In the context of the current protest by Emma Thomson (“Emma Thompson quit film in stand against ‘second chance’ for John Lasseter”) may I again question the docility with which the media have accepted the deliberate misuse of the word inappropriate. The story usually unfolds like this.

Want a relaxed Christmas party look? Then incorporate athleisure into your festive wardrobe, writes Paula Burns

IT’S not often you see Snapchat and sexual health education in the same sentence. But that didn’t stop social media influencer and entrepreneur James Kavanagh.

Black ’47, out now - Revenge thriller set during the Irish Famine. Hugo Weaving, Barry Keoghan and Stephen Rea star.

Mary Hegarty cats to Des O'Driscoll about her favourite tastes

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

A British mother jailed in Iran has spoken from prison in Tehran to thank those campaigning for her release.

Cork actress Molly Lynch tells Ellie O’Byrne ‘Sunset Boulevard’ is about pitfalls of stardom

The Jewish dream team of Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman star in Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix comedy drama, writes Helen Barlow

Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his novels of "great emotional force".

Stephen Graham’s character continues to search for evidence in real-life murder drama Little Boy Blue at 9pm on ITV on Monday.

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

And yes, it’s everything you imagined and more.

Irish nurse Berna Breen tries working in the A&E section of a hospital in Honduras on Toughest Place To Be, on Monday on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

The film, directed by Bill Condon, debuts in theaters on St Patrick’s Day.

With the release of T2 Trainspotting later this week, Declan Burke selects a list of films he believes are superior to their literary source.

Forget about the Christmas movies – these days it’s the big budget ads we want to see, writes Suzanne Harrington

Bridget Jones is back, and things are getting even more complicated than usual, as you can see from the first full trailer.

Ok so Disney is releasing a new take on Beauty and the Beast in a live action musical starring Emma Watson as Belle. The first teaser is here.

The success of Disney's live action Cinderella and The Jungle Book for the big screen has started a new trend at the house of mouse - remaking its classic animated films with real actors and stuff.

A mother of three died just over a week after routine surgery to remove varicose veins from her legs, an inquest has heard.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Sydney to London joined one of the biggest days of climate change activism yesterday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is “No Planet B” in the fight against climate change.

Check out our guide to the best of today's TV.

According to the trailer for Burnt, cheffing is a most dramatic business.

To celebrate the release of A Walk in the Woods in cinemas now, we’re giving you the chance to one of five ’Full Moon Walks’ in Glendalough with Hilltop Treks!

Bill Bryson isn’t too put out that Robert Redford took a few liberties in the film version of his travelogue, writes Ed Power

Inside Out *****

There's a Pixar movie in cinemas this coming week, which is something we haven't seen in a while. And it's really, really good!

Fashion is no longer the opposite of feminism, writes Mary Rose Roche and it is finally giving us the clothes that reflect our lives.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey return for a third season of House of Cards on Netflix from Friday.

Telly. Tonight.

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young’s new album, Storytone, is currently streaming online, and the presence of a 92-piece orchestra and choir is an indication it’s quite a different affair than his other recent material. 

This week, ’71’ explores the sectarian divide in 70s Belfast, a boy faces a booby-trap-laden labyrinth in The Maze Runner; creepy doll horror in Annabelle; Hugh Grant stars the romantic comedy The Rewrite, and a young woman is emotionally suffocated by her marriage in historical drama Effie Gray.

Celebrities yesterday joined tens of thousands of others to march through London to demand urgent action on climate change, as events took place around the world ahead of a UN climate summit.

MENTION reaching the age of 100 in Ireland and we think of the congratulatory letter and cheque which the president issues and the hope that the recipients can still enjoy their very special birthday.

The Amazing Spider-man 2 ***