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SGareth O'Callaghan: The Ryan Tubridy scandal was never really about Ryan Tubridy
Switzerland Davos Trump
Irish Examiner view: No force, all farce from Trump in Davos
His speech was characteristic, blending bluster and criticism with threats — some veiled, some overt

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

'This isn’t just mindless horror': Ralph Fiennes on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 
'This isn’t just mindless horror': Ralph Fiennes on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 
The Bone Temple is  the fourth instalment of a series that began back in 2002 with Cillian Murphy 

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

The Apprentice 2026
Corkman Conor Galvin bids to be Alan Sugar's pick on new series of The Apprentice 
Conor Galvin from Glengarriff in West Cork will be put through his paces when the new BBC One series begins next week

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Irish Examiner view: The State is trapped in an absurd legal loop of its own making
Irish Examiner view: The State is trapped in an absurd legal loop of its own making
The case of Enoch Burke has passed from farce into something more troubling

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

'I adore her': Paul Mescal on his chemistry with Jessie Buckley in Golden Globe-winning Hamnet
'I adore her': Paul Mescal on his chemistry with Jessie Buckley in Golden Globe-winning Hamnet
Both actors attended the Irish premiere of Hamnet in Dublin

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Five For Your Radar: Hamnet, Jedward, Seven Dials... 
Five For Your Radar: Hamnet, Jedward, Seven Dials... 
Industry is also back for season four 

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

10 TV and streaming highlights for January: The Night Manager, Bridgerton, Room to Improve... 
10 TV and streaming highlights for January: The Night Manager, Bridgerton, Room to Improve... 
The latest Game Of Thrones spin-off also features among the new TV shows on offer in January 

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

George Best in Cork: New documentary goes behind the scenes of the superstar's stint on Leeside
George Best in Cork: New documentary goes behind the scenes of the superstar's stint on Leeside
George Best i gCorcaigh on TG4 looks back on the troubled player's brief sojourn at Cork Celtic in 1975 

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Hamnet exhibition - London
Colin Sheridan: Why actors’ round tables have become awards season’s strangest performance
Awards-season round tables have turned artistic admiration into ritualised excess, where praise replaces honesty and performance eclipses genuine criticism

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Will Sharpe: Hitting the right note in the new Amadeus series 
Will Sharpe: Hitting the right note in the new Amadeus series 
A new five-part series dramatises the life of the great composer 

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Film reviews: Goodbye June is a superb ensemble effort
Film reviews: Goodbye June is a superb ensemble effort
"While Kate Winslet shines as the eldest sister striving to hold her fracturing family together, it’s as the director of an ambitious and accomplished debut outing that she truly delivers."

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

Netflix's "Goodbye June" New York Screening
Toni Collette on new film Goodbye June, and how she learned to do a Cork accent 
Australian star Toni Collette has strong links to Ireland, writes Esther McCarthy

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

2025 TIFF - "Hamnet" Portrait Session
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley receive Golden Globe nominations for Hamnet
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony next month

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Much-loved Traitors Ireland star to join new series of Dancing with the Stars
Much-loved Traitors Ireland star to join new series of Dancing with the Stars
Paudie Moloney, who stole the hearts of the country after appearing in The Traitors Ireland earlier this year, is set to take to the dance floor 

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Hugh Wallace ,Architect.
Hugh Wallace — thank you for the laughter, lessons, and love
TV producer Larry Bass pays tribute: 'His legacy is enormous, in the buildings he designed, the people he inspired, and the warmth he brought into Irish living rooms week after week'

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Eve Kelliher: Hugh Wallace’s passion for people and place
Eve Kelliher: Hugh Wallace’s passion for people and place
Irish Examiner Home Editor remembers the celebrated architect’s ‘sense of humour, fun, and mischief’ — and has been hearing similar sentiments from many others too

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Watch: Trinity filmmakers release world's first Sumerian language movie
Watch: Trinity filmmakers release world's first Sumerian language movie
Director and producer Professor Martin Worthington said Sumerian 'is probably the world’s first written language and died out around 2000 BCE'

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

'In Midleton, there used to be this glorious cinema': Adam O'Keeffe on getting into films in East Cork 
'In Midleton, there used to be this glorious cinema': Adam O'Keeffe on getting into films in East Cork 
As his feature, Horseshoe, opens in Irish cinemas, the Carrigtwohill native explains how he fell in love with the film world 

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Buried alive: TG4 to screen film about Mick Meaney's 61-day feat — and what happened next
Buried alive: TG4 to screen film about Mick Meaney's 61-day feat — and what happened next
Mick Meaney, from Ballyporeen in Tipperary, and later of Mitchelstown Co Cork, made global headlines in 1968 when he spent 61 days buried alive

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025

"The Thing With Feathers" Screening - The 69th BFI London Film Festival
The Thing With Feathers: Benedict Cumberbatch on grief and his Max Porter adaptation
Benedict Cumberbatch tells Yolanthe Fawehinmi about his challenging role in the film adaptation of the astounding novel

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

'We can build a sustainable screen industry in Cork'
'We can build a sustainable screen industry in Cork'
Regional supports are needed to foster developing film industry down south

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

'One of the most inspirational people in film': David Puttnam receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Cork Film Fest
'One of the most inspirational people in film': David Puttnam receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Cork Film Fest
The award was presented to Puttnam by Irish actor Gabriel Byrne at the opening gala of the 70th edition of Cork International Film Festival 

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Books-Mark Ronson
Jennifer Horgan: From infidelity to conflicts of interests, our infinite choice culture has us all in a heap
I know I’m not the only one who exhausts themselves scrolling through films and series, feeling so depleted that I end up watching 'Schitt’s Creek' again

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

Michael Jackson biopic releases first trailer amid troubled production
Michael Jackson biopic releases first trailer amid troubled production
The central role will be played by Jaafar Jackson, the singer’s real-life nephew, while Oscar nominee Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Halloween lets us get scared in a safe sort of way
Halloween lets us get scared in a safe sort of way
Halloween presents lots of commercial opportunities — and there is massive demand for a bit of a scare 

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Last Tango in Parish: Marlon Brando's Cork movie could finally be released 30 years on
Last Tango in Parish: Marlon Brando's Cork movie could finally be released 30 years on
Nearly 30 years after Divine Rapture collapsed in Ballycotton, producer Barry Navidi plans to resurrect the Marlon Brando film that bankrupted him

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Graham Norton show new deal
Graham Norton's TV pay packet tops €2.79m
Irish chat show king's income from 'The Graham Norton Show' works out at over £116k (€133k) per episode 

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Ireland's film sector at risk of losing ‘competitive edge’ without regional uplift incentive
Ireland's film sector at risk of losing ‘competitive edge’ without regional uplift incentive
The regional film development uplift was designed to incentivise the development of new talent pools outside the Dublin/Wicklow film hub

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

TV review: The House of Guinness is all pour, no pint
TV review: The House of Guinness is all pour, no pint
'If it’s pitched as a cross between Succession and Peaky Blinders, then it lacks the comedy of the former and the jeopardy of the latter'

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

The Trial Of Ian Bailey: Jim Sheridan on his new courtroom drama  
The Trial Of Ian Bailey: Jim Sheridan on his new courtroom drama  
Re-Creation: The Trial of Ian Bailey is a film that gathers 12 fictional jurors to examine the real case files in the murder of Toscan Du Plantier, writes Esther McCarthy 

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

The Traitors finale: Gloves — and cloaks — come off for final five in epic ending
The Traitors finale: Gloves — and cloaks — come off for final five in epic ending
More masks, a bit of fire, a crap Viking boat, and lots of muttering about crystals and symbols

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode 11 review: Can Ben and Nick count on each other after all?
'The Traitors' episode 11 review: Can Ben and Nick count on each other after all?
Just like our host with the most Siobhán McSweeney says: 'Strap in, it's about to get feisty'

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode 10: Can friendship sustain two Traitors to the bitter end?
'The Traitors' episode 10: Can friendship sustain two Traitors to the bitter end?
It's a cruel game, and there is no room for error — a lesson that one contestant learned the hard way on Sunday night

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode nine: Shock exit will change the future of the game
'The Traitors' episode nine: Shock exit will change the future of the game
There’s no fun and games at today’s mission on 'The Traitors Ireland'. No, it’s a much more sombre affair.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

‘Tinder Swindler’ Shimon Hayut arrested in Georgia on Interpol request
‘Tinder Swindler’ Shimon Hayut arrested in Georgia on Interpol request
Hayut, a convicted fraudster who was focus of a Netflix documentary, was detained on as-yet unknown grounds

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode eight: Paudie converts power player just in the Nick of time
'The Traitors' episode eight: Paudie converts power player just in the Nick of time
For those of us who have watched other Traitors series, it’s a shudder when we realise it’s the babydoll game

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

77th Primetime Emmy Awards - Press Room
Owen Cooper becomes youngest ever male Emmy winner for 'Adolescence' role
Severance was nominated 27 times, while crime drama mini-series The Penguin had 24 nominations and Adolescence received 13

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode 7: Limerick father-and-son team's reign is over before it begins
'The Traitors' episode 7: Limerick father-and-son team's reign is over before it begins
Yeah, Irish dads think they know what's best for their offspring... Let's see how that works out

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Liam Neeson 'honoured' as ‘The Lost Children of Tuam' movie goes into production
Liam Neeson 'honoured' as ‘The Lost Children of Tuam' movie goes into production
Well-known actors unveiled to star in film

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'
Fianna Fáil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'
One Fine Gael source described the vote in favour of the streaming levy as 'Fianna Fáil getting into bed with Sinn Féin to increase the price of streaming services'

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

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Anna Wintour reveals she enjoyed ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ despite its cutting view of the fashion world
'It had a lot of wit — I thought it was a fair shot': Almost 20 years on, the presumed inspiration for Meryl Streep's ice-cold editor in the hit movie has given the film a glowing review

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode six: Anyone speaking in third person deserves a roulette table shoved up their arse
'The Traitors' episode six: Anyone speaking in third person deserves a roulette table shoved up their arse
"I survived and thrived in the shark tank." Calm down, Rainman. For all we know, you were serving drinks to little old ladies and sweeping out the casino coat rooms.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode five review: Eamon's bull finally catches up with him
'The Traitors' episode five review: Eamon's bull finally catches up with him
Oyin, whose wig just might have psychic powers, cuts through all the noise: 'Is this a fight among Traitors?' Crown her President immediately

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode four review: Someone in Slane should be getting carer’s allowance for Andrew
'The Traitors' episode four review: Someone in Slane should be getting carer’s allowance for Andrew
I feel like someone in Slane Castle should be getting the carer’s allowance for Andrew. Honestly, how is he holding it all together? 

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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