London-Irish director Martin McDonagh and leading actress Frances McDormand have been tipped for Oscar success with their new film, writes Helen Barlow.

Never fear, Netflix is here!

Eighties pin-up Dennis Quaid’s latest role is in the feelgood A Dog’s Purpose. He talks to Ella Walker about past lives, being an embarrassing dad and why dogs really are man’s best friend.

* Will You Be My Friend? by Molly Potter (Featherstone, €11.50 HB)

A lorry driver in England who killed a woman and three children by ploughing into their stationary car while scrolling through music on his mobile phone has been jailed for 10 years.

Our country can be a busy and loud place sometimes - but this video will inspire you to stop and enjoy the little moments.

Capcom has been reluctant to share too much about Resident Evil 7, but an ESRB listing may have spilled the beans.

The latest #MakeMemories nationwide campaign has been launched by the Make-A-Wish charity.

‘Home of the Year’ begins a new series on RTÉ One on Thursday, with new judge Deirdre Whelan joining Hugh Wallace, and Declan O’ Donnell.

The Cold War is heading for deep freeze as Bridge of Spies (12A) opens in 1957 with the capture of Russian spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) in New York. 

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Videographer Ethan Copage admired the architecture around Cork city so much he decided to capture it on film.

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

From trad sessions to rock concerts, poetry readings to magical 3D projections, Cork’s Culture Night was, as ever, one to remember.

It will be a sad day indeed when Tom Cruise grows too old to sprint across our screens, but that day, if Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (12A) is any indication, will be a long time coming.

Two police officers in England have been praised for saving a four-year-old boy from choking – when he swallowed a two pence piece.

Developers The Astronauts have brought their gorgeous adventure game from the PC to the PS4 and it's looking very lovely indeed

Our pick of the best things happening in the cultural world this week.

Sprt, action and drama - here's the best TV to watch today.

A judge has branded a mother who went on the run with her three-year-old son after becoming embroiled in a bitter custody battle with the boy’s father “utterly irresponsible”.

A three-year-old boy who was missing with his mother in England for more than two weeks is now “safely back” in the care of his father.

A judge hearing the case of a mother on the run with her three-year-old son has emphasised the importance of both parents maintaining a relationship with the boy “if at all possible”.

The mother at the centre of a custody battle in England who is on the run with her three-year-old son has broken her silence, saying she left with him because she felt “trapped”.

MATT DILLON has been acting since the late 1970s, but is only now making his leading-man TV debut. It’s not, he clarifies, because he’s snobbish about the medium.

Seventeen months after hitting out at the lack of coaching opportunities in the FAI for ex-internationals, Ireland captain Robbie Keane will be pleased with the association’s new ambassador programme.

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A five-year-old boy and his seven-year-old brother were recovering in an Australian hospital after surviving with their father for 10 days in the wilderness with little food and in weather conditions that ranged from stormy to scorching.

Take one sumptuous regency mansion, stuff it full of magical Christmas cheer, add in more than a sprinkle of goodwill and, hey presto — you have the perfect festive recipe for kids who deserve nothing less.

Muhammad has become the most popular name for newborn boys in the UK.

This community went above and beyond to show their support for little Ethan and his family.

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The council that began legal action after brain tumour patient Ashya King was removed from hospital without his doctors’ consent has joined mounting calls for extradition proceedings against his parents to be dropped.

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"Hammer everything he loves." Do not cross this girl.

This week, a terminally ill teenager (Shailene Woodley) experiences the pangs of love for the first time in The Fault In Our Stars, Clint Eastwood directs the film version of the hit stage musical Jersey Boys and Kevin Costner slays to survive in the action thriller 3 Days to Kill.