Aisling Bea

Irish EastEnders actor Melanie Clark Pullen dies aged 46

Bray native best known for role in the soap in the 1990s had been diagnosed with cancer

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 22:03

Maeve Higgins: ‘Irish people are treated as some kind of miracle when they do well abroad’

The comedian on making it in the US and Ireland’s ‘overlooked, undervalued’ women

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00

Partition, armchair epidemiology and Joe Duffy: 2021’s top conversation killers

A guide to surviving the inevitable rows and getting one up on your loved ones this Christmas

Fri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00

Aisling Bea: Irish people tried to connect my posh English accent to some form of oppression

‘I’m doing a Manchester accent next year,’ says the actor, ‘so hold on to your Twitter knickers’

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 06:00

We need to calm down about Irish people and their accents

Emer McLysaght: We have an odd national obsession with how our celebrities speak

Sat Oct 30 2021 - 01:00

Going to college? Head to the open days in universities around the country

When are they on and what’s on offer? Key facts about 2021-2022 open days

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 11:01

Irish brands leading the circular fashion revolution

A community-focused movement is turning discarded materials into covetable products

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Londoners will love Aisling Bea’s This Way Up. We might roll our eyes a little

TV review: The Kildare comedian explores the irritations and melancholy of modern life

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 19:37

Riverdance the movie: Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson hoof it up on a screen near you

Michael Flatley becomes an impressively antlered elk in a new animated film based on the hit show

Mon May 24 2021 - 06:00

Angela Scanlon on life in London: ‘I am Irish through and through’

The presenter on Irishness, the excitement of live TV and the upside of lockdown

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00

How nuns schooled today’s torch-bearers of feminism

A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 00:00

Aisling Bea and Michael Harte win British television craft awards

Bea took the breakthrough talent award while Harte claimed the editing: factual prize

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 22:06

Love Wedding Repeat: You should avoid this ‘Four Weddings’ rip-off

But you probably won’t, since it’s on Netflix and these days the audience is captive

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 06:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in April

After Life’s second season and a new Mindy Kaling sitcom are among the latest arrivals

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 06:00

Quizzes, karaoke, meditation: The best online resources for self-isolation

From fitness to MoMa, there are countless resources online to keep you occupied

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 05:45

Patrick Freyne: The best of TV in 2019 and what to watch this year

Funniest programmes are of the hand-drawn variety like Rick and Morty

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 05:00

TV in 2019: A year of big and unhappy endings

Fleabag, Game of Thrones and Catastrophe all ended – and somehow brought us all together

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00

Hollywood trade mission reveals new normal for Irish screen industry

RTÉ risks being bypassed as business of TV drama realigns

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 05:15

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in October

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Living With Yourself, The Laundromat and Big Mouth season 3

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 06:00

Oonagh Murphy: On My Culture Radar

The director on Aisling Bea, the renewed relevance of Cabaret, and the joys of a Dyson fan

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00