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Cahir O'Doherty

Irish arts and artists are thriving worldwide

From Sally Rooney's newest novel, Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell filming together again - Irish arts are thriving.

Cahir O'Doherty

Lockdown love/hate in Sharon Horgan's "Together"

The power of Together, starring Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy, is in its giving a terrifying and global pandemic a human scale.

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At the (Irish) movies with Jack

Matt Damon recently recalled a fascinating Jack Nicholson moment from filming The Departed - what would Nicholson say about these Irish movies?

Entertainment

Irish language Great Hunger film "Arracht" to get the Hollywood treatment

The Irish language film "Arracht" has been optioned by an Oscar-winning producer Greg Shapiro and his Kingsgate Films to get remade in English in the US.

Entertainment

WATCH: Chris O’Dowd and Melissa McCarthy team up again for ‘The Starling’

Chris O'Dowd and Melissa McCarthy both star in 'The Starling,' a decade after teaming up in the smash-hit comedy 'Bridesmaids.'

Culture

WATCH: Peter O’Toole describe what being Irish means in the most beautiful way

"Everything I think of is colored by its history, by its literature, by its people, by its geography," O'Toole told American TV host Charlie Rose in a 1994 interview.

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