Hilary Mantel calls for skeleton of Irish 'giant' to be repatriated

The Graham Norton Show see’s Graham chat to some of the world’s biggest stars via video call with some even joining him in the studio where social distancing is practised.Unlike Ryan on The Late Late Show, Graham has the honour of a very select audience each week.Catch Graham, Dermot Jessie and co on BBC 1 Friday evening at 10:45pm.

Ian Dempsey on Today FM on Thursday morning and the craic was mighty.The Hollywood star chatted about a number of things including his love of U2 and… Irish wakes.Matthew is of Irish heritage with the Donaghy clan claiming him as their own and he said that his father wanted to be sent off in typical Irish fashion when he died.He told Ian: ‘Yeah he always wanted that.

Dermot Kennedy is battling for Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart for the third time in his career.

Ariana Grande takes pole position on the Official Irish Singles Chart this week, claiming her seventh Number 1.

vowed to return to the cobbles.Keith initially turned down a spot on the line up earlier this year as he was due to go on tour with Brian McFadden.But their plans were scuppered by the coronavirus restrictions which forced them to delay their plans till next year.A source told The Sun: ‘Keith has had Zoom meetings with I’m A Celebrity’s booker.‘Since the location moved from Australia to North Wales it’s been a little more tricky to get people on board but the team are confident they sold it

ELLE magazine.The Dubliner joins a stellar list of ladies who are lighting up our screens from The Crown’s Emma Corrin, Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sex Education’s Sarah Mackey and I May Destroy You star Weruche Opia.In the shoot, the 27-year-old actress looked radiant in a polka dot dress maxi dress with contrasting statement collar and cuffs by Chloe and a brown belt.You may recognise Aisling Franciosi from appearing as Katie Benedetto in The Fall alongside Jamie Dornan, but she also

Odds are, modern music fans probably haven’t heard the name Shane MacGowan before.

Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco chalk up this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

The Vamps claim the highest new entry on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart as their fifth album Cherry Blossom scores a Top 10 debut at Number 9.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe winners of the 2020 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards were announced last night, with Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson pic Ordinary Love winning Best Film, presented by Martin Scoresese. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor won Best Actor in Film for Rialto, which also scooped the Scriptwriter prize for Mark O’Halloran.

Films such as Ordinary Love, Black '47 and Rosie, and actors Andrew Scott and Jessie Buckley have won big at the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) awards last night..

not his wife, we had a little snoop at his family-owned castle right here in Ireland.It turns out you can rent out the rather grand West household in Limerick for a whooping €7,000 a night.If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like behind closed doors in chez Dominic and Catherine, well you need wonder no more.Glin Castle actually belonged to the family of Dominic’s wife Catherine FitzGerald; the castle has been the ancestral home of the FitzGerald family, the Knights of Glin, for over 700 years

Paul Woolford’s dance anthem Looking For Me has risen to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Headie One claims the highest new entry on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart, while Fleetwood Mac’s latest retrospective reaches a new peak.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: SMP Productions, the international sales arm of Irish production co Silver Mountain Productions, has taken worldwide rights outside of Brazil to Cibele Amaral’s second feature Why Won’t You Cry?.The film was in official selection at the 48th Gramado Film Festival last month.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks’ horror streamer Shudder has picked up North American rights to Boys From County Hell, Chris Baugh’s comedy-horror that recently had its world premiere at Sitges.The movie was selected for this year’s Tribeca fest before that event was cancelled. Now, it will premiere on Shudder in the U.S.

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