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.

ARDMORE Studios, which opened its doors as Ireland’s first film studio in May 1958, remains the physical heart of the Irish film industry. Having played host to more than 100 films, the original studios, situated on a 10-acre site, represented an investment of over £500m at the time.

Hollywood star Liam Neeson arrived back in Ballymena to a jubilant welcome as he accepted the freedom of his home town.

Actor Liam Neeson arrived back in Ballymena today to a jubilant welcome as he accepted the freedom of his home town.

A man has admitted causing a public nuisance after more than 1,000 people turned up to his 21st birthday party which had been advertised on Twitter and Facebook.

John Boorman sent four men on an ill-fated hunting trip in his classic film Deliverance, which still shocks 40 years on, says Carl Dixon

AS the stars gathered for the seventh annual Irish Film and Television (IFTA) awards, one of the most charming and amiable turned out to be the surprisingly charismatic Jon Voight, father of Angelina Jolie, and acclaimed actor in his own right.

Oscar-winning movie star Daniel Day-Lewis seeks refuge from the limelight in the foothills of the Wicklow mountains, he revealed today.

Award-winning filmmaker John Boorman is to be honoured at the Boston Irish Film Festival.

Comedian Jim Carrey is set to find love with Scottish actor Ewan McGregor in a new film about a prison romance.

British actor Ewan McGregor has embarked on monumental motorcycle journey from London to Cape Town, South Africa, in a bid to raise money for charity.

Ewan McGregor is already planning his third and final televised bike trip documentary - months before he sets off on his second.

Ewan McGregor set off on his motorbike trek around the world without saying a proper goodbye to his wife and kids - because he didn't want them to feature in the accompanying documentary.

Ewan McGregor and pal Charley Boorman almost parked up their motorbikes halfway through their round-the-world trek and called the adventure off - because they were missing their families.

Film star Ewan McGregor today spoke of his biggest challenge yet – a round-the-world trip on a motorcycle.