David Prendeville As we remain encouraged to stay at home as much as possible and the re-opening on cinemas is still some way off, here I take a look at some of the latest streaming options for film and TV. […]
Read more →David Prendeville The Coronavirus pandemic has seen the cancellation and postponement of much of the Spring/Summer Film Festivals. Most notably, the Cannes Film Festival – one of the cornerstones of any cinematic year – was unable to go ahead in […]
Read more →David Prendeville The undoubted television highlight of the Covid-19 lockdown period has been the launch of the much-anticipated adaptation of Sally Rooney’s ecstatically acclaimed bestseller Normal People. The series is a co-production between Dublin 4 based production company Element Pictures, […]
Read more →BY Kathrin Kobus Yesterday, on Bloomsday ‘The Citizens’ Breakfast’ team with Gráinne O’Kelly celebrated James Joyce’s connection with Shelbourne Road, adapted for the current regulation and with social distancing in mind. “Joyce lived in number 60 Shelbourne Road in […]
Read more →ALONE, the organisation that supports older people, has welcomed support from Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan. The global star is donating €100,000 to the charity, enabling them to continue to provide vital assistance to older people at this time and into […]
Read more →By David Prendeville Faced with gallery closure due to Covid-19 pandemic, The Gerard Byrne studio in Ranelagh has opened its door virtually to let people explore Gerard’s latest collection of botanical paintings predominantly from his Artist-in-Residence at the Singapore Botanic […]
Read more →By David Prendeville In these trying times one small consolation is the wealth of films available to us at the click of a button. Here I look at a small portion of some of the best films to stream or […]
Read more →By Peter McNamara The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) recently held its Ninth annual Human Rights in Film Awards at the Royal Hibernian Academy, just off St. Stephen’s Green. The awards show formed part of the opening ceremony of […]
Read more →By David Prendeville Irishtown actor Jack Murphy is fresh off the shoot of a new short film, Cost You Nothing, when I caught up with him to have a chat about his career. Jack has been acting since he was […]
Read more →By Peter McNamara The video games industry is booming. In 2018, the global games market was valued at around $134.9 billion. The American market alone is forecast to reach $230 billion by 2022, making it the largest in the world. […]
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