Fair City’s Victor Burke on the ‘bedlam’ that saw him filming Fair City from LA

If there’s any Love Island star we’d take make-up advice from, it’s Maura Higgins. Since her departure from the villa, the Irish glamazon has made a name for herself in the beauty industry – launching her own make-up line with Inglot, and announcing a false lash range with Primark Beauty.

Phyllida Lloyd's “Herself,” an Irish drama of spousal abuse set against Dublin's housing crisis, has some narrative weak spots but its foundation of resilience and heart is strong.Previous forays into film by Lloyd, a veteran theater director, have been more elaborate, starrier affairs ("Mamma Mia!" “The Iron Lady").

EXCLUSIVE:  IFC Films has picked up the U.S. and Canada rights to Paolo Pilladi’s comedy Last Call, which the filmmaker directed, produced and co-wrote. IFC is eyeing a theatrical release this year.

direct to your inbox A woman has been fined after a plane heading to Manchester Airport from the Canary Islands was forced to land in Ireland after she became drunk and disruptive on board.

Dermot Kennedy claims a new chart record on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart with Without Fear, and takes out more pages in the history books on the Official Irish Singles Chart as Paradise returns to Number 1.

Mairead Ronan has revealed that she would love to be a ‘mother of four’.

2020 has been difficult for all of us, but a new year can still mean new beginnings.

Dermot Kennedy rounds off 2020 in style, claiming Ireland’s Christmas Number 1 single and album with Giants and Without Fear.

Back when Sam Atwell was starring as Summer Bay’s resident bad boy Kane Phillips, social media was in its infancy or still a ‘pen and paper’ as he puts it.

Love Island runner-up Molly-Mae Hague has defended herself and her boyfriend, Tommy Fury, after they headed on another holiday.

LeaseCar.uk, which compiled the list, said: “The English language never fails to amaze us, and neither does the imagination and creativity that must have gone into naming these iconic places around Great Britain and Ireland.   “We’re not sure how residents of Nasty and Crapstone convince people they're nice places to live with names like that – Bunny in Nottinghamshire sounds much better!” Besses o'th 'Barn, Bury How the Bury town got its unusual name remains a bit of a mystery.

Author Victoria May Clarke has come out in defence of her husband Shane MacGowan.

Author Victoria Mary Clarke has come out in defence of her husband Shane MacGowan.

Benny Napoleon, a Detroit-area sheriff who spent decades in Motor City law enforcement and whose police chief brother overcame COVID-19 earlier this year, succumbed to the illness. He was 65.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City fans will be able to watch games on Amazon Prime through Sky Q after a deal was struck between the two companies.The firms reached an agreement for a carriage deal in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Austria, meaning that Prime's football coverage will be available to some Sky customers for the first time.The Amazon Prime Video service is available as an add-on to Sky's existing streaming service NOW TV, as well as to customers with