#Film & TV

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Traitors Ireland episode 10 recap: The Faithful are floundering
Traitors Ireland episode 10 recap: The Faithful are floundering
The faithfuls are rattled and lashing out — while the traitors are sitting back and watching things get heated 

Mon, 21 Sep, 2026

Terry Prone: Sorry, but can film characters stop with the incessant apologising?
S Terry Prone: Sorry, but can film characters stop with the incessant apologising?
From 'Toy Story 5' to 'Practical Magic 2' — cinemas are full of gloomy movies that keep apologising for attracting our attention

Mon, 21 Sep, 2026

'The Lost Children of Tuam': Catherine Corless 'overwhelmed' at red-carpet Dublin screening
'The Lost Children of Tuam': Catherine Corless 'overwhelmed' at red-carpet Dublin screening
Historian who uncovered the names of 796 children who died in the mother and baby institution attends star-studded screening at the Lighthouse in Dublin

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Five For Your Radar: Culture Night, Bad Apples, MobLand...
Five For Your Radar: Culture Night, Bad Apples, MobLand...
The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival and the Drimoleague Singing Festival are also happening this weekend

Thu, 17 Sep, 2026

Bernard O'Shea: Modern TV has everything... but I still crave my '80s shows
Bernard O'Shea: Modern TV has everything... but I still crave my '80s shows
MacGyver, ALF, Airwolf, Knight Rider... I look at the world through square-eyed tinted spectacles

Thu, 17 Sep, 2026

Richard Hogan: I worked on The Traitors Ireland. Here's the psychology behind its success
Richard Hogan: I worked on The Traitors Ireland. Here's the psychology behind its success
Having worked on the hit series, Richard Hogan explains how the contestants and human nature make for such interesting viewing

Wed, 16 Sep, 2026

‘The original was set in Cork, wasn’t it?’: TV adaptation of Graham Norton novel starts tonight
‘The original was set in Cork, wasn’t it?’: TV adaptation of Graham Norton novel starts tonight
Amy Nuttall, Lewis Cope and Jenny Walser tell Lynn Rusk about their new thriller series, Forever Home, based on Graham Norton’s best-selling novel

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

TV Picks: PJ Gallagher asks the nation — Could you pass your drivers test all over again?
TV Picks: PJ Gallagher asks the nation — Could you pass your drivers test all over again?
Plus: Saturday Night Live UK, Patrick Kielty returns to the Late Late Show, and a documentary looks at the remaining questions behind Jeffery Epstein's sex abuse scandal

Fri, 11 Sep, 2026

Five For Your Radar:  Nish Kumar, Cormac Begley, Slow Horses...
Five For Your Radar:  Nish Kumar, Cormac Begley, Slow Horses...
Druid also return with a new production of one of Eugene O'Neill's works 

Thu, 10 Sep, 2026

Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger UK premiere - London
Tom Dunne: Five talking points from the fab new Oasis film 
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger is essential viewing for music fans. Here are some of my thoughts on it 

Wed, 09 Sep, 2026

Still boldly going — meet the Irish 'trekkies' celebrating 60 years of Star Trek
Still boldly going — meet the Irish 'trekkies' celebrating 60 years of Star Trek
On the anniversary of its first episode, Jonathan deBurca Butler talks to Irish 'trekkies' about the enduring success of the sci-fi show

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

5 For Your Radar: John B Keane play, Kyla Cobbler, Oasis film
5 For Your Radar: John B Keane play, Kyla Cobbler, Oasis film
The Island Drift festival also takes place on beautiful Garnish Island 

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

10 new TV shows for September: The Gentlemen, Slow Horses, and the Brennan brothers 
10 new TV shows for September: The Gentlemen, Slow Horses, and the Brennan brothers 
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson also reunite for a new streaming comedy

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

Earns Netflix
Irish entertainment and media sector to grow to €8.2bn by 2030
PwC report says internet advertising and video-on-demand are among the factors driving growth in the sector

Mon, 31 Aug, 2026

554402,TITLE:Vigil
Our TV picks: The Traitors Ireland returns to screens after a smash hit first season
Will this season reach the same height as the first?

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Film reviews: The Dog Stars is a deeply human story with a quartet of excellent performances
Film reviews: The Dog Stars is a deeply human story with a quartet of excellent performances
Plus kinky comedy 'I Want Your Sex' starring Charli XCX

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

5 For Your Radar: The Traitors, Electric Picnic, Judy Garland...
5 For Your Radar: The Traitors, Electric Picnic, Judy Garland...
Even if you're not going to the country's biggest music festival, there's plenty more to keep you entertained 

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Peter Cullen, iconic voice of Transformers' Optimus Prime, dies aged 85
Peter Cullen, iconic voice of Transformers' Optimus Prime, dies aged 85
The Canadian voice actor became synonymous with Optimus Prime while also giving life to Eeyore and numerous other characters

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
A series of price rises by Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime over the past three years have seen European viewers hit by the largest average rises in subscription charges.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Graham Norton enjoys €2.47m pay packet for So Television TV work
Graham Norton enjoys €2.47m pay packet for So Television TV work
So Television produces The Graham Norton Show and sells it to the BBC and TV stations across the world including Virgin Media

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

Rose of Tralee winner says emotion is something 'we shouldn't apologise for'
Rose of Tralee winner says emotion is something 'we shouldn't apologise for'
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh won the hearts of the audience in Tralee — and at home watching on TV — with her fabulous attitude to her alopecia.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

Rose of Tralee: Emotions run high — and there was plenty of craic too on a mighty first night
Rose of Tralee: Emotions run high — and there was plenty of craic too on a mighty first night
The audience fell madly in love with this year's Rose of Tralee contestants, from some top-class fun (let's not forget the spicebag round) to a fabulous woman with alopecia living large

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026

Culture That Made Me: Sara Baume on art, audiobooks, and Moomins
Culture That Made Me: Sara Baume on art, audiobooks, and Moomins
Cork writer Sara Baume tells Richard Fitzpatrick about her cultural influences, from the Crawford Art Gallery to Pat Collins

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

Obit Hayden Panettiere
'Heroes' and 'Nashville' star Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36 
“She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

Rose of Tralee: Contestants enjoy grand tour ahead of TV finale
Rose of Tralee: Contestants enjoy grand tour ahead of TV finale
Ahead of the televised finale tonight and tomorrow, the 32 Roses enjoyed everything from a trip to the beach to a whirl around a traditional funfair in Tralee

Mon, 17 Aug, 2026

Michael Healy-Rae: Danny's actions were 'like a scud missile'
Michael Healy-Rae: Danny's actions were 'like a scud missile'
Former junior minister tells RTÉ documentary on the crisis in the Kerry political dynasty that his brother 'effectively sacked' him

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

Writing, for all its vagaries and foibles, is easier than putting yourself out there 
Writing, for all its vagaries and foibles, is easier than putting yourself out there 
Writers fear nobody will read what they have written, and that somebody will

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

West Cork woman talks of 'crazy' stunts she performed in upcoming film featuring Jessica Chastain
West Cork woman talks of 'crazy' stunts she performed in upcoming film featuring Jessica Chastain
Clonakilty native Avril Murphy has brushed shoulders with many famous faces throughout her career as a stunt performer and double, she tells Sarah Horgan.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

Film reviews: Sunny Dancer will make audiences laugh, cry, and possibly dance in their seats
Film reviews: Sunny Dancer will make audiences laugh, cry, and possibly dance in their seats
The film is a brilliant showcase of Bella Ramsey's range

Fri, 14 Aug, 2026

Patrick Holloway: Uncanny devotion to Harry Potter's Dobby shows power of fiction
Patrick Holloway: Uncanny devotion to Harry Potter's Dobby shows power of fiction
The Bronze Age dead buried near Freshwater West are real, but they have become strangers. JK Rowling's Dobby is imaginary, but millions of people know him. That is the strange power of fiction, writes author Patrick Holloway

Fri, 14 Aug, 2026

Five for your radar: Cian Ducrot in Limerick, trad music in Bantry, dance in Kerry
Five for your radar: Cian Ducrot in Limerick, trad music in Bantry, dance in Kerry
Plus a new film featuring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in cinemas, and a classical music festival returns

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Eileen Walsh: Cork actress on Brenda Fricker, Disco Pigs, and upcoming projects
Eileen Walsh: Cork actress on Brenda Fricker, Disco Pigs, and upcoming projects
Cork actress Eileen Walsh tells Esther McCarthy about recent film and theatre projects, and shares her memories of working with the late Brenda Fricker

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

FBL-POR-LIGA-BRAGA-BENFICA
José Mourinho documentary as entertaining as the man himself
In the new Netflix series, it seems the 'special one' is at war mainly with himself 

Wed, 12 Aug, 2026

New short film celebrates the music and legacy of Cork’s Eoin French (Talos)
New short film celebrates the music and legacy of Cork’s Eoin French (Talos)
The film revisits Talos’s final Sounds from a Safe Harbour residency and the collaboration that produced ‘We Didn’t Know We Were Ready’

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Culture That Made Me: Anton Savage of Newstalk selects his touchstones
Culture That Made Me: Anton Savage of Newstalk selects his touchstones
The popular broadcaster includes Hothouse Flowers, Niall Tóibín, and John Steinbeck among his selections 

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Five For Your Radar: Dónal Dineen, Beetlejuice, Kilkenny Arts Fest...
Five For Your Radar: Dónal Dineen, Beetlejuice, Kilkenny Arts Fest...
There are plenty events to get you out and about in the coming days 

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

10 live events for August: Electric Picnic, The Wailers, The Weeknd
10 live events for August: Electric Picnic, The Wailers, The Weeknd
The final month of summer has plenty events to get you out and about 

Tue, 04 Aug, 2026

David O'Mahony: Why 1990s disaster movies still beat today's CGI blockbusters
David O'Mahony: Why 1990s disaster movies still beat today's CGI blockbusters
David O'Mahony says practical effects, classic disaster movies and Christopher Nolan still offer an antidote to AI-era filmmaking

Sat, 01 Aug, 2026

Film reviews: Spider-Man is back and at his best in the action-packed Brand New Day
Film reviews: Spider-Man is back and at his best in the action-packed Brand New Day
Full of heart and plenty of treats for true fans of the MCU, Brand New Day is Spider-Man at his best.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

‘The Odyssey’ is a warning about the perils of xenophobia
‘The Odyssey’ is a warning about the perils of xenophobia
Classics expert Lisa Doyle says Homer’s epic poem — and Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation — emphasise that disrespecting guests or strangers will never end well

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Kevin Bakhurst assures staff plans to expand RTÉ Cork still in place
Kevin Bakhurst assures staff plans to expand RTÉ Cork still in place
Director general said suggestions plans to expand RTÉ Cork were 'wide of the mark: In fact, I was in Cork yesterday with colleagues looking at possible premises'

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Our TV picks: Bill Clinton, Gerry Adams, Leo Varadkar and more answer The Irish Question
Our TV picks: Bill Clinton, Gerry Adams, Leo Varadkar and more answer The Irish Question
The likelihood of a border poll is becoming more and more of a possibility. But do we really understand what it might mean for everyone living on the island of Ireland?

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Five For Your Radar: Sound Of Music, Forest Fest, Skibbereen arts
Five For Your Radar: Sound Of Music, Forest Fest, Skibbereen arts
The summer continues with plenty more events to get you out and about 

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Human Vs Robot
An uncertain future: David Puttnam on the impact of AI on the film industry
The use of AI in film may bring job losses, but it can also allow for impressive effects on a smaller budget. The British producer and an Irish filmmaker tease out some of the issues with Esther McCarthy

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Latest

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited