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Catherine Clinch (12) wins best actress while Moe Dunford wins best actor for Nightride
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Yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol proves that Dickens was right on the money
The new Once? The next Adam & Paul? Galway Film Fleadh unveils 2019 line-up
Extra Ordinary, Never Grow Old, Animals and Supervized on bill for 31st festival
Tony Awards 2019: Northern Irish drama The Ferryman wins best play
The production, penned by James Bond co-writer Jez Butterworth, tells the tale of a former IRA man in Co Armagh during The Troubles
Iftas 2018: ‘I’m a Traveller, I can’t get an agent, but this is still a huge moment for me’
John Connors’ best actor acceptance speech got a noisy standing ovation at the Iftas
Redwater: “This is Irish noir. We call it dubh”
New TV series Redwater, an EastEnders spin-off filmed in Wicklow and Waterford, explores the Irish roots of its dark secrets
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Nominations for Presidential Distinguished Service Awards must be submitted by Wednesday
The movie stars who gave money to Sinn Féin
Martin Sheen, Fionnula Flanagan, Viggo Mortensen and Anjelica Huston included on list of donors
Initiatives that put Ireland at top of ‘diaspora engagement’
Global Diaspora and Development Forum is being held in Dublin this weekend
Irish diaspora ‘underutilised’ as economic resource - O’Dowd
Irish-American publisher one of 10 to receive Presidential award for service to Irish abroad
RTÉ broadcast of Iftas a badly produced shambles
TV Review: Noise of guests chattering loudly drowned out speeches
A cultural St Patrick's day guide
An alternative to the often drink-fuelled day can be enjoyed with this cultural treat
Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAs
Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor category
Dressed to thrill
We took three ‘Love/Hate’ actors out of the gritty crime underworld and dressed them up in red carpet style. By Deirdre McQuillan
Life is Shortt
Pat Shortt discusses his new role in a recession comedy and life as a national treasure
Galway Film Fleadh: keeping the flag flying for Irish cinema
The festival, in its 25th year, continued to showcase new home-grown features, from mainstream-friendly recession comedy ‘Life’s a Breeze’ to the off-centre ‘Out of Here’
Galway Film Fleadh: reeling in a quarter century
Miriam Allen reflects on 25 years of the Fleadh and we check out this year’s programme
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