The charming village of Portmagee, Co Kerry, is known as the gateway to the Skellig islands and it hosts tens of thousands of people annually who take the 45-minute boat trip to the Unesco world heritage site.

A new TV series looks at Ireland’s struggle for freedom by focusing on the part played by ordinary people throughout the country, writes Áilin Quinlan.

The accolades for The Atlas of the Irish Revolution keep on coming in after it received another two top book prizes yesterday.

Cork was a big winner at last night’s Bord Gáis Energy Book Awards, as the critically acclaimed history tome Atlas of the Irish Revolution picked up the Best Irish Published Book of the Year.

David Walliams will also recive the ‘Bord Gáis Energy International Recognition Award on the night.

Our coastal islands possess fascinating stories but the almost countless islands on Irish lakes have their fair share of stories too: an abandoned hippy colony on Roeillaun in Lough Corrib Co Galway; a round tower sacked by the Vikings on Devenish Island, Co Fermanagh. 

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

Two collections of photographs capture the magnificence of Ireland’s mountains, showcasing stunning surroundings and intimate portraits of the people who call the slopes home, writes Dan MacCarthy.

The organisers of the Oscars have invited a record number of new people to vote for next year’s Academy Awards following the row over a lack of diversity.

Cork IT 1-11 Newcestown 0-12: A Newcestown comeback fell short as Peter Kelleher and Anthony Casey led Cork IT to an opening county SFC victory at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

A host of famous faces will descend on the capital this weekend ahead of the eagerly anticipated Irish Film and Television Awards.

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.

Some of the biggest names in Irish movies, theatre, and entertainment were feted in LA last night ahead of Sunday’s Oscars.

The past was en vogue in various forms at the Baftas last night as Brooklyn, set in the 1950s, was named best British film, Kate Winslet won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Steve Jobs, the biopic about the Apple founder, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega won the Rising Star award on the back of his turn in a film set “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away”.

Brooklyn has been named film of the year at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards.

Michael Clifford offers up an alphabetical look at 2015. 

It's a week of drama with the likes of Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan in cinemas, and of course there are also some zombies

Cork PIHC final

Four top Irish films will be at the BFI London Film Festival which runs from the 7th to the 18th of October 2015.

A period romantic drama starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson, Brooklyn will be coming to Irish cinemas in November 2015

Ballymartle 2-19 Glen Rovers 0-23: Ballymartle’s Darren McCarthy sent a “pick me” message to Cork senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy on Saturday night as he inspired the Riverstick club during a stunning second-half revival against the famed Glen Rovers in round one of the Cork SHC at Páirc Uí Rinn.

SPSL, Rathmore 2-6 Abbey CBS, Tipperary 0-8: They did it the hard way. Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore were six points to one behind after 20 minutes and they also kicked 15 wides over the hour.

Gardaí have released the body of a man found beaten to death in his Co Cork home to his family and say their investigation into his killing is likely to be “painstaking and take some time.”

Magic Moment: At the launch of her debut collection of subtly-crafted short stories, Waiting for the Bullet, at Triskel Christchurch, Madeleine D’Arcy read the desperately sad Clocking Out, her story about a naive young woman, a lonely outsider, who gives birth in a field.

An Irish medic and gunshot wounds expert, who headed up the trauma unit which inspired the hit US TV medical drama ER, is to be honoured by his university.

While no club sets out at the start of the year with the expressed aim of winning the league, it’s not the worst of consolation prizes.

This is already showing signs of being a good year for film production, with a number of high-profile projects scheduled to begin filming around the country.

Clonakilty reopened for business just hours after floods again ran through the centre of the town.

Plans for another oyster farm in a scenic West Cork harbour will strangle the bay, environmentalists have claimed.

Quick reviews and trailers of the movies released in Irish cinemas this weekend for you - all in one place!