Mogwai’s advice to new bands: “Get a good mask and an Irish granny”

The Irish have a long history of heading Down Under to start a new life for themselves and Catherine Murphy is no different.

Dakota Johnson clearly has the luck of the Irish on her side as she made her big break in the world of Hollywood alongside Jamie Dornan in 50 Shades of Grey.

Normal People’s Paul Mescal has reunited with his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones in New York.Edgar-Jones, who played Marianne Sheridan in the hit series based on the novel by author Sally Rooney, posted various pictures from around the city on Instagram.One selfie photo features Mescal, who played Connor Waldron in the series, which is captioned: “Kewl cats and kittens in NYC.”The romantic drama was released on BBC Three in April last year, following the relationship between Irish teenagers Marianne

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films is finalizing a deal to acquire The Exorcism of God, a horror drama from Alejandro Hidalgo (The House at the End of Time), which is set to premiere today at Fantastic Fest.

Outlander fans will be delighted with the news Graham McTavish is to be joined on the set of the new Game of Thrones prequel by another Outlander favourite.

Scottish Government minister for failing to concentrate on “the day job” after he plugged his new book online. The spat came after Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Angus Robertson took to Twitter to promote Vienna – The ­International Capital.

Star Trek franchise, the newest ‘Transformers’film, and a star-studded ‘Dungeons & Dragons’adaptation.

Following Emma Watts’ departure as President of the Motion Picture Film Group, her Co-Presidents of Production Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek are being elevated to run the film group now as co-heads. Jeremy Kramer will lead Paramount Players.

Manhattan themed Scots restaurant 63rd and 1st has a special 'Billionaire Row' drinks menu for high rollers who want to live it up. The flagship UK restaurant in Glasgow's Bothwell Street is the first to come to the UK, and it is being opened by the company behind TGI Fridays.

more firms may go bust this week. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs energyadvice.scot, said regulator Ofgem will ensure that any households affected will be automatically switched to a new supplier with no loss of energy and no loss of any money owed.

Top Irish stylist-to-the-stars Andrew Fitzsimons was clearly in no mood to let anyone – even Conor McGregor – tangle with the tresses of his celebrity clients.

Congratulations to Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill, who claim the highest new entry on the Official Irish Albums Chart this week with In The Game.

Lyra McKee. The Belfast reporter was tragically shot dead in April 2019 as she watched rioting in Derry.It was thought that dissident republicans were responsible for her death.The Mirror reports that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has now confirmed that two men have been charged with her murder.

album. The Scots singer, who came to fame with Our Version of Events in 2012, has been working away on her new music over the last two years.

EXCLUSIVE: Following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, UK horror film A Banquet has sold to Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

A number of deals which will help consumers save hundreds on their energy bills have become available ahead of the price hike next month.

Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill's first collaborative album In The Game is up against Drake's Certified Lover Boy for Number 1 on this Friday's Official Irish Albums Chart.

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.

With the shining star of his golf management company celebrating a history-making win at the Solheim Cup, Niall Horan was inspired to swing some clubs of his own on Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Audible is launching a Cold War-era scripted comedy podcast series from Paul Young’s Make Good Content.