Kat and Alfie Moon have turned up in Ireland in the first official snap of the Eastenders’ spinoff Redwater.

In 1970s England a family is terrorised by something unexplainable.

It might be summer, depending on the day in Ireland, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some time to check out a few flicks while hoping that the rain holds off for the weekend.

The Conjuring series has a pretty great set up, using the real life cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren inspire terrifying movies about actual examples of hauntings.

Sing Street 4/5

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

Details of his death have yet to be released.

The IFTA Awards 2015 is all change - including splitting the event in twain to honour Film & Drama in May and TV in October - and there's more change on the way in the form of new presenter Caroline Morahan!

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.

Diarmuid de Faoite stars alongside Maria Doyle Kennedy in Corp + Anam, the drama series that ends its second run on TG4 tonight at 9.30pm. From Clare, he also writes and directs, particularly work in the Irish language.

GIG WISE:Christy Moore has announced a return to Leeside, playing at Cork Opera House with Declan Sinnott on Thurs, Nov 7.

Twin sisters Ellie and Louise McNamara of Heathers came to prominence with the Bord Fáilte ad, and have since been writing for David Guetta.

A South African reimagining of the play Miss Julie has been wowing audiences around the world. Richard Fitzpatrick talks to the writer ahead of its Irish premiere.

SATURDAY

Meet the hip-hop kids who’ve got Christmas all rapped up.

MUSIC NEWS: She’s conquered Britain, America and the world, now Adele is following in the footsteps of music legends Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner and, er, Sheena Easton.

MUSIC NEWS: Ireland is to lose another record shop with the closure on Sunday of Dolphin Discs on Talbot Street in Dublin.

The first thing we should ask about major series Titanic (tomorrow, TV3/UTV, 9pm) is why the schedulers didn’t get that sinking feeling when they put it in a slot immediately after a show entitled Dancing On Ice — The Final.

You can really imagine the problem.

Birdsong, BBC One, tomorrow

Three movies are set to battle it out at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) after getting nine nominations each.

RTE's hit drama 'Love/Hate' looks set to clean up at the 2012 IFTAs this year, with ten nominations announced today.

SATURDAY

Catherine of Aragon: Henry’s Spanish Queen

HOLLYWOOD great Maureen O’Hara has spoken of her dream of finding and developing young Irish stars of the screen at a new drama centre which is to be built in her honour in her adopted west Cork home village.

HOLLYWOOD actress Glenn Close has revealed it was her dream to make her latest movie in Dublin.

Hollywood actress Glenn Close has revealed it was her dream to make her latest movie in Dublin.

THE lazy, hazy days of summer are on their way – and what better way to spend a summer’s evening than stretched out on the Co Cork coast listening to a mini funk orchestra that counts President Barack Obama, David Byrne and Q-Tip among its fans.

THE tough times have started to hit the Irish glitterati with stars being forced to recycle dresses and shop at TK Maxx, and failing to get flowers from their boyfriend on St Valentine’s Day.

Actor Michael Fassbender has been crowned Best Actor in a Lead Role at this year's Irish Film and Television Awards.

Some of Ireland’s hottest acts have been confirmed for The Music Show, which takes place at the RDS, all day on October 4 and 5.

Television period drama 'The Tudors' stole the show at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) when it won in a record seven categories.

Television period drama 'The Tudors' tonight stole the show at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) when it won in a record seven categories.

HOLLYWOOD stars mingled with mourners yesterday as actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers bid an emotional farewell to his beloved mother.

The Tudors, the big budget mini-series shot in Ireland, has proved so successful Stateside that it will be back for a second series - and that’s good news for the local industry with locations planned for Ardmore, Dublin and Wicklow in June.

Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers today said it was an honour to play Henry VIII in the new €29m television drama series shooting in Ireland.

Arts Minister John O’Donoghue paid a visit today to the star-studded film set of Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road.

A HOST of top actors will begin shooting a multi-million-euro Irish production of Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road today.

A host of top actors including Andie McDowell, Stephen Rea and Ruby Wax will begin shooting a multi-million euro Irish production of Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road tomorrow.

In what has been an interesting year for homemade films, Mystics stands, alas, at the foot of the table, deep in the relegation zone.