EXCLUSIVE: Why Matilda’s Mara Wilson thinks the film resonates with Irish people so much

Jamie Dornan was in lockdown with his family when he received a fan letter that was more than a little creepy. The star of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movies was sent “a collage of photographs of a kid,” with a note about his most famous role.

As the Grammy nominations began to trickle out on Tuesday evening there was much to celebrate for Irish band Fontaines D.C.

Fans of true crime have probably heard of The Nobody Zone, the Irish podcast which immediately captured listeners around the globe.

AC/DC have stormed to Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with their new album Power Up.

Billie Eilish’s new single Therefore I Am has gone straight in at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

All real fans of The Chase have a favourite chaser that they’d prefer to square off against should they ever find themselves in the hot seat.It might be The Governess, The Beast or perhaps The Dark Destroyer. Either way, now might the time for a rethink.Why? Because the show is introducing a new chaser and he just happens to be from Ireland.

Irish Women in Harmony have shared more details of their upcoming festive single, out later this week.

RTÉ One radio show on Sunday morning, telling her that the Irish support is ‘heartwarming’.He identifies as Irish-American with his grandparents coming from Connemara and he has cousins still living in Ireland.‘I grew up in an Irish Catholic neighbourhood in Boston,’ he told Miriam, explaining, that there were a lot of Irish traditions in his household growing up. ‘I’m 100 per cent Irish, I’m Irish America.

Veteran Irish actor Colm Meaney, star of Star Trek, Con Air and, more recently, crime-caper Pixie and the Sky/AMC series Gangs of London, has joined True Blood's Stephen Moyer in upcoming thriller Confession. Announced by Signature Entertainment and Picture Perfect and from writer/director David Beton (The Hatton Garden Job, Tower Block), the film follows a wounded, bloodied man (Moyer) who takes a priest (Meaney) hostage, hell-bent on confessing a vengeful truth before it’s too late.

Ariana Grande rules the roost on this week’s Official Irish Singles Chart, holding at Number 1 and claiming the highest new entry to boot.

Congratulations to Little Mix who are Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart for the third time in their career.

Dating Amber (★★★☆☆).It may be better to call it a “staying in the closet” story, considering that’s more how the film plays out, and where the script and deft editing really locate the comedy in Amber and Eddie’s incongruous romance.Feeling the eyes of the whole teen world watching them, the pair gradually escalate their convenient fiction with awkward attempts to convince friends and family that they can’t keep their hands off each other.While Fionn O’Shea, star of the 2016 coming-out drama

Wild Mountain Thyme has been mocked for its “very upsetting” Irish accents – check out some of the reactions to the clip below.The upcoming film, a new drama directed by John Patrick Shanley based on his own play Outside Mullingar, stars Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm and Christopher Walken.The first look at the film was shared earlier in the week (November 10), with many taking to social media to respond to the actors’ Irish accents in the trailer, particularly those of Christopher Walken