Dean Wright tributes to popular Northern Ireland businessman "never slow in helping others out"

Was it important to shoot the series on location?It makes a big difference to me. I left Northern Ireland in 1985 to go to drama school but it’s still very much home.

Mubi, the arthouse streaming platform, and theatrical distributor has signed a deal for Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman, picking up all rights in the U.K., Ireland and Turkey for the new French-language drama from the director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Petite Maman premiered in competition at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival last week.

Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi has acquired all rights for Céline Sciamma’s well-received Berlin Film Festival title Petite Maman for the UK, Ireland and Turkey.

The Killers have once again rescheduled their UK stadium tour dates, pushing the huge shows back to summer 2022.The band had initially been set out to hit the road in support of ‘Imploding The Mirage‘ in summer 2020, before those dates were delayed to this year and set to kick off in May 2021.

Covid test kits due to a Border Force mix up.The 36 Ryanair passengers arriving from Dublin last Friday, February 26 argued they were not required to buy the home-testing kits because they had been in Ireland for more than 10 daysThe UK Government's Border Force has apologised for its mistake which caused "general panic."The airport blamed inaccurate guidance from the Scottish Government for the confusion and accused it of a 'lack of engagement', saying 'passengers were paying the price'.Full

Dennis Harvey Film CriticThough there have been occasions to wish he didn’t write so much of it, nobody writes dialogue quite like Quentin Tarantino. We know that because so very, very many have tried, fueling a whole subgenre of blatant “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction” imitations that mercifully began subsiding around the turn of the millennium, but still pop up at least a couple times per year.

Nomadland is going to be released straight to Disney+ in UK and Ireland, it has been confirmed.The Golden Globe-winner (Best Motion Picture – Drama) will be made available on the Star strand of the streaming platform, which launched last month to host adult-focused productions.Disney said the film will be made available to cinemas when they re-open but that is not expected to be before May 17.Based on the non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica

Paul Marquess and Susanne Farrell, who worked together on long-running British cop drama The Bill, have teamed up on a new British crime drama for the BBC and BritBox North America.

Two very different animated features lead the way as the 48th annual Annie Awards nominations were announced today. Disney/Pixar’s Soul and Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers scored 10 noms apiece ahead of the virtual trophy show on April 16. Read the full list of nominees in 31 categories below.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCathleen Young didn’t know anything about accounting, fundraising, human resources or running a nonprofit organization when she joined the Humanitas Prize as executive director in 2007.

Emmy-nominated Paul Mescal may not have scooped a Golden Globe for Normal People but the Irish actor still has plenty to celebrate this week as his latest role has been announced, a leading part in Bring Them Down.

Aoibhín Garrihy has fond memories of her time on the Irish acting institution that is Fair City.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some hot casting news for this week’s European Film Market – I can reveal that Paul Mescal, who broke out in last year’s hit series Normal People, and Mank actor Tom Burke have been set to lead Irish thriller Bring Them Down.

Ireland Baldwin is “in full support of her dad [Alec Baldwin] and stepmother [Hilaria Baldwin]” after they reportedly welcomed baby No. 6, a source close to the Baldwin family EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.

Headie One has announced that his 2021 UK and Ireland tour dates have been pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The London rapper will now perform the dates between November 13 and 27.

Holyrood for a site at Cairnryan in Dumfries and Galloway. It was described as a consequence of Brexit and means there will be checks on goods such as animals, fish, plants and food between different parts of the United Kingdom.