The Irish Times

Iftas 2021: Posthumous award for ‘searing’ Nika McGuigan is the moment of the night

The hit TV adaptation Normal People converts nine of its 15 nominations into Iftas

Sun Jul 04 2021 - 23:00

Celebrity Facebook quitters, Aston Martin’s rescuer and a pricey Super Bowl night

Planet Business: The week when Johnson unleashed himself again

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 04:00

I tried out deep fake app Doublicat. The results were terrifying

Face-swap app leaves you questioning everything - but not in a good way

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 15:35

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – For fans, there are things to love in this film

It has a good baddie, spectacular battles and the outstanding Adam Driver

Sun Dec 22 2019 - 22:34

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker review. It’s unworthy of the word ‘cinema’

This isn’t a proper film – just a nondescript, boring component in the Star Wars machine

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 08:01

Star Wars: Every movie ranked – including The Rise of Skywalker

As Episode IX arrives, how does it stack up against the other 10 films in the saga?

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 06:30

Daisy Ridley: ‘The privilege I have? I don’t think so’

The Star Wars actor on Carrie Fisher, fame and dealing with privilege

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 06:00

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – final trailer released

Hamill and Fisher feature in film with tag line ‘The saga will end. The story lives forever’

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 08:40

New series to light up the lives of Dark Crystal fans

In an age of explosive visual effects, studio bosses were not bowled over by the idea of staying faithful to The Dark Crystal’s puppet DNA

Wed Aug 28 2019 - 05:00

Child’s Play: Unexpected reboot proves to be surprisingly enjoyable

Review: Comic horror deserves immortalisation for its shameless trolling of Toy Story 4

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 05:00

Star Wars movie partly shot in Ireland got €3.43m from Revenue

The Last Jedi had scenes involving Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker character at Skellig Michael

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 20:59

‘Stranger Things’ actor’s ‘Elephant Man’ role is criticised

Disability group says casting of Charlie Heaton in BBC remake is a ‘missed opportunity’

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 15:29

Star Wars: Episode IX cast revealed to include Carrie Fisher

Footage of Carrie Fisher shot for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to be used

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 21:16

Star Wars: May the 4th be with you...at Skellig Michael

Event features screenings of films and a céilí featuring Irish dancers in Star Wars costume

Fri May 04 2018 - 18:51

Spoiler alert: People don’t hate spoilers . . . or do they?

Avengers: Infinity War directors have made sure the new film’s story remains a secret. But if they did tell you, would it really spoil the experience?

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00

How to hide on St Patrick’s Day: dress as a leprechaun

Patrick Freyne takes his place for Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 14:09

Planet Business: Sky taxis take off and why our seafood profits are anything but fishy

This week Trump ventured into the enemy territory – California – while ‘one woke dude’ impressed Vanity Fair

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 07:30

St Patrick’s Day events set to feel the force of wintry weather

There will be 150 parades across the country this year, despite the predicted cold

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00

Mark Hamill to be ‘guest of honour’ for St Patrick’s Day parade

Star Wars actor will be the Dublin parade’s first ‘international guest of honour’

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 13:42

‘Don’t say La La Land’: Best Oscars quotes and jokes

A selection of the funniest and most touching moments from the 90th Academy Awards

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 14:38

Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins best picture award

Frances McDormand beats Saoirse Ronan to best actress for her ‘Three Billboards’ role

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 06:41

Oscar Wilde Awards: Green carpet and ‘Kerrygold Ice Cream’

The sort-of-Irish Oscar Wilde bash is now a key pre-Academy Awards event

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 16:08

Uber’s terrible year, ‘engagement bait’ and the real cost of ‘Santa Baby’

Planet Business: Marzipan pigs and unworthy Jedis star in this week’s round-up

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 07:15

An Taisce urges Minister to intervene over ‘rebranding’ of Skellig Michael

Unesco world heritage site in Kerry now ‘Disneyesque theme site’

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 19:57

Star Wars: The Last Jedi review: boring, bloated and confusing

The latest instalment will fill a Star Wars-shaped hole but is punishingly long

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 17:16

Star Wars: The Last Jedi ... Film insiders tweet their verdicts

‘Best movie since Empire.’ At least, that’s what people who went to the premiere said

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 16:13

Neven Maguire gives an erotic massage to some lamb

Patrick Freyne: These modern cookery programmes are giving youngsters an unrealistic idea of what food should look and sound like

Sun Dec 10 2017 - 05:00

Donald Trump believes he’s Luke Skywalker: How Star Wars works for everyone

With the release of The Last Jedi imminent, a look back at how the ‘Star Wars’ juggernaut started in a ‘galaxy far, far away’

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00

Brigsby Bear review: A strange creature of tonal shifts

Committed performances cannot save this bizarre story of abduction and reconciliation

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 05:00

Mark Hamill: ‘If I had to climb a Skellig, I was staying at the top’

The Luke Skywalker actor on fame, Carrie Fisher and making Star Wars in Ireland

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00

Star Wars trailer: Mind our good Skellig with that light sabre

Rey is waving her sword dangerously close to the Kerry rocks. She’ll frighten the cormorants

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 13:57

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ gets a new director

JJ Abrams will helm the saga’s ninth instalment after the original director left the project

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 19:52

Kerry tourism feels the force of the Star Wars effect

Success of Star Wars Episode 7 sparks plan to promote the area as destination for fans

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 13:57

Star Wars: The Last Jedi new video – what we learned

The Last Jedi is all about family and other secrets hinted at in new video about upcoming sequel

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 10:30