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There’s huge variety and energy in the events and activites you can enjoy around the country. Just don’t forget your culottes


Ken Loach: Still a right old leftie

As a cinematic and political firebrand, Ken Loach has been a force for good for five decades. His new film, ‘Jimmy’s Hall’, tells the story of the first Irishman deported from his own country. But is Loach really ready to hang up his megaphone? “Being realistic, that’s as ambitious as you can be,” says the 77-year-old director



Film review: Jimmy’s Hall

Life in the Free State was no jape, according to Ken Loach's affecting, beautifully shot but somewhat underpowered drama




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