John Bishop: ‘I went into a mad depression because I realised I was a man being told what to do by another man’
The Liverpudlian comedian on inspiring Bradley Cooper’s new film Is This Thing On?
Ciarán Hinds
Is This Thing On? review: A sincerely felt origin story for comedian John Bishop moved from Liverpool to New York
Director Bradley Cooper’s approach takes us closer to an improv night than a session of disciplined joke-telling
Iftas 2026: Top two films scoop 26 nominations as Steve Coogan goes up against Daniel Day-Lewis
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards nominations recognise Christy and Saipan as Blue Lights and The Walsh Sisters get drama nods
Event guide: The Weir, Kilkenny Arts Festival and other best things to do in Ireland this week
August 2nd-8th, 2025: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Narrow Road to the Deep North review: Unflinchingly savage war tale starring Ciarán Hinds is a gruelling watch
Television: Justin Kurzel’s first foray into television marks a stark departure from the usual Sunday night staples of cosy crime or bingeworthy drama
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
July 19th-25th: including Mrs Robinson, Karen Pirie and Baz Luhrmann’s Faraway Downs
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 15-21: including the new series of Gangs of London, DWTS 2025 final and the St Patrick’s Festival Parade
First Look: The Rings of Power unveils Ciarán Hinds’s new character in blockbuster Lord of the Rings series
Oscar-nominated Irish star of The Dry, Kin and Belfast plays a ‘Dark Wizard’ as hit Tolkien spin-off returns
The Guide: Kilkenny Cat Laughs, Forbidden Fruit and more events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
June 1st-7th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The Dry review: This Irish sitcom sparkles once you get past the alcoholism cliches
Television: Series two is a huge improvement on the first iteration of this Dublin-set show starring Ciarán Hinds
In the Land of Saints and Sinners: Liam Neeson is a gruff, gunslinging hero in this Donegal western
Robert Lorenz’s thriller, set in 1974, features Kerry Condon, Ciarán Hinds, Niamh Cusack and Colm Meaney in a parade of wasted ideas and characters
Lights, camera, tax credit as Revenue pays out €104m for various films and TV productions
Payments made under Section 481 of the Tax Consolidation Act were for the first nine months of this year
Venice film festival 2023: Liam Neeson and Emma Stone movies lead Irish interest as line-up unveiled
A sparkling line-up of titles for the upcoming 80th edition of the festival has been announced
Untameable: This should be a bogwater-dull documentary. Instead it’s gripping
Television: The tone is elevated, as you would expect from a film about bogs from a text by Colm Tóibín, and focusing on Seamus Heaney
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