Irish actress Ruth Kearney has made her breakthrough in a dark new Netflix comedy, writes Ed Power

A new comedy is set to debut on Netflix this week - Flaked stars Will Arnett and Irish actress Ruth Kearney (The Following)

It's a big week for drama with new offerings featuring the likes of Johnny Depp and Cate Blanchett as well as plenty of Oscar hopes

Johnny Depp has revealed he felt “a tremendous amount of responsibility” to portray the real-life Irish-American gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger.

Johnny Depp looks really sinister in his new role as notorious gangster Whitey Bulger in a new film from director Scott Cooper

ENGLAND: A tough army officer hopes he has put an end to the stigma attached to men sewing after finishing in the top three of a nationwide competition.

Former soccer star David Bentley joins Crossmaglen Rangers for The Toughest Trade on TV3.

Check out our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Check out our spoiler-free guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Kevin Bacon recreated his iconic 'Footloose' dance scenes on 'The Tonight Show'.

Actors who want to work on sophisticated projects are finding them in television and not film, says Billy Bob Thornton.

'Your face is so stupid.' #potatoface

Plus the whole list of nominations.

Here are five memes that caught our attention today.

Adapted from a series of comics, ‘R.I.P.D.’ (an acronym for Rest In Peace Department) is an otherworldly action adventure in a similar vein to ‘Men In Black’, which pairs a grizzled veteran and a gung-ho newcomer in a hunt for earthbound monsters.

Ireland now ranks among the world’s top destinations for super-yachts, an experienced skipper has said.

…about Lincoln star Daniel Day-Lewis.

Kevin Bacon hates not being recognised.

Kevin Bacon is set to star in a new serial killer TV show.

George Clooney is among the presenters at this Sunday's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

ORPHANED when his mother dies, Boston teenager Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormwald) moves to a small Midwest town to live with his uncle in Craig Brewer’s remake of Footloose (12A).

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Much as I enjoyed 'X-Men: First Class', Fox's exuberant prequel/reboot (preboot?) of the fabled Marvel Comics series, I was a bit disoriented by its opening sequence.

THERE is an inherent problem with origin stories.

Kevin Bacon doesn't understand why people want a lot of money.

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Joe Dermody visits Cairns, Brisbane and Port Douglas on an adventure holiday in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Kevin Bacon will not undertake big action scenes in ‘X-Men: First Class’.

January Jones has joined the cast of 'X-Men: First Class'.

Zac Efron has turned down the chance to star in a remake of Footloose.

Kevin Bacon is being lined-up for a role in 'X-Men: First Class'.

Jeff Bridges of 'Crazy Heart' and Sandra Bullock of 'The Blind Side' claimed top acting honours today at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, building momentum for possible Oscars glory.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers heads for Belfast to team up with Kevin Bacon in a new comedy to be shot in the city.

‘30 Rock’ has been nominated for an astonishing 22 Emmy Awards.

HISTORIC swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison yesterday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.

Chace Crawford is stepping into the starring role in the remake of 'Footloose'.

Adapted from the award-winning stage play by Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon sensationally documents the efforts of British talk show host David Frost (Michael Sheen) to interview shamed former US President Richard Nixon (Frank Langella), the first President to resign from the Oval Office, in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

'High School Musical' star Zac Efron is prepared to abandon the fans who helped him find fame - so he can ditch his 'teen star' tag.

'High School Musical' hunk Zac Efron won't be getting 'Footloose' anytime soon - the actor has pulled out of the movie remake.

Kevin Bacon has pre-warned Broadway bosses not to bother offering him a role in a revival of his hit movie musical 'Footloose' - because he's "not interested".