It is ironic but deeply valuable that the majority of the books and films, irrespective of source, dealing with the North’s Troubles have a common theme.

It was a case of The Snapper and the Yapper in Schull today as the Fastnet Film Festival handed the novelist one of two inaugural awards for outstanding contribution to cinema, while at a well-attended noontime Q&A Doyle outlined his thoughts on the creative process, his daily rituals, and the power of dreams.

Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan arrives in West Cork tomorrow as an estimated 7,000 film buffs are expected to flood into the scenic harbour town of Schull for the Fastnet Film Festival.

Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan is West Cork-bound in a few weeks’ time for one of the country’s most unique film festivals.

Hollywood's Saoirse Ronan is West Cork-bound in a few weeks' time for one of the country's most unique film festivals.

Planning permission will be sought, this week, to redevelop a landmark building in a West Cork village, creating a home for an internationally successful film festival as final preparations are put in place for the event’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

David Puttnam, Jim Sheridan, and Lenny Abrahamson will be among the guests at this year’s 10th Fastnet Film Festival which will feature more than 400 screenings.

From inner city Dublin to the red carpet of Cannes, it’s been quite a climb for Barry Keoghan. Esther McCarthy talks to the actor who first broke through in Love/Hate

Ryan, present yourself!

The Disclosures Tribunal took a different turn when it reopened for business yesterday, writes Michael Clifford.

SOMETIMES at the Charleton Tribunal, there is a surreal feel to what is emerging. This was the case yesterday when details of hopeless incompetence in the child and family agency Tusla were heard in relation to a disturbing garda meeting on what to do about Maurice McCabe.

Despite subject matter that includes cancer and alcoholism, this stage adaptation will leave you smiling, writes Colette Sheridan

Forget Shakespeare and “all the world’s a stage”. In Schull, the whole town is a flickering cinema screen.

Sunshine giving you that festival buzz? We've got the ultimate guide to some of the best festivals around!

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

Des O’Driscoll’s got all the home-grown music and entertainment news you need to know rounded-up right here.

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

With his role in Jim Sheridan’s new film, The Secret Scripture, Eric Bana has added to his reputation as one of the most versatile actors around, writes Esther McCarthy.

Ian Bailey has admitted that his situation is “perilous” after French authorities lodged an application for a fresh European arrest warrant in their latest bid to have him extradited to face a murder indictment linked to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Michael Gambon who connected with young and not so young Harry Potter fans worldwide as their beloved Albus Dumbledore is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Irish Film and Television Academy.

Vanessa Redgrave, Nathalie Baye, Kerry Fox, Ross Noble, Anna Friel, and Ben Wheatley are among the stars joining Irish talents Jack Reynor, Moe Dunford, Cillian Murphy, John Butler, and Aiden Gillen on the red carpet.

Activists have handed an open letter to Finance Minister Michael Noonan calling on him to order the use of vacant, State-controlled, properties to assist the homeless.

THE 19th century American philosopher Henry David Thoreau was not thinking about Ireland when he penned his famous essay on civil disobedience. 

Irish authors Sebastian Barry and Maggie O’Farrell have been shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Novel Award

Gerard Barrett tells Esther McCarthy that his new TV3 drama ‘Smalltown,’ explores his love of and concerns about rural Ireland. 

Djimon Hounsou still bears the scars from his Oscar snubs and would like to win one as a representative of his continent. Shilpa Ganatra talks to the African actor about his new role as Tarzan’s enemy

The Galway Film Fleadh 2016 is almost upon us, and the lineup has been revealed.

Film director Jim Sheridan says that his documentary about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, in West Cork, will be a multi-episode series.

As Jim Sheridan heads for Schull, he tells Esther McCarthy how the internet has been such a disruptive force for filmmakers

Here we look at 5 things if you’re looking for something to do this week.

Irish designer Joan Bergin tells Ellie O’Byrne the secrets of working on some of the most celebrated films and TV shows of our age

John Carney’s Sing Street is a hugely enjoyable music-driven comedy that’s set in Ireland 30 years ago, writes Ed Power

Documentaries about two Cork related murders have been included by TV3 in its autumn schedule.

I know a man named Angel who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. During his incarceration, both his mother and the mother of his children died and he exhausted all his appeals. He was fated to die in prison without any chance of parole.