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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A Masterchef finalist has brought 22 jobs to the Fair City with his latest culinary business venture.His lockdown idea has become a permanent fixture following its success which has seen Dean Banks and his team dish up 30,000 lobsters within the space of a year.Forced to temporarily close his St Andrews restaurant Haar in March 2020 due to lockdown, chef Dean launched a fine dining at home service.And

It seems Fair City’s Father Liam is pretty serious about Carol, so much so he’s considering leaving the priesthood to be with her.

William Earl Disney Plus has announced plans to celebrate Star Wars Day 2021 on May the 4th.Along with the previously-announced debut of the animated series “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” the platform is also dropping the “Star Wars”-themed “Simpsons” short “Maggie Simpson in ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap,’” as well as two bundles of virtual artwork for fans.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJust a few years ago, Tubi didn’t want anything to do with original content.The subscription VOD market is “heated and very expensive,” founder/CEO Farhad Massoudi told Variety in early 2019 in explaining why Tubi had no plans to produce original content. “We want to bring our customers as much of the other 99% of the content that’s available in the market.”Tubi has changed its tune.

Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden's first address to Congress on Wednesday. The two female politicians were applauded and praised as they took their places on the dais, as it marked the first time that two women sat behind the President during an address to Congress.«Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President.

“Madam Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time,” President Joe Biden began his first speech to Congress, to cheers. Before the historic April 28 event began, Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi grasped hands and elbow bumped before settling down at the dais behind the president. It’s the first time that two women have ever taken those seats at the same time.

When Ella Barton joined the cast of Fair City, she couldn’t imagine the platform she would be given which would allow her to speak about serious issues. At just 20 years old, she has been able to tackle subjects that people twice her age and with twice the experience wouldn’t even dream of.

The temptation will prove too much for Carol and Fr Liam on this weekend’s Fair City as frustration will turn to passion.

Sigourney Weaver as the voice of the Marine Life Institute in, Disney's got a whale of a tale for you: National Geographic's four-part docuseries, which is narrated by Weaver and coming soon to Disney+. ET is exclusively debuting a new clip.«With her calm and confident voice, Sigourney brings both passion and gravitas to the series' narration,» National Geographic Explorer and photographer Brian Skerry tells ET.

Clayton Davis The final voting for the Academy Awards officially closed at 5 p.m. PT today.

Nancy Pelosi is getting backlash on social media.

Terry George, the Oscar-winning writer-director whose work includes Hotel Rwanda and In the Name of the Father, will turn his creative hand to a real-life tale of death and deceit in early 20th century Egypt. George is teaming with Egyptian writer Marian Naoum to co-write the serial killer series The Alexandria Killings for Yalla Yalla, the Arabic content joint-venture between Dubai-based distributor Front Row Film Entertainment and sales and finance banner Rocket Science.

Oscar-winning writer-director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and Egyptian writer Mariam Naoum (Between Two Seas) have been attached to co-write the serial killer series The Alexandria Killings from Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Rocket Science’s Middle East-based Yalla Yalla.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKevin Mayer, the hard-charging executive who was one of the architects of Disney Plus, says sports-only streaming platforms have every chance of being viable. As chairman of DAZN, he now has a chance to prove his point.The former TikTok CEO was speaking on Tuesday at APOS, the high-powered Asian media conference operated by consultancy Media Partners Asia.

Actress Clelia Murphy is best known over the last number of years for her role as Niamh Cassidy in the RTÉ soap Fair City.

Caroline Polachek has remixed A.G.

Dundee United. The midfielder has been offered a pre-contract by the Saints and is also considering an extension at United.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe WGA West has reached a big settlement with CBS over underpaid residuals for shows made available on the CBS All Access streaming platform from its inception in 2014.The guild disclosed in a letter to members Thursday that it has negotiated a settlement worth $3.4 million to cover 62 series featured on the subscription streaming service that CBS unveiled in October 2014.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDiscovery Plus, the cable programmer’s fledgling nonfiction streaming service, is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the U.S. — although for now, Prime members are able to sign up only for the higher-priced version with no ads.Discovery Plus launched Jan.