‘Nomadland’ to be released straight to Disney+ in UK and Ireland

Black Widow is set to be released simultaneously on Disney+ and in cinemas, the streaming giant has confirmed.The forthcoming Marvel film, a standalone prequel about Scarlett Johansson’s titular character, was originally due for release last year but was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Disney’s media and entertainment distribution chairman Kareem Daniel announced yesterday that Black Widow would follow a hybrid release model alongside 101 Dalmatians prequel Cruella. “Today’s

Outspoken GAA pundit Joe Brolly has branded his treatment by RTE when they cut off his mic during a debate on a united Ireland as both childish and embarrassing.

Dry Cleaning have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The south London post-punk outfit will hit the road next February in support of their forthcoming debut album ‘New Long Leg’, which arrives on April 2 via 4AD.Kicking off with a performance at Liverpool’s Arts Club Theatre on February 14, the stint also includes gigs in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham.Dry Cleaning will continue to tour into March 2022,

Snoop Dogg has shared a new single today (March 22) called ‘CEO’ – you can listen to it below.The new track sees the rap legend reflecting on his success in the music industry over a percussion-heavy beat.Snoop also rescheduled his UK and Ireland tour for a third time to 2022. The ‘I Wanna Thank Me Tour’ will kick off next March in Glasgow before heading to London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Belfast, and Dublin.

Alfie Templeman has announced a UK and Ireland tour for spring 2022, which includes his biggest headline show to date.The news of the tour, which will see Templeman travelling up and down the UK next year as well as to Dublin, follows on from the recent announcement of the 18-year-old artist’s mini-album ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’, which is set for release on May 7 this year.Templeman’s 2022 tour plans, which includes his biggest headline show to date at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London,

Inhaler have announced details of their full UK and Ireland tour for autumn 2021.The Dublin band, who announced their debut album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ earlier this week, will hit the road for an extensive tour from September to December 2021.You can check out the dates in full below.SEPTEMBER 202128 – Sheffield Octagon29 – Sept Leeds O2 AcademyOCTOBER 20211 – Newcastle University2 – Birmingham O2 Institute3 – Bristol O2 Academy5 – Nottingham Rock City6 – London O2 Forum Kentish Town7 –

Focus Features has set a Nov. 12 release date for Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, which will open in U.S.

Irish soccer star Kevin Kilbane and wife Brianne Delcourt welcomed their first child together in February and now the little tot has been introduced to the world.

Westlife have signed a new record deal and plan to release new music this year. 

Ireland’s own Aidan Turner had been entertaining the masses with his stellar turn in the series Poldark and now he’s back to try and entrance us once more with his new show, Leonardo.

Jamie Lang Sony Pictures Television has sealed a deal to send one of this year’s most anticipated period dramas, the pan-European co-produced “Leonardo,” to Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. where it will premiere April 16.“Leonardo” is an eight-part dramatized retelling of the life of the Italian master Leonardo da Vinci, played by Aidan Turner (“The Hobbit” franchise).

Amazon has taken the UK and Ireland rights to Aidan Turner series, Leonardo, following a deal with Sony Pictures Television. The series on Italian master Leonardo da Vinci will premiere on April 16.

Was it important to shoot the series on location?It makes a big difference to me. I left Northern Ireland in 1985 to go to drama school but it’s still very much home.

Mubi, the arthouse streaming platform, and theatrical distributor has signed a deal for Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman, picking up all rights in the U.K., Ireland and Turkey for the new French-language drama from the director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Petite Maman premiered in competition at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival last week.

Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi has acquired all rights for Céline Sciamma’s well-received Berlin Film Festival title Petite Maman for the UK, Ireland and Turkey.

The Killers have once again rescheduled their UK stadium tour dates, pushing the huge shows back to summer 2022.The band had initially been set out to hit the road in support of ‘Imploding The Mirage‘ in summer 2020, before those dates were delayed to this year and set to kick off in May 2021.

Ghetts has today (March 8) shared details of a UK and Ireland tour for November.The rapper, who released his third album ‘Conflict Of Interest‘ last month, will kick things off at Dublin’s Academy on November 13 before wrapping the tour with a homecoming show at London’s Roundhouse on November 20.Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 12.Ghetts UK and Ireland tour 2021:NOVEMBERSaturday 13 – Academy, Dublin Sunday 14 – Albert Hall, Manchester Wednesday 17 – O2 Institute, Birmingham Thursday 18 –

Former Miss Universe Ireland Fionnghuala O’Reilly is the epitome of brains and beauty. The pageant queen is not only an accomplished model, she’s also an engineer, a proud NASA datanaut and most recently a correspondent on CBS’s Emmy nominated Mission Unstoppable, a show that celebrates female STEM superstars in leading fields.

Covid test kits due to a Border Force mix up.The 36 Ryanair passengers arriving from Dublin last Friday, February 26 argued they were not required to buy the home-testing kits because they had been in Ireland for more than 10 daysThe UK Government's Border Force has apologised for its mistake which caused "general panic."The airport blamed inaccurate guidance from the Scottish Government for the confusion and accused it of a 'lack of engagement', saying 'passengers were paying the price'.Full

Dennis Harvey Film CriticThough there have been occasions to wish he didn’t write so much of it, nobody writes dialogue quite like Quentin Tarantino. We know that because so very, very many have tried, fueling a whole subgenre of blatant “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction” imitations that mercifully began subsiding around the turn of the millennium, but still pop up at least a couple times per year.