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'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 FĂĄil TDs play down spat with Fine Gael minister over new 'Netflix levy'
Fianna FĂĄil 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 FĂĄil getting into bed with Sinn FĂ©in 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

Limerick’s Troy Studios 'busy again' as Mid-West builds reputation in movie industry
Limerick’s Troy Studios 'busy again' as Mid-West builds reputation in movie industry
The popularity of the Mid-West as a film location has been slowly developing

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode three review: Emotion, intrigue, and more trips to the forest
'The Traitors' episode three review: Emotion, intrigue, and more trips to the forest
The Traitors Ireland: There’s a bang of 'Where in the World' off this, when the winning prize would be five pounds and an autographed tea towel with Theresa Lowe’s face on it. Faye is having none of it

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face
Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face
What annoys Helen Mirren the most are patronising comments made by younger people when she holds hands with her husband in public. It is, the hardest part of turning 80

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker
‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker
The rock star has loved the cult film ever since he worked in a video shop. As his ‘requel’ gets its world premiere, he talks Hammer horror, soundtrack heaven — and how his dad got him into Edgar Allan Poe

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Quentin Tarantino on one of cinema’s big questions: what is the best Tarantino movie?
Quentin Tarantino on one of cinema’s big questions: what is the best Tarantino movie?
The director, 62, names his ‘masterpiece’ film, along with his favourite and the one he was ‘born to make’

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

'Wednesday' producers receive corporation tax credits of up to €60m
'Wednesday' producers receive corporation tax credits of up to €60m
The latest season of the gothic mystery show was shot at various locations around counties Wicklow, Dublin, and Offaly

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Meet the Wexford stunt master whose credits include Bravehaert and Vikings
Meet the Wexford stunt master whose credits include Bravehaert and Vikings
Rescued stallion Eros now stars in stunt shows and screen productions, thanks to the dedication of Wexford horse master David Byrne

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Influential Irish documentarian George Morrison dies aged 102
Influential Irish documentarian George Morrison dies aged 102
Morrison was best known for his celebrated work Mise Éire, which premiered at the 1959 Cork Film Festival.

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

'Warner Brothers and Disney reach out to us': Meet the man who recreates famous Hollywood props
'Warner Brothers and Disney reach out to us': Meet the man who recreates famous Hollywood props
From doing red carpets with some of Hollywood's biggest studios to visiting seriously ill children in hospitals, Matt Hodge and his family in Dublin have amazed fans with their recreations for Batman, Spiderman, Jurassic Park and Alien

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Limerick honours late actor Richard Harris with exhibition on his life and career
Limerick honours late actor Richard Harris with exhibition on his life and career
At the exhibition launch Mr Harris was described as a towering figure who carried 'both Ireland and Limerick with him'

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Aren't we all sick of watching dull rich people by now?
Aren't we all sick of watching dull rich people by now?
In the week after the most lavish wedding of all time, die-hard Sex and the City fan Cathy Cullen on And Just Like That, where everybody is rich and deathly dull

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Warner Bros Discovery splits streaming from cable TV
Warner Bros Discovery splits streaming from cable TV
The new streaming and studios company will include Warner Bros, DC Studios, and HBO Max — the crown jewels of Warner Bros Discovery's entertainment library

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Shane MacGowan short film reveals his 'lifelong love for Nenagh and Tipperary'
Shane MacGowan short film reveals his 'lifelong love for Nenagh and Tipperary'
'The Local' is released on Friday, June 6

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Clint Eastwood
'Entirely phony': Clint Eastwood calls viral interview a fabrication
The actor and director claims that an Austrian newspaper invented a recent interview with him

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

The Richard Harris Archive, University College Cork
Limerick to host exhibition of Richard Harris's never-seen-before memorabilia
The exhibition will run at the Hunt Museum in Limerick city from July 4 to November 16

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

Filming
Limerick to host international summit to celebrate women’s achievements in film and television
The Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) will be held in Adare’s Woodlands House Hotel in February 2026

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Arts imitates life for New York-based Cork actor Michael Mellamphy
Arts imitates life for New York-based Cork actor Michael Mellamphy
The star of stage and screen is preparing to tread the boards at Cork Arts Theatre in a one-man play focusing on immigration

Sun, 25 May, 2025

The History of Sound review: a tender romance that whispers when it should roar
The History of Sound review: a tender romance that whispers when it should roar
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor shine in a beautifully shot film that aches with longing — but fears going deeper

Fri, 23 May, 2025

West Cork Film Studios rising as Hollywood faces crisis over Trump’s proposed film tariffs
West Cork Film Studios rising as Hollywood faces crisis over Trump’s proposed film tariffs
From Adam Scott thrillers to Netflix hits, a West Cork studio is defying expectations as Trump threatens tariffs on Irish film

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Limerick Film Lab to promote West of Ireland as filming location
Limerick Film Lab to promote West of Ireland as filming location
Regional film manager Paul C Ryan said: 'This lab is all about connection — not just between filmmakers, but between cultures, storytelling traditions, and industry ecosystems.'

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Filming of fantasy series in Limerick to bring ‘hundreds of jobs’ to Mid-West
Filming of fantasy series in Limerick to bring ‘hundreds of jobs’ to Mid-West
Likened to a ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ type adventure, The Wayfinders is set in a richly imagined world of myth, magic and ancient conflict

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Laws must protect the right to free speech 
Amidst background noise about the abolition of juries for libel trials, we must hope the crosshairs are kept on Slapps

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Rob Lowe on why it's cheaper to bring 100 people to Ireland than to produce in Los Angeles
Rob Lowe on why it's cheaper to bring 100 people to Ireland than to produce in Los Angeles
Irish film industry production surged by 33% in 2024 as tax incentives and talent continue to attract global shoots

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Royal visit to Birkenhead
TV review: Netflix show With Love, Meghan is a few tweaks away from satire
Meghan Markle's new show is just Californian lifestyle porn

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

10 TV & streaming highlights for March: Top dramas and home-grown documentaries 
10 TV & streaming highlights for March: Top dramas and home-grown documentaries 
Gangs of London is back, Hugh Wallace follows a renovation in West Cork, and the makers of Bridgerton have a new series on Netflix 

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Teen Toy Show harpist: 'Being diagnosed as deaf is the best thing to happen to me’
Teen Toy Show harpist: 'Being diagnosed as deaf is the best thing to happen to me’
Úna Walsh was 7 when she began to learn the stringed instrument, but it wasn’t until she was 10 that she realised she had serious hearing issues

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Dromina actor Dónal Finn: ‘I felt proud to be acting in my Cork accent’
Dromina actor Dónal Finn: ‘I felt proud to be acting in my Cork accent’
As Dónal Finn returns to our screens in The Wheel of Time, Esther McCarthy meets the actor topping 2025’s ‘ones to watch’ lists and hears about his star turn in the West End production of Hadestown

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Brendan Courtney ends up in A&E after being 'attacked' near his home
Brendan Courtney ends up in A&E after being 'attacked' near his home
According to the fashion designer, the incident occurred near his apartment on the quays around 9pm on Thursday

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

TV adaptation of 'darkly absurd comedy' by Blindboy Boatclub nominated for award
TV adaptation of 'darkly absurd comedy' by Blindboy Boatclub nominated for award
The author and podcaster said: 'I adore Limerick, it’s my home, and I’ll defend it from gowls who unfairly give it a bad name out of laziness.'

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Irish-Belgian film ‘Bonhoeffer’ has European premiere in Limerick
Irish-Belgian film ‘Bonhoeffer’ has European premiere in Limerick
'Bonhoeffer' was directed by acclaimed screenwriter Todd Komarnicki

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Irish director wins international award for Cork-shot film at Berlin festival
Irish director wins international award for Cork-shot film at Berlin festival
The jury said the film 'bursts with energy and raw emotion, capturing a teenager’s search for belonging with striking realism'

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell among the winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Papal drama 'Conclave', which stars Irish actor BrĂ­an F O'Byrne, picked up the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

ZERO DAY
TV review: Zero Day starring Robert De Niro is a proper pacy thriller
This show has something that elevates it above airport-novel thriller

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

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