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Baghdad Central: Deep dilemmas in the war zone

It's October 2003. Saddam Hussein’s regime has fallen. For six months, Baghdad has been occupied by American forces.

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Norma Sheahan is back where she belongs at the Cork Opera House

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Young Offenders star Chris Walley wins Olivier award

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Comedian Reginald D Hunter believes we all 'got played' by Obama

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Made in Cork: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor talks playing IRA man in Maze film

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UCC graduate Jessica Regan excited by starring role in BBC dark comedy Ill Behaviour

Heir to the Ryanair empire is flying solo

Ryanair heiress Danielle Ryan tells Shilpa Ganatra about life in LA and her latest business venture: travel guides.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo and the other footballers who caught the acting bug

With Cristiano Ronaldo set to appear in a TV series, he follows in a long line of footballers who have caught the acting bug, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Fiona Shaw takes in sights and sounds of ‘Waking’ East

Fiona Shaw reflects on the death of her father, the town of Cobh, and Ireland’s cultural output on a tour of the east, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Fellow actors pay glowing tributes to Alan Rickman

Actress Emma Thompson has led tributes to her Love Actually co-star Alan Rickman, who has died aged 69 after suffering from cancer.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

VIDEO: Bridge of Spies star Mark Rylance says playing a spy is not too different from acting

Mark Rylance didn’t have far to look for inspiration for his part in a Cold War thriller, says Susan Griffin

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

How Lismore Food Company have gone from strength to strength

They were radio presenters, actors and building society staff before they started making biscuits at home. Now they are selling to one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets. So how did the Lismore Food Company do it, asks Roz Crowley.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

This much I know: Aidan McArdle, actor

As an actor, you are always getting kicked in the face. You get used to the rejection.

Sat, 02 May, 2015

When sex is all part of The Game on BBC 2

Tom Hughes’s character uses his allure to wring secrets from women in a major new Cold War thriller, says Susan Griffin

Fri, 24 Apr, 2015

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Rachel Joyce

Sat, 22 Nov, 2014

EU adds to sanctions list over Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers added 13 people to their visa ban and asset freeze list over Ukraine’s crisis.

Tue, 13 May, 2014

Seeking a perfect union in An Ideal Husband

Belfast native Marty Rea relishes playing Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde’s comedy An Ideal Husband, says Pádraic Killeen.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2014

Flying high on a wave of local talent

The IFTAs will show off the strength of Irish film and TV production, says Pádraic Killeen

Thu, 07 Feb, 2013

It’s a thin line

Love/Hate’s opener created quite a stir. Actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and writer Stuart Carolan give Colette Sheridan their take on the hit drama

Fri, 16 Nov, 2012

The very picture of debauchery

A new stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s only novel does not shy away from Dorian Gray’s bisexuality, says Pádraic Killeen

Thu, 20 Sep, 2012

Back as Captain Jack

Ciarán Hinds, star of film and TV, returns to the Abbey after 20 years, in Juno and the Paycock, says Pádraic Killeen.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2011

Irons not happy with the PC brigade

HOLLYWOOD star Jeremy Irons has hit out at political correctness, suggesting that women do not need to use the law to “deal with it” if a man places a wandering hand on her bottom.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2011

Theatre student scoops €14,000 bursary

THEATRE student Sarah Louise McColgan from Cork city was last night awarded the 2010 Pat Murray Bursary.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2010

Oil spill contingency plans were inadequate, admits Hayward

BP's former boss today admitted the group's oil spill contingency plans were "inadequate" and said it was unprepared for the media "feeding frenzy" after the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

Tue, 09 Nov, 2010

Arterton: I had to learn to be posh

Gemma Arterton used to be “rough”.

Sun, 12 Sep, 2010

Stay away from that diamond, Carlo

REPEAT after me Carlo – 4-3-3, 4-3-3, 4-3-3 – got that?

Wed, 31 Mar, 2010

Mourinho steals show but plenty of drama in store

JOSE MOURINHO, the man for whom all the field’s a stage, has finished Act One of his latest production with a narrow advantage over Chelsea and the fascination now is to see what twists and turns he has planned for what should be a dramatic finale at Stamford Bridge in three weeks’ time.

Thu, 25 Feb, 2010