From recent series to old classics, Des O'Driscoll selects some the best streaming options.

A small number of bellwether constituencies could be highly significant in the battle for top spot between Fiann Fáil and Fine Gael, says Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

Here’s a new year wish: May our politicians remain clothed while there are cameras around.

[size= medium]Swingate TD Maria Bailey came out fighting for her political career tonight but was axed[/size] from the general election ticket for Fine Gael's campaign in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is expected to recommend the removal of TD Maria Bailey as a general election candidate in her Dublin constituency after her controversial swing fall court case claim.

It comes after Fine Gael members in her Dún Laoghaire constituency backed a motion calling on the Fine Gael Executive Council to "urgently review" the ticket for the next election

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed Fine Gael will consider removing swing-gate TD Maria Bailey as a candidate in the next general election if her Dun Laoghaire constituency members seek the changes at a meeting tonight.

The Taoiseach and four Fine Gael ministers have failed to express confidence in Dun Laoghaire TD Maria Bailey ahead of a crunch meeting about her future tonight.

A Fine Gael move to review how many people run for the party in the next general election in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin, is expected to see embattled TD Maria Bailey face open criticism tomorrow night after her controversial injury claim against a hotel for falling off a swing.

Swing-gate TD Maria Bailey is facing a Halloween nightmare after her party’s local branch said it will meet tomorrow to decide whether to potentially call for her removal as a general election candidate.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has appealed for fairness after a failed local Fine Gael revolt to remove embattled south Dublin Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey as a party general election candidate.

Irish Water need to put a plan in place urgently to stop wastewater leaks into Dublin Bay, according to a Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county councillor.

A man who “savagely” assaulted his partner after he had been out drinking and taking cocaine while celebrating his birthday has been jailed for 32 months.

A Dublin credit union employee who stole up to €395,000 over a decade from the lender has been jailed for 18 months.

A man who threw himself in front of a car and then claimed damages against the driver has been jailed for a year.

Neil Lennon has hit out at the abuse he has suffered in Scotland, writes Tommy Martin

Neil Lennon has hit out at the abuse he has suffered in Scotland, writes Tommy Martin

Some of the world’s biggest names in Hollywood are currently filming on these shores as a wave of movie and TV productions get underway.

Don’t say there’s nothing to do tomorrow night.

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor tells Esther McCarthy about playing an IRA man in prison-break film, Maze

The Cork-born director of the prestigious event helps Esther McCarthy select some highlights

A host of famous faces will descend on the capital this weekend ahead of the eagerly anticipated Irish Film and Television Awards.

The filming of a new movie documenting the 1983 prison breakout of IRA prisoners from the North’s Maze Prison got under way at the recently decommissioned Cork prison yesterday.

A prisoner found in a coma at Limerick Prison died from a cocktail of drugs which included heroin, methadone and two types of prescription sedatives.

Room, Sing Street, and My Name is Emily look set to be the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards (Iftas) as they have bagged eight nominations apiece.

If, like your correspondent, you suffer even a little from vertigo, then Everest (12A) should either be avoided entirely or watched from the front row.

Maleficent ****

The battle in Blackrock is over, but the war within Fianna Fáil over ex-minister Mary Hanafin’s decision to run in the area may be only just beginning.

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, the Irish Examiner, in City West

Fianna Fáil candidates Mary Hanafin and Kate Feeney are set to both gain seats at the first count later today, despite a high-profile falling out over the ex-minister's decision to run.

Fianna Fáil candidates Mary Hanafin and Kate Feeney are set to both gain seats at the first count later today - despite a high-profile falling out over the ex-minister’s decision to run.

Ken Loach isn’t done yet.

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty tell Padraic Killeen about the incredible story of Jimmy Gralton and how his dancehall became a source of conflict with conservative forces.

Two Irish feature films are in the running for glory at Cannes Film Festival, while more than a dozen more are selling well at the festival’s market, Le Marché du Film.

JIMMY GRALTON is the only Irishman to be deported from Ireland in the history of the state, (80 years ago), and he’s also the focus of a film being shot in Co Leitrim at the moment by Ken Loach, which is a companion piece to his 2006 Palme d’Or winner, The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

Detectives are to question two people arrested over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, described by family and friends as a loving family man who always wanted to serve in the British Army.

A total of four people including the two men shot by police have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in Woolwich.

Councillors jostled to the ground, delegates verbally abused and a Garda security ring keeping protesters at bay — not the image Fine Gael wanted for its first post-election ard fheis.

MORE than 50 houses in the suburbs of Limerick are to undergo an immediate inspection to ensure toxic fumes are not escaping from faulty flues, posing a risk to the occupants.