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Malpractice: Another Irish thesp may be about to go full Ted Hastings
Television: Niamh Algar is riveting in UTV’s hospital thriller, a kind of Line of Duty with stethoscopes
Hundreds gather outside GPO in bid to protect Moore Street 1916 Rising site
Actor Adrian Dunbar, Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald among campaign supporters
Where’s Adrian Dunbar been all this time? Mother of God, at last we have our answer
In My Ireland the actor’s clearly enjoying himself. But otherwise this is like being waterboarded by that guy in Temple Bar who dresses as a moth-eaten leprechaun
Bloody Sunday families say UK government plans deny justice
Thousands of people walk in remembrance of the 50th anniversary of Derry massacre
Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations
Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award
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Politicians, civic leaders and public figures on the Ireland they want to see in next 100 years
Line of Duty: Episode 1 of series 6 explodes from the traps
Kelly Macdonald’s new character is plunged straight into action in Line of Duty’s sixth series
Forget bingewatching. Week-by-week, drip-feed TV is back
Netflix almost annihilated the weekly TV episode. Then came Wandavision
The best new TV shows to watch in February and March
First Dates Ireland, Home of the Year, Line of Duty return. Eve Hewson stars in Behind Her Eyes
Dara Ó Briain and Richard Corrigan to host Irish charity cookalong
Chef will demonstrate favourite recipes with celebrity guests to help Irish Youth Foundation
Iftas: Normal People arrives too late for ‘virtual’ awards
Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
Blood: A disappointing journey into the Irish psychosphere
Second season struggles to set heart pumping despite ever-watchable Adrian Dunbar
Blood, rugby and two trips to Love Island for Virgin Media Television in 2020
Broadcaster previews spring schedule amid ‘challenging’ environment for media industry
It’s time to explore riches of Ulster Protestant culture
A rich, vibrant literary and political heritage exists beyond the DUP’s grip
A new Ireland? 1,000 leading people call on Varadkar to lead change
Representatives of civic society seek dialogue on constitutional future of island of Ireland
Dark mysteries and dating advice from your parents: what to expect from Irish television
Take a trip to Darklands, the OAP B&B, Trinity or the Rotunda over the year ahead
Line of Duty actor joins anti-eviction protest outside Dublin office
Funds business Val Issuer has served notice to quit to tenants in number of older properties
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland can stop a no-deal Brexit. Here’s how
A bold move by Sinn Féin can transform the dynamics of power at Westminster
Adrian Dunbar to judge Virgin Media short film competition
Winning entry will have its work made and shown on television
Line of Duty: Gloriously overheated. Terrifically entertaining. So why does it feel staid?
Is its maker Jed Mercurio spending too much time on his other show, Bodyguard?
Miriam Lord’s week: Coveney poetically tightens British ties over dinner
Tánaiste welcomed Charles and Camilla to a Brexit-fuelled mutual admiration session
Up to 1,500 people to attend ‘civic nationalism’ conference in Belfast
Senior Dáil figures to speak but unionists not invited because of their Brexit stance
The Lyric Theatre at 50: a cultural bridge in a divided city
It opened its doors on the cusp of the Troubles, but Belfast’s Lyric has survived
Virgin invests nearly €100m as full-year revenues rise
Company had 451,520 customers at the end of 2017, down from 454,684 a year earlier
Blood: newest show from our newest TV station is one of the oldest stories in the book
TV Review: The excellent Carolina Main is just one of several reasons to watch ‘Blood’
Virgin Media seeks to make a splash overseas with new ‘Blood’ drama
Broadcaster targeting international audience with this new psychological thriller
'Women live with the animalistic fear that they’re going to be murdered'
‘Blood’, starring Adrian Dunbar and Carolina Main, has the makings of must-see TV
Donal Ryan adaptation ‘Foscadh’ and Dublin drama ‘Townsend’ awarded public funds
Virgin Media’s ‘Blood’ receives highest sum in BAI’s €6m Sound & Vision round
TV3 reels in the years as it becomes Virgin Media One
‘Pat Kenny’s Big Debate’ and archive series ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ on autumn schedule
On Irish TV screens, there will be ‘Blood’
New dramas are in production, but a crowded market makes it hard to score a hit
President pays tribute to ‘courageous being’ Tom Murphy
Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service
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