How Edie Falco’s Handprint Inspired Her New Off Broadway Play ‘Morning Sun’

The UK Government has confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next year.

Kevin Bridges has announced he will be touring the UK and Ireland next year with his new show Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up.

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Irish alt-pop artist April has dropped a bouncy new single called Someone That I Made.

Black Country, New Road have postponed their remaining 2021 tour dates due to “ongoing illness within the band”.The London group were due to hit the road for a string of UK and Ireland headline shows next Monday (November 29), with performances scheduled for Brighton, Cambridge, Southampton, Leeds, Dublin and other cities throughout December.Today (November 25) the band has issued a statement on social media to confirm the gigs will no longer go ahead as planned.“We are sorry to announce that

Jenna Bush Hager was left overwhelmed on Wednesday when Bono surprised her with a live marching band and a pint of Guinness.MORE: Jenna Bush Hager divides fans with 'emotional' photos of her daughtersThe 39-year-old was joined on the Today Show by the U2 frontman to discuss his new film Sing 2 and when U2 may head back into the studio for a new album.WATCH: Today Show's Jenna Bush Hager's dreams come true as fans rush to congratulate herBut as they wandered through Central Park, the Irish star

Hunky Sam Heughan was not Outlander author Diana Gabaldon’s first choice to play Jamie Fraser – she had her heart set on Liam Neeson or Sir Sean Connery.

Rising Irish indie-rock outfit Modernlove have released their anthemic new single, Us. 

McDonald's 2021 Christmas menu has been officially unveiled with the debut of two festive burgers.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Sinéad O’Connor have been announced as headliners of Ireland’s All Together Now Festival next year.The multi-day festival, which has been cancelled the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, is set to take place across July 29-31, 2022 at Curraghmore House in County Waterford, Ireland.Groove Armada and Underworld will headline alongside Cave and O’Connor.

Ireland will face a tough task this weekend when New Zealand come to Dublin.

Placebo have shared a new song called ‘Surrounded By Spies’, plus announced details of a UK and Ireland tour.The longstanding band released their first single in five years in the form of ‘Beautiful James’ in September.Now, they’ve followed it up with ‘Surrounded By Spies’, which frontman Brian Molko said was inspired by discovering his neighbours were spying on him “on behalf of parties with a nefarious agenda”.“I then began to ponder the countless ways in which our privacy has been eroded and

As she fills in for regular host Elaine Crowley on Ireland AM, Lisa Cannon has shared some delightful behind-the-scenes footage alongside singer Paul Byrum and a very special guest.

Marilyn Stasio Theater CriticStunning performances from Edie Falco, Blair Brown and Marin Ireland humanize Simon Stephens’ new play “Morning Sun,” an earnest if bland love letter to a kind, selfless but fundamentally unremarkable woman.Falco has some emotionally searing moments that left me weak in the knees with admiration for both the writing and the performance.

Sam Keeley’s star looks set to rise further as the Kin actor has just finished shooting a new US drama series about Joe Exotic.

Ireland’s Fittest Family was back with a bang as the first episode of series nine saw a contestant smash all previous records on the show.