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<p>Clockwise from left: 'Chernobyl: The New Evidence' is on Channel 4; 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' is on RTÉ One; and 'Gladiator' is on RTÉ2 tonight.</p>

culture

Saturday TV Tips: Movies this evening include Gladiator starring Russell Crowe

And 36 years on from the explosion at Chernobyl nuclear plant, the mistakes that were made and the declassified documents are examined

Dónal Clancy is a musician from An Rinn in Co Waterford

general

Question of Taste: Dónal Clancy

general

Paul McLauchlan: Leading men lead the way on Oscars red carpet

opinion

Joyce Fegan: Oscars celebrate a single story in a complex world

general

Despite poor results Irish stars shine on Baftas red carpet

general

Jessie Buckley and Saoirse Ronan lead Irish nominations at 2020 Baftas

And the winners of the Golden Globes will be...

As the film awards season heats up with the Golden Globes on Sunday, Esther McCarthy assesses this year’s runners and riders.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2020

A Question of Taste: Irene O'Mara

Irene O’Mara teaches acting & voice on the Drama & Musical Theatre course at Cork School of Music. Originally from Dublin, she’s been living in Cork since 2012.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2019

A Question of Taste: Timmy Creed

Timmy Creed is an actor and writer from Bishopstown in Cork.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2019

Hot 100: The biggest tickets for this autumn

From film to fashion, books to TV, our writers pick the best cultural highlights of the season.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2019

Scene + Heard: Literary feasts and gigs galore

The county of Cork will provide an intersection for the worlds of music and literature during the summer at several events. Among them is the West Cork Literary Festival (July 12-19)

Thu, 04 Apr, 2019

MORNING BULLETIN: Tina Satchwell's husband says he 'could never harm' his wife; Maurice McCabe breaks down in witness box

Your morning bulletin...

Tue, 06 Mar, 2018

The hot 100: These are the big tickets for 2018

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

Sat, 06 Jan, 2018

Split trailer- Shyamalan strikes again with hair rising thriller

Well now, doesn't this look interseting.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Protests grow over Yulin dog meat festival

A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating festival despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

Movie reviews: Legend, The Visit, Irrational Man

Tom Hardy plays twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray in Legend (18s), a stylish account of how the infamous villains rose to prominence during London’s Swinging Sixties.

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

At Irish cinemas September 11th

Drama with two Tom Hardy's and horror from director M Night Shyamalan are the big releases this coming week in Irish cinemas

Sun, 06 Sep, 2015

Hollywood stars head for Cannes

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett are expected to jet out to the Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

What to watch on TV this week

Keelin Shanley returns with a new series of The Consumer Show on RTÉ One, Wednesday.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Movie reviews: Inherent Vice, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Big Hero

Inherent Vice ***

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

Inherent Vice Review

A dude kinda investigates the disappearance of a real estate mogul. Dude.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

Movies not to miss in the new year

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Movies not to miss in the new year

Declan Burke provides a quick snapshot of new year movie releases.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

‘Birdman’ flies away with Globes nominations

Birdman has topped the nominations for the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nods, including best picture in the comedy or musical category.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2014

Birdman leads Golden Globe nominations

Birdman squawked loudly at the Golden Globes, flying away with a leading seven nominations.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2014

Music biopics that rock

Soul’s James Brown is the latest singer to have his life story filmed, in a ‘rags to riches’ genre that began with the first ‘talkie’ in 1927.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2014

Thursday’s TV tips

Check out our spoiler-free guide to what’s good to watch on the box tonight.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2014

My ‘rectangle of doom’ phone is far too smart

THERE are few first world problems more humiliating than being too dumb for your smartphone. There you are, minding your own business, when the phone people ring up and tell you what a good customer you are.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2014

Movie reviews: Her

Her ****

Sun, 16 Feb, 2014

Love seekers whisper tweet nothings and click

More of us are looking for romance online but are we at risk of missing out on the real thing, asks Deirdre Reynolds.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2014

Scene and Heard

MUSIC NEWS:

Fri, 14 Feb, 2014

Stars gather for Hoffman funeral

A host of Hollywood stars turned out for the private funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman today.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

Stars struggle with Hoffman's passing

George Clooney is struggling to come to terms with Philip Seymour Hoffman's death.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

Studios hope for another blockbuster year of cinema

Hollywood may be hoping for less drama in 2014. 2013 was a tale of two cinemas.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2014

The Hot 100

From food to fashion, movies to music, our critics reveal their Hot 100 choices for the year ahead.

Sun, 05 Jan, 2014

Golden Globe nominees announced

'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' lead the Golden Globes 2014 nominations with seven nods each.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2013

Cork student juggles royal role with college

A summer job mowing lawns or waiting on tables is a far cry from life for one Cork student attending college in Dublin.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2013

Witherspoon links back up with Joaquin Phoenix

Reese Witherspoon is to star in 'Inherent Vice'.

Thu, 16 May, 2013

Carrey signs up for comedy flick

Jim Carrey is to star in 'Ricky Stanicky'.

Wed, 10 Apr, 2013

Blazing her own trail

I’M INTERESTED in the duality of people, says Rooney Mara, of her predilection for caliginous characters.

Sun, 03 Mar, 2013

Stars come out for the Oscars

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have strolled down the red carpet ahead of the Oscars.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2013

Film stars gather ahead of Oscars

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are gathering ahead of the Oscars.

Sun, 24 Feb, 2013

Adele tipped for glory at Oscars

Adele is hot favourite to become the first ever singer to pick up an Oscar for a Bond theme with her hit Skyfall.

Sat, 23 Feb, 2013

Hawke: Oscars are 'utter bull***t'

Ethan Hawke thinks the Oscars are "destructive".

Fri, 22 Feb, 2013

Day-Lewis tipped for BAFTA

Daniel Day-Lewis’s domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tonight, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

Sun, 10 Feb, 2013

Day-Lewis odds-on favourite for Bafta award

Daniel Day-Lewis's domination of the awards season is expected to continue at the Baftas tomorrow, where he is hot favourite to win the Best Actor award.

Sat, 09 Feb, 2013

Washington thrilled by Oscar nod

Hollywood star Denzel Washington said his Oscar nomination was a “thrill” as he premiered his new film 'Flight'.

Fri, 18 Jan, 2013

‘Lincoln’ leads with 12 Oscar nominations

The American Civil War saga Lincoln leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honours for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Fri, 11 Jan, 2013

Scene and Heard

MUSIC NEWS: He hasn’t gone away, y’know.

Fri, 11 Jan, 2013

Day-Lewis gets Oscar nod

Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for Best Actor for his title role in US historical drama 'Lincoln' as the nominations for the Oscars were announced today.

Thu, 10 Jan, 2013