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Butterfly, trans family drama coming to TG4.

Butterfly, trans family drama coming to TG4.

The drama deals with the sesitive topic of a family supporting their transgender pre-teen daughter Maxine (formerly Max) in her fight for acknowledgement of her chosen gender.

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Samuel Beckett’s Endgame at the Gate

David Prendeville Running throughout February and until March 26th is the Gate’s highly anticipated production of Samuel Beckett’s classic Endgame, from Broadway director Danya Taymor. This r evival of the seminal comic-tragic masterpiece sees Taymor make her Gate debut following […]

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Love Streams : The 6 Best Valentine’s Day Movies Currently Streaming

B.J. Quinn It’s February, which means that the next special occasion on everyone’s mind is Valentine’s Day. Of course we would all love to wine and dine our significant other across fancy bars and restaurants, however, with COVID what it […]

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MOLI 2022 young writers bursary

The museum of Literature Ireland (MOLI) has just announced an exciting new venture for young writers across the country. The Edna O’Brien Young Writers Bursary will be a five day immersive programme for fifteen students from all over Ireland.

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The Last Duel Ireland Shines in this Modern Medieval Epic

B.J. Quinn Remember Lockdown #1? Cast your mind back to a time of soda bread recipes, viral sea shanties, insufferable Zoom quizzes and, yes, Matt Damon. The Hollywood superstar and his family were holed up in Dalkey while the actor […]

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Lights. Camera. Social Action! Walk in My Shoes launches mental health short-film competition with €1,000 cash prize

B.J. Quinn Walk in My Shoes, the flagship awareness-raising campaign of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, is calling on students and budding filmmakers across Ireland to submit short films or TikTok videos that promote a positive mental health message, tackle […]

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A Look Back at the Year in Film

David Prendeville Another tumultuous year for cinema draws to a close. As we headed into the latter months of 2021 the outlook for cinemas and the film industry in general has been boosted somewhat. Hits such as the much delayed […]

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A Holly Jolly Netflix Our top 6 film picks for the Christmas season

B.J. Quinn It’s that time of year again! A time for love and cheer, for family and friends. But, most importantly, Christmas is a time where we get the opportunity to sit down, watch a heap of films and scoff […]

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An Exclusive Interview With André Rieu

Geneva Pattison Newsfour is extremely proud to have gained access to an exclusive interview with the ‘King of the Waltz’, André Rieu! The interview was created especially to check in with his Irish fans during this special time of year, […]

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The Man, the Myth, the Movie Neil Jordan’s Michael Collins at 25

B.J. Quinn Much like crisp sandwiches, a game of slaps or defacing school property with a pointy “S”, for a lot of my generation, Michael Collins (1996) was a childhood staple. An absent school teacher? Not to worry, here comes […]

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