The eagerly awaited TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, a documentary about much-loved rock star Phil Lynott and the story of how Ireland repealed the Eighth Amendment to name a few.

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 box office success of the multi-award winning ‘The Favourite' last year contributed to Element Pictures recording post tax profits of €473,053.

The annual showcase event for Irish cinema again offered some real gems, writes

So that’s Monday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

"I was up at twenty past five with Andrew watching the announcement"

This year's Oscar nominations have been revealed.

The Favourite is already being talked up for Oscars. Its director tells Esther McCarthy all about the Irish-produced period film.

Ballygobbard won’t know what hit it.

Next weekend she’ll walk the red carpet for the world’s biggest film awards. And last night Cork animator Nora Twomey was in celebratory mode at the Irish premiere of her acclaimed new film.

A well-known Irish film-maker has died from complications of motor neurone disease, just weeks after his moving account of living with the disease opened in Irish cinemas.

The rude health of the film industry in this country is underlined by the presence of 10 Irish offerings at the prestigious festival, writes Esther McCarthy

Motor neurone disease (MND) is like a shadowy, unwelcome guest, who has arrived at her family home and refuses to leave, says Ruth Fitzmaurice.

It was the place to be seen if you’re Irish and in the movie business: Hollywood royalty, many with family ties to Ireland, partied hard at the now legendary Oscar Wilde pre-Oscar party.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

The box office success of Element Pictures for the multi-award winning Room resulted in a bumper year for the company last year.

Lenny Abrahamson is following up the massive success of Room with a couple of new projects, including a drama set during World War 1

When Colin Farrell and a host of Hollywood stars rolled into Sneem to make Oscar-tipped movie The Lobster, local people were happy to lend a hand. Some even got a part in the film, writes Eoin English.

Irish movie Room is beginning to generate some Oscar buzz after scooping a major award at the Toronto Film Festival.

Fresh from amazing reviews out of the festival, Lenny Abrahamson's Room has scored a major award at TIFF 2015.

From the director of Frank comes an astonishing adaptation of the book by Emma Donoghue about a life lived in a Room

Irish actor Jack Reynor has won the prestigious special jury prize for acting at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in Gerard Barrett’s Glassland.

Irish film Glassland is one of just 12 films chosen for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the US state of Utah.

Will you be auditioning?

The Dublin-based firm established to produce the €20 million Ripper Street television drama recorded a pre-tax loss of €3.4m last year.

This is already showing signs of being a good year for film production, with a number of high-profile projects scheduled to begin filming around the country.

Victorian drama Penny Dreadful is worth €33m alone to the economy, says Lisa Jewell.

A film about an inspirational Cork teenager who was born with no limbs premieres tomorrow and will be screened across Ireland and possibly abroad as early as next month.

A group of leading European broadcasters were in Ireland for the past two days as guests of the Irish Film Board (IFB).

MUSIC NEWS: David Bowie (inset) caused quite a stir with his recent release of a single on his 66th birthday, and over the next few weeks we’ll get a proper chance to see if the Brixton boy still has some talent, or whether he should just make the most of his free travel pass.

The shortlist for the 40 categories in the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards has been revealed this morning.

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has given €1m towards the cost of making a €4m three-part series on the life of former taoiseach Charles Haughey.

It was set in a spectacular €380m location and involved a 450-strong army of behind-the-camera personnel.

RTE's hit drama 'Love/Hate' looks set to clean up at the 2012 IFTAs this year, with ten nominations announced today.

SENATORS and TDs will get a chance to see Brendan Gleeson’s Golden Globe-nominated performance for themselves after being given free copies of The Guard for Christmas.

The Audiovisual Federation today welcomed the Budget’s continued funding for the Irish Film Board and that no change was made to the film taxation incentive Section 481.

Ireland’s film and television industry is still boosting the economy despite the recession, a business group said today.

Irish film 'Garage' has been selected for the prestigious Directors' Fortnight at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.