The man highlighted on The Sunday Game throwing his glasses off before entering a melee during Longford’s qualifier loss to Wexford has defended his actions.

Playwright David Hare tells Pádraic Killeen about his fascination with the ‘Irish socialist’ and his relevance to modern audiences

Kate Winslet is in line to make a return to the theatre.

Kate Winslet said today she was “thrilled” to be nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in 'The Reader'.

Kate Winslet was nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in 'The Reader' today, while feelgood film 'Slumdog Millionaire' is in the running for best movie.

Anthony Hopkins has been confirmed as the latest actor to play King Lear in a big screen adaptation of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

Popular The Return of the King failed to clinch a single gong at an awards ceremony voted for by film critics tonight.

The Magdalene Sisters, the film which depicted life in the laundries run by the Magdalene nuns, has earned four nominations in this year’s London Film Critics’ Circle Awards.

Dame Judi Dench has decided not to travel to New York with The Hours screenwriter David Hare’s play The Breath Of Life, although her co-star in the West End production, Dame Maggie Smith, will be continuing in her role when the play opens on Broadway in late autumn.

Hit musical Chicago led the Oscar race today with 13 nominations – including one for British star Catherine Zeta Jones.

DANIEL DAY LEWIS has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his leading role in the new Martin Scorsese movie Gangs of New York.