Normal People sweeps the board at 2021 IFTAs

Imelda May’s 11 Past The Hour is officially the biggest album released in 2021 so far by a homegrown act, while Picture This take top honours concerning groups with their third LP Life in Colour.

Sales of vinyl albums in Ireland have increased 81% year-on-year as the vinyl revival shows no-one signs of slowing down.

Strictly Come Dancing has announced four new professional dancers to its 2021 line-up as we eagerly await the ballroom competition's return to our small screens in the autumn. The latest additions include former Dancing With The Stars Ireland professional Kai Widdrington, former Let’s Dance Germany professional Nikita Kuzmin, reigning South African Latin Champion Cameron Lombard, and Poland's Jowita Przystal, who won BBC One's The Greatest Dancer in 2020.

Arthur Ashe DocCNN Films and HBO Max have partnered with Dogwoof on a documentary – Citizen Ashe – that will explore the impact Arthur Ashe had on tennis and HIV activism. During his momentous tennis career, Ashe won three Grand Slam singles titles and became the first-ever Black player to join the United States Davis Cup team.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Telefilm Canada and Screen Ireland have boarded “Cry From the Sea,” a co-production between Canada’s Sepia Films and Ireland’s ShinAwil, which has been greenlit to shoot in the Fall.To be directed by Vic Sarin (“Partition,” “A Shine of Rainbows”), the romantic drama centers on Edith, an enigmatic American widow who visits an Irish island to be near the spot where her childhood boyfriend drowned during World War I.

Olivia Rodrigo sits in the driving seat at Number 1 on Ireland’s Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2021 so far.

There’s no sour taste in Olivia Rodrigo’s mouth as the 18-year-old rising star claims Ireland’s biggest album of 2021 so far.

Rejjie Snow has announced that he’ll be heading out on a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year.The Irish rapper’s ‘By Myself’ tour will kick off in Brighton on September 25 and end with a hometown show at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on October 11.

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn has been spotted kissing his co-star for new BBC drama Conversations with Friends. The British actor, 30, can be seen shooting the passionate scene with his colleague Alison Oliver in a BMW sat in a car park in Wicklow, Ireland.

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn has been spotted kissing his co-star for new BBC drama Conversations with Friends. The British actor, 30, can be seen shooting the passionate scene with his colleague Alison Oliver in a BMW sat in a car park in Wicklow, Ireland.

Viewers of the IFTAs were thrilled to hear that Nicola Coughlan won the Screen Ireland Rising Star award during the virtual ceremony and her acceptance speech was adorable.

Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox

Normal People swept the board at the Irish Film & Television Academy Awards on Sunday night, taking home nine prizes including a Best Actor gong for Paul Mescal. The TV programme, based on Sally Rooney's book of the same name, starred Paul and Daisy Edgar-Jones as two lovestruck teenagers, and became a massive hit across the globe.

Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes have announced their new album ‘Sticky’, as well as details of a UK, Irish and European tour.The band’s first new album since 2019’s ‘End of Suffering’ is set for release on October 15 and has already been previewed with ‘My Town’, their recent collaboration with IDLES frontman Joe Talbot.‘Sticky’ has been further previewed today (July 5) with the release of the album’s title track, which Carter describes as being “about that moment where you’re drunk at a bus

We Are Scientists have announced a UK and Ireland tour that will take place at the end of the year.The New York band will head out on the road in support of their newly announced album ‘Huffy’, which is set for release on October 8 via 100% Records.We Are Scientists’ first UK and Ireland live dates since 2019 will see the band embark on ‘The Come On Get Huffy Tour’, which will kick off at the Leadmill in Sheffield on November 24.The band will then play at venues in the likes of Leeds,

K.J. Yossman The Academy Award-nominated animated feature “Wolfwalkers,” from Kilkenny-based studio Cartoon Saloon, has won Best Film at the Irish Film and Television Awards this evening.It is the second time an animated feature has won in the category, the first being Cartoon Saloon’s “Song of the Sea” in 2015.“Avengers: Endgame” star Josh Brolin presented the award for Best Film.

Winners have been announced for the 2021 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, which took place virtually this year. Scroll down for the full list.

Ireland AM’s Karen Koster spent the weekend with her family as they celebrated her sister Zoe’s birthday.