Oscar night is nearly upon us and there have been a few surprises — and some apparent snubs — in the shortlist, says Esther McCarthy.

As 2017 gets under way, the Irish film industry is looking forward to another stellar year of new productions and international awards.

Ruth Negga and Colin Farrell lead the way in the Irish nominations for the Golden Globes tonight.

Sing Street director has criticised Keira Knightley, saying that he wouldn’t like to work with her again.

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

From Love/Hate to Once, Maureen Hughes is Ireland’s go-to casting agent. Esther McCarthy meets the woman who made Cillian Murphy a star.

A video chronicling the story surrounding the death of a young drug-user has emerged victorious in a media competition highlighting youth drug issues which received a record number of entries this year.

Musically inclined comedy/drama Sing Street arrived earlier in 2016 to great fanfare, kicking things off with a rapturous reception at the Sundance Film Festival.

For the latest big release in an incredible year for Irish cinema, Rachel Griffiths plays a grieving mother embroiled in an unlikely love affair, writes Helen Barlow

John Carney made it big with Once a few years back and now he's in cinemas again with Sing Street - but it doesn't have to be hard work

Sing Street is in cinemas now and it's a riot of a time - a happy and joyous movie about a teenage boy who forms a band to impress a girl in 1980s Dublin.

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MUSIC NEWS: Though there were all sorts of stories about Michael Jackson’s perilous finances through the years, the late prince of pop did listen to some of the right advice when he managed to amass the rights to songs by an impressive roster of artists. 

A teenager in 80s Dublin starts a band to impress a girl.

Sing Street's Ferdia Walsh-Peelo had never acted in a film before when he got the lead role in the new film and had to learn on the job

New Irish film Sing Street is in cinemas on the 17th of March and it's a delight, full of the grotty 80s flavour people of a certain vintage remember and cracking tunes from the era.

Room, Sing Street, and My Name is Emily look set to be the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards (Iftas) as they have bagged eight nominations apiece.

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

Five things from the worlds of arts, culture and film to keep you occupied this week

The festival once known as JDIFF (previously sponsored by Jameson) is now ADIFF, thanks to the involvement of Audi. But it's still the same celebration of cinema which we know as the Dublin International Film Festival.

It’s ran in the West End, Broadway, and even Korea. As the award-winning Once opens in Dublin, John Meagher takes a look behind the scenes — and chats to Glen Hansard about seeing his real-life relationship on stage.

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The film turned musical is back in Dublin where it all began, writes Padraic Killeen

Tomm Moore has already enjoyed a night at the Oscars for his Song of the Sea, and now the animated feature is about to be released in Ireland, writes Ed Power

One artist who won’t have to sing for his supper anytime soon is Oscar winner, Glen Hansard.

The director of Once is back with a new project in the form of an 80s set TV series about a young man who gets a band together

From dragons to psychopaths, Vikings to villains, a wide array of genres have been recognised by this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards.

Frank and Patrick’s Day have topped the list for film nominations with nine, while both Love/Hate and Vikings have the highest number of nominations for a television programme with seven.

The IFTA's are back for 2015, rumours of their demise have been greatly exaggerated, and the list of nominees has been revealed.

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The summer movie season is in full swing but as some of the bigger movies recede into the distance what else is there to look forward to

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

THE news that two major films may begin production here in the near future has again focused an international gaze on Ireland’s film industry and the possibility of big-budget blockbusters returning to these shores once more.

Pat Shortt and Fionnuala Flanagan in Life’s A Breeze, a comedy about a Dublin family’s hunt for a mattress of money; inset, newcomer Kelly Thornton.