Jessie Buckley

From Paul Mescal to Bad Sisters to Claire Keegan, the green wave keeps rolling

Unfortunately, the lived experience of creatives working in Ireland is often a struggle

Mon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00

50 films to see in 2025, from Babygirl to You’re Cordially Invited

Nicole Kidman stars in a kinky office romance, Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell play wedding planners, and Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan replay Saipan

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 05:30

Author Maggie O’Farrell: I had a teacher at school who took the register, called my name and said to me, ‘Are your family in the IRA?’

The novelist Maggie O’Farrell on leaving Ireland, growing up in Britain, life as a child with a stammer and her new book

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 05:00

Paul Mescal: ‘My favourite actors are Irish. There’s a wildness. We do our own thing’

Gladiator II proves another showcase for Mescal’s tough and tender masculinity, giving rein to his natural instinct as an actor

Sat Nov 16 2024 - 05:45

The Cable That Changed the World review: A bit like a double history lecture on a hot day

Television: Even narrator Jessie Buckley sounds as if she’s ready to check out. On a Monday night on RTÉ, this documentary is a bit of a snooze

Mon Aug 12 2024 - 23:15

Bernard Butler: Good Grief – Suede guitarist returns to the fray older, wiser and stronger

The songwriter and producer’s first solo album in 25 years, Good Grief carries a hefty confessional tone missing from his many collaborations over the past 20 years

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 05:00

Jessie Buckley: ‘I grew up in a household where music, writing and expressing yourself was really nurtured’

After a decade of blistering success, the Wicked Little Letters star has had a year off. Next up for the newlywed? Chloé Zhao, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 05:30

Wicked Little Letters review: Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman swear like dockers in drama about ostracised Irish woman in quiet English town

When anonymous obscene letters are delivered to local notables of a stuffy English town, the finger of blame points at an Irish woman

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 05:00

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley to star in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet

Irish actors will play William Shakespeare and Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway

Tue Jan 30 2024 - 16:39

Oscars 2023: What Kerry Condon, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Rihanna and more wore on the champagne carpet

At the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, gold, embellishment and bright colour dominated when it came to dresses

Mon Mar 13 2023 - 07:30

Women Talking: Four stars for Jessie Buckley’s intense, disturbing Oscar-nominated film

Sarah Polley’s movie, which is up for best picture, is set in a Mennonite community whose women are victims of an endless cycle of sexual abuse

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00

SAG awards 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin’s Oscar hopes get a big boost

Colin Farrell shortlisted for best actor as Martin McDonagh’s film lands five nominations

Wed Jan 11 2023 - 16:48

The music of 2022: Our critics verdicts on the best albums and acts of the year

Which band won Best Irish Album? Which music act won Best Irish Song? Will Fontaines D.C. claim victory over Kendrick Lamar? Our critics have made their choices

Sat Dec 10 2022 - 05:30

These could be the most Irish Oscars ever

Donald Clarke: The country’s film actors are enjoying an unprecedented moment of global attention

Sat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00

Mercury prize: Irish Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley joins Harry Styles and Sam Fender as first-time contenders

Buckley was nominated with Bernard Butler for their debut collaborative album, For All Our Days That Tear the Heart

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 15:34

Fra Fee: ‘I was completely terrified of coming out in Northern Ireland’

Cabaret star’s acting career has taken him from Tyrone to West End and LA

Thu May 26 2022 - 16:50

Cannes 2022: God’s Creatures starring Paul Mescal to premiere at upcoming festival

‘Special screening’ planned for offbeat horror film starring Kerry woman Jessie Buckley

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 15:00

Oscars 2023: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:30

Oscars 2022: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock overshadows CODA’s best picture award

Kenneth Branagh takes best original screenplay for the autobiographical Belfast

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 05:58

Oscars 2022: Irish contingent among pre-ceremony Covid outbreaks

Belfast’s Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds have been isolating in New York after testing positive

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 09:36

Oscars 2022: Who should win, and who will win?

Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: Can Jessie Buckley win an award before Saoirse Ronan?

Kerry woman Jessie Buckley has been nominated for best supporting actress

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 09:03

Baftas 2022: Belfast edged out by The Power of the Dog

Kenneth Branagh’s film takes just one prize as Joanna Scanlan is ‘surprise’ best actress

Sun Mar 13 2022 - 21:00

Iftas 2022: An Cailín Ciúin beats Belfast in ‘watershed moment for Irish-language cinema’

Catherine Clinch (12) wins best actress while Moe Dunford wins best actor for Nightride

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 22:01

‘My cheeks hurt because I can’t stop smiling’: Ruth Negga wins Independent Spirit Award

The Limerick star received the best supporting actress award for Passing

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 07:09

Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin lead nominations for Irish film and television awards

Winners to be announced at virtual and in-person events in March and April

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 10:45

Oscars 2022: Will any Irish nominees win? Will Lady Gaga’s snub break the internet?

Donald Clarke: Here are 10 key questions on this year's Oscars nominations

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 17:45

20 shows to watch on Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix this Christmas and New Year

From a thrilling new Star Wars series to a second season of Emily in Paris

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00

The Lost Daughter: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal find trouble in paradise

Maggie Gyllenhaal maintains a constant air of dread in her first film as a writer-director

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 05:00

Olivia Colman: ‘Only stick with honest friends’

The Oscar winner on fame, privacy and preparing to play her darkest role yet

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 06:00

Ruth Negga: ‘I found London quite limiting to be honest’

The actor on her journey from Limerick to LA and her performance in Rebecca Hall’s Passing

Sat Oct 30 2021 - 05:00

Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal to play married couple in Foe

The era’s buzziest young Irish actors have been confirmed as co-stars of Amazon’s sci-fi film

Wed Oct 27 2021 - 12:25

Venice Film Festival: Who will triumph as all eyes turn to the Golden Lion?

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:40

Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations

Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 08:30