Northern Ireland’s first socially distanced music festival is being planned for August

hereHis resignation in December 1995 brought an end to a remarkable era.Awarded the OBE in 1974, he was made a freeman of the city of Dublin 20 years later, and the affection in which he was held on both sides of the Irish Sea was reflected in the rapturous reception he received when he was presented to the crowd at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the friendly between Ireland and England in June 2015.His family announced today that Jack Charlton, has died.

The Hollywood actor Devon Murray who is known for his role of Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter films, announced on his Instagram account that he and girlfriend, Shannon McCaffrey Quinn will be welcoming their first child in January 2021. The actor took to his Instagram to share an adorable picture of a baby's outfit along with his girlfriend Shannon McCaffrey Quinn's ultra sound.

Harry Potter actor Devon Murray, 31, has announced that he’s expecting his first child with girlfriend Shannon McCaffrey Quinn.The star, best known for playing Seamus Finnigan in the film series, took to social media to share the happy news alongside a photograph of a babygro and scan snap. He wrote alongside the Instagram post: "Baby Murray - 14th of January 2021." Fans of the Irish actor rushed to congratulate him on the news, with one writing: “Such happy news.

RTÉ Radio 1, he revealed that he had invited Irish band Stolen City onto the couch.The leas singer of the band, Dave McCabe, melted hearts when he spoke to Ryan on the radio about his battle with cancer.Dave, who works as a special needs assistant, spoke on Monday’s Ryan Tubridy Show after he was diagnosed with leukaemia in March this year.The 24-year-old revealed that he needed to remain positive with the diagnosis and said that he felt 2020 was going to be Stolen City’s year despite everything

The UK’s first dedicated socially distanced arena has announced its first wave of huge acts this summer.

Snow Patrol, Ash and Van Morrison are among a group of nearly 150 artists calling on Northern Ireland’s government to save the country’s music industry.The musicians wrote a letter to the Department For Communities (DfC) asking them to provide “urgent financial support” to venues, musicians and those working behind the scenes.Writing to former minister Deirdre Hargey, the collective said the coronavirus pandemic would have “serious implications” for the industry.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFunimation, a leading provider of anime content, plans to expand its streaming service to Brazil and Mexico this fall, offering select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese.The company, an independent joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, already operates globally, with nine offices in six countries.

A post shared by RTÉ2 (@rte2) on Jun 30, 2020 at 12:01pm PDTIt’s hard to envision how this it’s going to be possible to get a ‘cosy date’ vibe going when people are sitting two metres apart.Though if you were paired with someone like last season’s Barry John who ‘completed Tinder twice’ you might be glad of some PPE while you’re at it.And with the echo of a half empty room amplifying those raunchy ‘have you ever…’ questions, Mateo will just have to turn up the music, or other daters will be too

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola and his players will not allow Liverpool to open up another huge gap in next season’s Premier League title race. That’s the prediction of former Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland, who says that the way Jurgen Klopp’s team has romped to the title has been a “lesson” which the City players have had to learn the hard way.

Dermot Kennedy could become the first Irish act to reach Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart in over five years this week.

Naman Ramachandran Screen Ireland, the government development agency for the country’s screen sector, has launched a €1 million ($1.12 million) COVID-19 Production Fund, designed to partially offset additional production costs associated with implementing the newly published film and TV production guidelines (see link).Productions funded by Screen Ireland can apply for up to €75,000 ($84,600) per project.The Irish government has set out a phased return to normalcy in its document “Roadmap for

After the UK went into lockdown in March some restrictions are now starting to east. However leaders in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all making their own decisions over when to lift certain measures.

James MacInerney secured a place in the final of BBC’s Glow Up show.The 26-year-old Abbeyleix local is the first Irish contestant to feature on the Stacey Dooley-fronted programme which is in its second series.A cousin of Aisling Bea’s, the creative streak must run in the family as the Vanity X graduate now finds himself in the final alongside fellow contestants Eve and Ophelia.Wowing the judges throughout the completion with his technical abilities and creative vision, the DCU Multimedia

Manchester City man.Fernandes made the long-awaited move to United in January and since arriving in the North West has become neighbours with Ireland, living three doors down the street from one another.Ireland became a fan favourite at the Etihad and was the club's best player for a short while, after coming through the youth ranks at the club, grabbing 13 goals and 13 assists in the 2009/09 season in the creative-midfield role.According to the 33-year-old, his performances left an impression