The Irish Times

‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return

After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 14:45

Oscars 2015: Inspiring, emotional and controversial speeches

Equal rights, voting rights and immigration rights all placed firmly in front of the cameras

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 16:17

New York Times journalist David Carr dies aged 58

Writer had chaired panel with whistleblower Edward Snowden hours before his death

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 06:36

Computer security industry adds state agencies to global malware blacklist

Edward Snowden was there first – it’s not just cybercrooks who are using staggeringly sophisticated spyware to invade damn near everything. Companies and countries flail about as they fall through a new kind of wormhole

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 01:45

Surveillance had ‘outpaced democratic controls’ before Snowden

Whistleblower’s lawyer says exiled former NSA contractor is now more socially connected than he has ever been

Mon Oct 13 2014 - 17:56

Edward Snowden and girlfriend reunited in Moscow, film reveals

Whistleblower filmed for fly-on-the-wall account of tense days following NSA revelations

Sun Oct 12 2014 - 08:42

Austin powers: 10 trends for 2014 from SXSWi

South By Southwest Interactive is now much more than a technology festival. The thousands of delegates who come to the heart of Texas are searching for new ideas and perspectives

Sat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00

Enemies of the state

The digital-rights activists Jacob Appelbaum and Laura Poitras – key players in the Edward Snowden affair – have moved to Berlin to escape harassment by US security services and to spread their message about the dangers of our surveillance society

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00