A passion for music and appreciation for an Irish guitar legend has united showbiz stalwarts and Ireland’s first citizen at a special ceremony.

If you’re going to bring something back from the dead, it might as well be a classic, writes Ronan Jennings

It’s not the Magic Kingdom, but for the heroes of West Cork’s rowing fairytale, home is where the heart is.

The closure of HMV’s store network helped drag the Irish arm of music label Universal into the red last year.

We bring you a round-up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment. 

Here’s your latest arts and entertainment round-up with Des O’Driscoll.

Movies are an expensive business but at some point the costs start to get a bit ridiculous. And we might have reached that point...

Jurassic World was a surprisingly massive success for Universal last year, and it's just the beginning.

From LCD Soundsystem to Brian Deady, Ed Power offers his selection of must-sees for Stradbally

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has cornered online retail, jumped ahead in artificial intelligence with voice activated speaker, Echo, carved out a powerful spot in the media industry and is even dabbling in spaceflight. He may be just getting warmed up, writes Alexander Nazaryan.

The new Universal monster movie franchise is already attracting heaps of talent and the latest to sign on is Javier Bardem.

It's the fourth of July right at the end of one of a major celebration weekend in the US. Typically, it's a time that's spent away from cinemas, hence some relatively low numbers for mid summer.

Universal is gearing up for a new monster movie connected universe thing and they could have found a Wolf Man in the Rock

In case you didn't know, the Universal monster movies are on their way back, with a new version of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise already in production.

Hanging out with Elvis and The Beatles were just part of the fun for Ireland’s biggest showband, writes Ed Power

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The Fast and Furious franchise goes ever on and the search for a director for the next entry could finally be over with the arrival of F Gary Gray

So much for one last ride. Vin Diesel took to Facebook to discuss the Fast and Furious franchise, telling fans that one last trilogy is in the works.

We've been eagerly awaiting any new information about Guillermo del Toro's follow up to his monster melee but there are problems afoot

Skype has a new thing coming to its mobile apps and desktop. And they're called Mojis.

The Fifty Shades of Grey movie adaptation got off to a great start in February 2015 with a massive box office take and plenty of column inches written about its curious romance between a dominant millionaire and an innocent young woman.

If good news is music to your ears, then you’ll get a kick out of My Song To You. The newly-released app, also known as MSTY, lets users communicate through 30-second music clips.

Actor Emile Hirsch has pleaded guilty to misdemeanour assault after being accused of putting a female studio executive in a chokehold at a Utah nightclub during the Sundance Film Festival.

Did you see Ride Along and think ’I’d really like to see another similar movie with the same two fellow?’ Well this one is for you!

Dealing with weight and sexuality were the easy bits. Now Patrick James aims to show he can sustain a career in the music business after his TV talent show success, writes Ed Power.

Marvel's Ant-Man was never meant to be a box office blockbuster like The Avengers or even surprise hit Guardians of the Galaxy but it still clung on, insect-like, to the number one spot at the box office in the US this past weekend.

Jurassic World is still taking in the dollars, and that has been enough to see it ease past The Avengers to enter that coveted top 3

It was dinos vs feelings at the box office this weekend, and it looks like those terrible lizards prevailed.

Jurassic World just keeps on dominating at the box office, and even huge newer movies can't topple it.

Jurassic World is a titan at the box office, and it looks like its basically unstoppable as it has just broken another record.

Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie is heading to be the most successful Irish film for over 20 years, with worldwide box office receipts estimated to top $35m (€30.8m).

All the bellas are coming back for Pitch Perfect 3 with the confirmation of returning players Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson

Pitch Perfect 2 is not only a pretty hilarious sequel but its also earned over $250 million worldwide, that's the 13th highest grossing movie of the year, ahead of Tomorrowland, Jupiter Ascending and not far off Insurgent.