Acts who have scored two Number 1 albums in the same calendar year on the Official Irish Albums Chart

Nicola Coughlan shot to fame as the ‘wee lesbian’ Clare Devlin in Derry Girls. She’ll be introduced to a whole new audience when Bridgerton arrives on Netflix on Christmas Day.

U2‘s Bono and The Edge dusted off their rendition of ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ on a special edition of the Irish Late Late Show.The pair shared their cover of the song, playing alongside Irish musician Glen Hansard and others, as well as a stripped-down version of their 2000 hit ‘Walk On’.In an annual tradition to raise money for homeless charities, Hansard typically recruits a number of musicians to busk on Dublin’s Grafton Street on Christmas Eve.

It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Dermot Kennedy who today (Dec. 18) makes more Official Irish Chart history.

Congratulations to Taylor Swift who claims this week’s highest new entries on both the Official Irish Albums and Singles Charts.

Indie Rights has swooped on worldwide distribution rights for the Irish drama A Bend in the River, directed by bestselling author Colin Broderick (Church’s End, Orangutan, That’s That).

Niall Horan is probably one of the soundest people in the showbiz world, and we’re not just saying that because he’s Irish!

From books to ponies, Santa was very good to some of our favourite Irish celebrities over the years.

Taylor Swift and Dermot Kennedy are neck-and-neck for Number 1 on both this week's Official Irish Singles and Albums Charts.

Maura Higgins has addressed viewers amusement following her Irish geography blunder on The Wheel.

Maura Higgins was left red faced when she got an Irish geography question wrong on Michael McIntyre’s new BBC game show, The Wheel.

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There are two massively acclaimed animated feature films arriving in viewers’ homes this month. One of them, Pixar’s “Soul,” premieres on Disney+ on Christmas Day.

Watch Video: Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan Live a Romantic Irish Fairy Tale in 'Wild Mountain Thyme' TrailerBased on Shanley’s play “Outside Mullingar,” the film tells the story of Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) and Anthony Reilly (Jamie Dornan), who have grown up on adjoining farms.

Ask any actor, Irish accents are notoriously tricky. Even natives can struggle with regional dialects.

Another lockdown baby has been welcomed into the world as WWE star Becky Lynch and her fiancé Seth Rollins announced the arrival of their first child.

Rolling Stone just unveiled their list of The 50 Best Albums of 2020 and topping it was none other than Taylor Swift's quarantine album Folkore, which is also up for several Grammys 2021 nominations including Best Album.

Dermot Kennedy scores the rare chart double on this week’s Official Irish Charts, as his debut album Without Fear returns to Number 1 and single Giants claims the top spot for the first time following his appearance on RTE One’s The Late Late Toy Show.

It looks like Dermot Kennedy could replace himself at Number 1 on this week's Official Irish Singles Chart following his appearance on RTÉ One's The Late Late Toy Show.