Paul Mescal

I cringed at Paul Mescal’s Brit-bashing

If Ireland wants to maintain the self-belief that it is a nation of wisecrackers and comedians then it will need to work a bit harder than this

Golden Globes 2025: full list of nominations

Musical thriller Emilia Pérez and historical epic The Brutalist led the pack of films nominated, with Emilia Pérez earning 10 nods and The Brutalist gaining seven

Barry Keoghan set to feature in Beatles biopic, Ringo Starr says

No casting officially confirmed but names are being discussed, including Paul Mescal as McCartney

Trinity provost Linda Doyle: ‘I met Paul Mescal last week here in Trinity. Very cool’

Dr Linda Doyle is the first female Provost of Trinity College Dublin. She is a professor of engineering and the arts

Paul Mescal’s response to meeting King Charles was a masterclass in diplomacy

Gladiator II star said meeting the English king at the film’s British premiere was ‘not on the list of priorities’

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

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

Gladiator II: What the critics say about Paul Mescal’s performance

The word on the Irish actor’s performance was consistently positive, not so much for the film itself

Paul Mescal rides A Streetcar Named Desire to New York stage

Gladiator II actor reprises role of Stanley Kowalski, following in footsteps of Marlon Brando

Gladiator II review: Don’t blame Paul Mescal, but there’s no good reason for this jumbled sequel to exist

Ridley Scott’s sequel to his own historical epic fails to rise above second-hand status, despite valiant efforts from a fine cast

Irish postpunk band Gurriers: ‘Everyone asks about the Dublin music scene. It’s not just Dublin any more, it’s everywhere’

The Irish postpunk band talk about playing Jools Holland, how Glastonbury lost out to Armagh and why Ireland’s music scene is working so well

Nell Mescal: “Am I a manifester? In my journal I’m writing, ‘I am headlining Croke Park’”

Singer-songwriter Nell Mescal from Maynooth on overcoming scoliosis surgery, dropping out of school before her Leaving Cert and her dream of headlining Croke Park

‘This feels categorically mental’: Paul Mescal stunned by celebrations at Gladiator II premiere

Actor attends Irish premiere of Ridley Scott film at Light House Cinema in Dublin

RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits

‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boost

We’re meant to bask in Saoirse Ronan’s feminist triumph, but I find it all a bit nauseating

An actor’s entire job is to occupy the mind and body of someone else, not to be interesting themselves

Saoirse Ronan delivers a stone-cold truth about women’s safety that stuns Paul Mescal and fellow actors

Graham Norton’s male guests found self-defence hilarious. Of course it was all just a joke, but this tiny little sofa vignette reflects women’s reality

Paul Mescal battles savage monkeys and a stampeding rhino in new trailer for Gladiator sequel

Irish actor plays Lucius, son of Lucilla from the original Gladiator, in sequel set years after 2000 epic

Autumn culture preview 2024: The biggest films, TV shows, books, music, theatre and exhibitions to catch

From Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Cate Blanchett in Disclaimer to Nick Cave at 3Arena and Brian Maguire at the Hugh Lane

Sally Rooney: A bluffer’s guide to the Irish author’s novels

As Intermezzo is published, here is a quick reminder of Sally Rooney’s previous bestsellers and their screen adaptations

Kneecap: ‘Paul Mescal was flirting with us. He was wearing Adidas shorts, not GAA shorts. It’s all a farce’

Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvai are following up their acclaimed debut album with a whip-smart, moving, brilliantly entertaining film

There’s a reason why we’ve become blasé about Paul Mescal’s lead role in Gladiator II

As the 25th year of the century approaches, never before has there been a period of comparable international visibility of Irish culture

Rory Gallagher guitar auction causes Liveline listeners to cry blasphemy

Katie Hannon deftly oversees a lively discussion that would surely cause the famously low-key Irish rock star to blush

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