Seán Ronayne: ‘I never had dreams of making lots of money ... I knew what made me happy, and that was nature’
The ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist is the subject of a remarkable new feature-length documentary, Birdsong
Dublin International Film Festival
Cannes 2024 opens with tears, #MeToo, a Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and plenty of Irish
Cannes Diary: Juliette Binoche was choked up, Meryl Steep was classy and Greta Gerwig didn’t hold back
‘Daring’ Romanian satire, Brendan Gleeson’s pub farewell and a perfect McGahern adaptation at Dublin International Film Festival
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World scoops best film award while That They May Face The Rising Sun is named best Irish film as the festival concludes
‘She reminds me of Saoirse Ronan’: young actor Sade Malone lights up opening night of Dublin International Film Festival
Dublin International Film Festival: the star of the opening film, Sade Malone, spoke about moving to Dublin as a baby before getting back across the Irish Sea
Film-maker Guy Maddin: ‘My first feature probably had a walkout rate of 60%’
The Canadian director, who is the subject of a retrospective at this month’s Dublin International Film Festival, on his experimental approach to movies
Dublin International Film Festival 2024: Marian Quinn’s TWIG to open; Isabelle Huppert and Steve McQueen to be honoured
Donald Clarke: Enticing domestic releases include new works by Pat Collins, Dermot Malone and Danny McCafferty
Ireland’s best festivals in 2024: A handy guide to more than 100 of the best cultural showcases
From huge events such as Electric Picnic and Dublin Theatre Festival to more esoteric gatherings around Ireland
Sick of Myself: Pitch-black comedy makes merry with malignant narcissism and the worried well
Kristine Kujath Thorp excels as Signe. whose need for sympathy is curiously touching even as her behaviour is repugnant
The Beasts: Five stars for this terrific, gripping western in disguise
Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen has worked hard at conveying the unforgiving rigour of the rural lifestyle
Bríd Brennan: ‘From childhood you’re trying to tell the story of who you are’
A fan of quietly passionate roles, the actor has just made My Sailor, My Love, a romance that grapples with the way our lives are now structured
Dublin International Film Festival: The moving My Sailor, My Love named best Irish movie
Donald Clarke: Zara Devlin excels as Ann Lovett, Sinéad O’Shea’s new documentary takes a surprising turn, and Mark Cousins dons two ties
Fair play to Paul Mescal. Even when he’s on the Oscar trail he doesn’t forget Dublin
Dublin International Film Festival 2023: The Irish actor stars with Emily Watson in God’s Creatures, this year’s opening film
Hollywood humdingers: 10 of the most groundbreaking scores in movie history
As Dublin International Film Festival 2023 arrives, and with the Oscars less than a month away, we press play on some remarkable soundtracks
Dublin International Film Festival line-up features big names and fresh talent
A guest appearance from Oscar nominee Paul Mescal and an array of new Irish and international productions make for a lively 21st edition of the festival
Dublin International Film Festival 2023: Paul Mescal and Emily Watson to star in opening movie
Watson, who is also to receive the festival’s Volta award, joins Jane Seymour among special guests flying in for the event
Grainne Humphreys: On My Culture Radar
The Dublin International Film Festival director on photographer Fan Ho, Mark Cousins’s new documentary and actorTrine Dyrholm
Jessie Buckley and Hugh O’Conor scoop Dublin film festival prizes
Critics’ circle awards wrap up Dublin International Film Festival 2019
As KLF they burned £1m. Now they’re firing bricks of human ashes
Dublin International Film Festival: Paul Duane’s What Time Is Death? charts Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty’s latest singular project
Bo Burnham takes to red carpet for Irish premiere of ‘Eighth Grade’
Dublin International Film Festival: Stephen Merchant in town for winning wrestling comedy, ‘Fighting With My Family’
When Hitchcock met O’Casey: a forgotten strange colloboration unpicked
Dublin International Film Festival: Composer David Shire on his life in the movies
Dublin film festival: Matt Bomer loves the ‘Irish spirit’
John Butler’s ‘Papi Chulo’, with stars Alejandro Patiño and Bomer, opened the Dublin International Film Festival in style
Dublin International Film Festival: Don't miss these movies
The festival is back with a sponsor and boasts new world cinema, fresh Irish releases and a host of famous guests
Josh Hartnett: ‘I lived in Dalkey for a while. I loved it. I had a great time’
The 40-year-old actor who returns to Dublin this month for the festival premiere of She’s Missing, has fashioned a fascinating career in the indie movie sector
‘Problem with mafia films is they don’t show they killed children and women in the street’
Kim Longinotto's new documentary ‘Shooting the Mafia’ chronicles the mafia’s most murderous years
Virgin Media rolls out red carpet for Dublin International Film Festival
Media group seeking to ‘reinvigorate’ festival in first year as title sponsor – Tony Hanway
David Shire: a Grammy in one fist, an Oscar in the other
The film composer was having a fine time even before he landed in Hollywood
Dublin film festival highlights and guest stars revealed
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival includes Alexandra McGuinness thriller
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