-for person on Google in the UK this year, the tech giant has revealed.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

Riverdance to perform Live at the Marquee Cork for 25th anniversary show 
Riverdance to perform Live at the Marquee Cork for 25th anniversary show 
The Riverdance cast will take to the stage in Cork once again as they prepare to perform Live at the Marquee with a special anniversary show next year.

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

New York City Arts Venues Reopen At 33% Capacity
Maeve Higgins: Comedians are stumbling their way back to funny
Stand-up is immediate in the way few other crafts manage to be — so we can't just ignore Covid, writes Maeve Higgins.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: The entertainment sector has been badly failed in the reopening rush
Elaine Loughlin: The entertainment sector has been badly failed in the reopening rush
Some view Catherine Martin as a weak minister and others say she has been blocked by political rivals – but it is those working in the arts sector who have suffered as a result

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

Christy Moore's music firm plunges into the red due to Covid-19 shutdown
Christy Moore's music firm plunges into the red due to Covid-19 shutdown
The legendary singer's company 'Yellow Furze Ltd' recorded a post-tax loss of €146,460 in the 12 months to the end of March this year

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Two-day 'Springsteen' concert planned for Croke Park won't impact Garth Brooks gigs
Two-day 'Springsteen' concert planned for Croke Park won't impact Garth Brooks gigs
Dublin City Council received an application last month to hold the outdoor event on Saturday and Sunday April 23 and 24, with speculation that Bruce Springsteen will be returning

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

Young people with face masks back at work or school in office after lockdown.
Q&A: What's being reopened, when, and how?
Irish people's overwhelmingly positive response to the vaccine rollout unperins today's Government reopening announcement

Tue, 31 Aug, 2021

Entertainers demand to be given a sporting chance
Entertainers demand to be given a sporting chance
The Government has decided that 40,000 people can sit in stands and cheer on our athletes, but only 500 people can sit in a field and listen to music

Tue, 24 Aug, 2021

Everyman artistic director blasts government inaction on reopening of live events
Everyman artistic director blasts government inaction on reopening of live events
The future of institutions like the Everyman is hanging by a thread due to the shutdown, Sophie Motley said

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

Latitude Festival 2021 - Southwold
UK festival run by Electric Picnic organisers blamed for Covid spike
Festival-goers were required to have proof of vaccination, of a negative test result, or of immunity based on a positive PCR test

Fri, 06 Aug, 2021

Government to explore use of PCR and antigen tests for reopening of arts and events sector
Government to explore use of PCR and antigen tests for reopening of arts and events sector
Tourism and Culture Minister Catherine Martin has written to the Health Minister seeking to explore the use of testing, and hopes to announce a plan by the end of August

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

Joyce Fegan: Why Kate Winslet's 'fully functioning, flawed woman' resonates
Joyce Fegan: Why Kate Winslet's 'fully functioning, flawed woman' resonates
The actress’s raw, unadorned, and unglamorous portrayal of middle age, in her TV show, ‘Mare of Easttown’, speaks to how we really live and how we really look

Sun, 06 Jun, 2021

Changing times: Pandemic forces events industry to reinvent itself
Changing times: Pandemic forces events industry to reinvent itself
A seismic shift in the way businesses in the events sector engage with clients and customers

Sat, 05 Jun, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Is cancelled festival a fading rose?
Irish Examiner view: Is cancelled festival a fading rose?
At this stage of the pandemic, and as growing anger over crowds socialising on city streets confirms, it would have been more than surprising if this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival was to go ahead.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

The Graham Norton Show - London
Graham Norton earned €117k for every episode of chat show in 2019
Production company paid Cork broadcaster €3.7m for presenting popular Friday night show

Wed, 05 May, 2021

Live entertainment sector calls for further State support
Live entertainment sector calls for further State support
A pre-Budget submission says PUP should be reinstated and 5% of Arts Council funding should go into a new hardship fund

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

RTÉ's 'The Den' is back 
RTÉ's 'The Den' is back 
Fifteen years since its last episode, The Den is returning to our screens this winter. The former presenter of the RTÉ children's programme, Ray D'Arcy, announced the news on his radio show this afternoon.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Events businesses are the ‘forgotten’ industry who are eager to return to work
Events businesses are the ‘forgotten’ industry who are eager to return to work
They can sometimes be seen as “small fish” when compared to the live event and entertainment industry, but many mid- to low-level corporate events generate huge amounts of money for local suppliers and subcontractors.

Sun, 20 Sep, 2020

Derry Girls' Lisa McGee on working with Paul Mescal on new thriller The Deceived
Derry Girls' Lisa McGee on working with Paul Mescal on new thriller The Deceived
After her success with her hometown comedy, Lisa McGee teamed up with her husband to write a gothic thriller. The new show comes with the added bonus of Paul Mescal

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Special Report: Why art is never just for art’s sake
Special Report: Why art is never just for art’s sake
In the second part of our Save the Arts series, musicians, designers, curators, and others in the sector recount the emotional and financial toll of not being able to earn, not being able to express themselves, and not being able to engage with an audience

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

5 things to watch on TV this week
5 things to watch on TV this week
Looking for something to watch this week? Here are five highlights to chose from

Sun, 02 Aug, 2020

Covid crisis presses pause on entertainment industry
Covid crisis presses pause on entertainment industry

The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked the entertainment industry, causing the cancellation of major events and leaving the future of others in doubt, writes Kate Curry.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020

Scene and heard: This week's entertainment news
Scene and heard: This week's entertainment news

Des O'Driscoll rounds up the latest entertainment news.

Thu, 16 May, 2019

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