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Paddy Power to shut 21 'underperforming' bookies 
Paddy Power to shut 21 'underperforming' bookies 
The majority of these workers will be offered jobs 'in close proximity to their existing employment' in one of the company’s remaining 230 bookmakers 

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Film review: Blue Jean is a gripping account of a woman coming to terms with being gay
Film review: Blue Jean is a gripping account of a woman coming to terms with being gay
Rosy McEwen and Kerrie Hayes have a wonderfully believable chemistry in the lead roles

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

Burnley v Coventry City - Sky Bet Championship - Turf Moor
Championship roundup: Burnley maintain lead as Sheffield United keep pace with win
Burnley ensured they remained five points clear of Sheffield United at the top of the EFL Championship with a 1-0 victory over Coventry at Turf Moor

Sat, 14 Jan, 2023

Film review: Peter von Kant is a theatrical piece that thrives on its ensemble cast
Film review: Peter von Kant is a theatrical piece that thrives on its ensemble cast
Isabelle Adjani and Stefan Crepon are both outstanding

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Restaurant review: I ate at Gekko in Dublin's newest 'hotspot' Hyde and was not impressed
S Restaurant review: I ate at Gekko in Dublin's newest 'hotspot' Hyde and was not impressed
"Gekko is spacious and seems expensively decorated, but we couldn’t help being reminded of the bar on a mid-priced cruise ship."

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

Redken review: I prefer this bonding treatment to Olaplex and K18 – and it’s cheaper
Redken review: I prefer this bonding treatment to Olaplex and K18 – and it’s cheaper
After just one use, the Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate completely revived my brassy locks, leaving them softer, silkier and stronger

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Spain Soccer La Liga
Gerard Pique sent off on Barcelona swansong despite not even playing
Gerard Pique saw red in his last ever game despite not even playing as 10-man Barcelona came from behind to beat Osasuna 2-1 and extend their advantage at the top of LaLiga

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Film review: Bros is probably the best romcom you’ll see all year
Film review: Bros is probably the best romcom you’ll see all year
The leads have a terrific chemistry, both emotionally and in terms of their comic timing

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022

Film review: Triangle of Sadness makes for delicious schadenfreude
Film review: Triangle of Sadness makes for delicious schadenfreude
Triangle of Sadness bears a strong resemblance to The Admirable Crichton (1968), although here the satire on wealth, power and social status is considerably more biting

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022

Theatre review: Lost Lear offers a brilliant take on dealing with dementia
Theatre review: Lost Lear offers a brilliant take on dealing with dementia
Dan Colley's piece at Dublin Theatre Festival is based around a controversial technique involving playing along with a dementia patient's long-term memories 

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Keys To My Life review: Nostalgia and sadness as Mary Kennedy reveals childhood memories  
Keys To My Life review: Nostalgia and sadness as Mary Kennedy reveals childhood memories  
Mary Kennedy recalls the family's Bakelite phone, and her regrets at not seeing her beloved father laid out in his coffin 

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

Restaurant Review: Saltwater serving up sauces, sea and sounds
Restaurant Review: Saltwater serving up sauces, sea and sounds
A restaurant worthy of all the stars and accolades

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022

Film Review: Clooney and Roberts know exactly what to deliver in Ticket to Paradise 
Film Review: Clooney and Roberts know exactly what to deliver in Ticket to Paradise 
Written by Ol Parker and Daniel Pipski, with Parker directing, Ticket to Paradise ticks a lot of boxes

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

Film review: There's a lot more to Anaïs in Love than bed-hopping amour fou
Film review: There's a lot more to Anaïs in Love than bed-hopping amour fou
No one does bedroom farce quite like the French

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Film review: Girls Can’t Surf takes us back to the 80s for a terrific story
Film review: Girls Can’t Surf takes us back to the 80s for a terrific story
The documentary by Christopher Neilus is almost entirely composed of the women’s own testimony

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Film review: Orphan: First Kill is a pretty solid horror 
Film review: Orphan: First Kill is a pretty solid horror 
 Written by David Coggeshall and directed by William Brent Bell, the prequel isn’t quite as effective a psychological chiller as its predecessor

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Dr Eva’s Great Escape review: Doors open at hotel, but close on the marriage
Dr Eva’s Great Escape review: Doors open at hotel, but close on the marriage
The second episode of Dr Eva’s Great Escape showed the ups and the downs of her plans to open a health hotel 

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Sheila Hancock: There aren’t that many 90-year-olds who can play those parts
Sheila Hancock: There aren’t that many 90-year-olds who can play those parts
Actress Sheila Hancock talks to Hannah Stephenson about her book, ‘Old Rage’,why she won’t dwell on ill health, and how she climbed a mountain in her 80s

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

Samuel Pepys
Book review: The Lost Diaries of Samuel Pepys has something for everyone
Author Jack Jewers markets the novel as when Bridgerton meets Sherlock

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

Book review: The wandering spirit that is the foundation of civilisation
Book review: The wandering spirit that is the foundation of civilisation
Sattin trawls through the very depths of antiquity, drawing also on his own extensive experience, having lived and travelled in the Middle East and the Arab World

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

Five things for the week ahead: New TV series, literature festival, and more...
Film review: Gabriel Byrne is delightfully roguish in Death of a Ladies’ Man
Irish exile Sam O’Shea (Gabriel Byrne) is a hard-drinking serial philanderer who is shocked to discover that his latest wife is cheating on him

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

TV Review: Uncoupled is a piece of fluff — and that's what I liked about it
TV Review: Uncoupled is a piece of fluff — and that's what I liked about it
It’s hardly hard-hitting satire, but the rooftop charity bash in an exclusive area to raise funds for their local park felt like a Marie Antoinette moment.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Film review: Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid make for a good double act in Joyride
Film review: Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid make for a good double act in Joyride
Set on the back roads and boreens of the West of Ireland, there’s plenty of Irish talent on hand to lend support too

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Film review: DC League of Super-Pets entertains with in-jokes for older fans
Film review: DC League of Super-Pets entertains with in-jokes for older fans
A laboratory guinea pig bent on world domination provides most of the humour along with some very effective running jokes

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Theatre review: Translations, by Brian Friel, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin 
Theatre review: Translations, by Brian Friel, at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin 
This production of the classic tale of cultural clashes in the north-west underlines the mastery of its creator  

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

To diversity and beyond: Buzz Lightyear's origin story takes off 
To diversity and beyond: Buzz Lightyear's origin story takes off 
The stars and creators of Lightyear give the lowdown on a film that's sure to be a summer smash, complete with Pixar’s first same-sex couple 

Tue, 14 Jun, 2022

TV review: Borgen is back — with drilling for oil, hot flushes and tons of conniving
TV review: Borgen is back — with drilling for oil, hot flushes and tons of conniving
I think it’s good we see Nyborg leaving meetings to try and cool herself down during a hot flush

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

TV review: fully-formed female characters, domestic stories and a British angle in Das Boot
TV review: fully-formed female characters, domestic stories and a British angle in Das Boot
Nazi Germany is being slowly bombed to bits. News from Russia is so bad that teenagers are happy to go to a losing war in a U-boat. And everyone, on both sides, is half-numbed by grief

Fri, 27 May, 2022

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Conversations With Friends review: We want to like this so much but...
Cork actress Alison Oliver is superb as the introverted Frances, but we do want a bit more from the latest Sally Rooney adaptation

Wed, 18 May, 2022

Derry Girls review: A fitting finale with tears, laughter, and Fatboy Slim 
Derry Girls review: A fitting finale with tears, laughter, and Fatboy Slim 
The final episode of the series 

Tue, 17 May, 2022

Constellations review: An enjoyable tale of when the beekeeper met the boffin 
Constellations review: An enjoyable tale of when the beekeeper met the boffin 
Sarah Morris and Brian Gleeson shine in a story of love and betrayal 

Tue, 17 May, 2022

Italy Soccer Serie A
Inter fight back to go top of Serie A as Genoa boost survival hopes
Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Empoli at San Siro and return to the top of Serie A

Fri, 06 May, 2022

The Batman review: How does Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader shape up?
The Batman review: How does Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader shape up?
Matt Reeves’ big screen blockbuster, The Batman, is one of this year’s most-anticipated releases.

Mon, 28 Feb, 2022

Alcohol licencing review gets 5,000 submissions
Alcohol licencing review gets 5,000 submissions
Optimism for longer opening hours in night-life sector 

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

Barrister appointed to review country's abortion laws
Barrister appointed to review country's abortion laws
Marie O'Shea will examine the legislation introduced following the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane suffers concussion scare as Senegal reach quarter-finals
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane suffers concussion scare as Senegal reach quarter-finals
Mane was involved in a clash of heads with Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha early during the second half of the last-16 tie in Bafoussam.

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

BAFTA nominations announcement - London
Bafta will not hand out any special awards in upcoming prize ceremony
Bafta said it will not hand out any special awards at its upcoming film or games prize ceremonies because it needs time to implement the recommendations of a recent review.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

File photo Gabriel Scally: North and Republic must harmonise Covid-19 response. Two approaches to coronavirus testing and contac
Gabriel Scally to carry out 'final' progress review of CervicalCheck recommendations
Previous review was compiled in 2020 as the pandemic was just beginning leading to a great deal of uncertainty as to how the health service would manage the situation

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022

Tracey Crouch Handout photo
Premier League and EFL still to commission advice over parachute payment row
The Premier League and the EFL have not yet commissioned external advice to resolve their dispute over parachute payments, despite a call to do so in the fan-led review ordered by the Government.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Donald Trump interview
Trump’s social media accounts and online harms: the tech review of 2021
Here is a look back at some of the biggest technology stories of 2021

Sat, 25 Dec, 2021

Movie review: The Rescue is a nerve-shredding account of humanity at its best
Movie review: The Rescue is a nerve-shredding account of humanity at its best
A raging underwater river and young boys trapped in a cave

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Movie review: The Hand of God is warm-hearted, quirky, tragic and humorous
Movie review: The Hand of God is warm-hearted, quirky, tragic and humorous
The film is reminiscent of Cinema Paradiso in its nostalgic tone and cinematically inspired narrative

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Movie review: Blue Bayou a timely film about the America behind myth of the melting-pot
Movie review: Blue Bayou a timely film about the America behind myth of the melting-pot
Targeted for deportation because of his cultural heritage, Antonio's life gets minced up by the bureaucratic machinery in engrossing Blue Bayou

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Adele - 21
Adele album review: On 30, she's still heartbroken and belting it out over a gentle piano 
While the topic of her divorce is all-consuming, the singer seems to be pushing gently at the boundaries of what people expect of her

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

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