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Maura Higgins continues to impress on DWTS US

Longford native Maura Higgins continued her good run on Dancing with the Stars US on Wednesday, finishing second on the leaderboard at the end of the night.

Television • 21 hrs

Album review: Gurriers - Nobody's Coming to Save You

With protest back on the streets and the end getting nigher by the day, Dublin's Gurriers make a timely return with a triumphant second album where the political is very much personal and the new world is still waiting to be born

Features • 30 Sep

Andrew Scott attends the premiere of "Elsinore" during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival

First look at Andrew Scott is Oscar-tipped Elsinore

The first trailer for Andrew Scott's Oscar-tipped new film Elsinore has been released, offering an extended look at the Dublin actor's acclaimed performance as Scottish stage star Ian Charleson.

Movies • 30 Sep

Lily Aron of Florence Road performs live on stage during Ohana Festival at Doheny State Beach on 26 September, 2026 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Jim Bennett/WireImage)

Florence Road thank Eddie Vedder for coming to the rescue

Irish band Florence Road have thanked Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, the Ohana Festival in California, and Fender guitars for coming to their aid after the quartet's equipment was stolen from their van in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Music • 29 Sep

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'Catherine Corless will not be frightened'

The Lost Children of Tuam tells the story of how local woman and amateur historian Catherine Corless uncovered the dark truth about her hometown's mother and baby home and exposed one of the greatest scandals in the history of the Irish Catholic Church.

Movies • 28 Sep

U2 say former school return was 'a great experience'

U2 have opened up about returning to their former school on Friday for a special performance marking 50 years since the band first came together, saying it was a "great experience".

Music • 28 Sep

Brian Doherty as Bunny in Tall Tales & Murder

Fair City villain plays a good guy in Tall Tales & Murder

Brian Doherty, who plays the villainous JJ in Fair City, has told RTÉ Entertainment that Carrigstown fans will see a different side to him as an actor in Tall Tales & Murder, the new darkly comic series from Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan.

Television • 30 Sep

Paul (Casey Walsh) dances with a resident in Tall Tales & Murder

Casey Walsh talks Tall Tales & Murder

Rapper-turned-actor Casey Walsh stars in RTÉ One's Tall Tales & Murder, the new darkly comic series from Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan.

Television • 27 Sep

Dingle Film Festival unveils 2026 programme

Dingle Film Festival has announced the first details of its 2026 programme, with actor Timothy V. Murphy among the guests set to attend the three-day event in November.

Movies • 24 Sep

Maura Higgins sails through to next round of DWTS US

Maura Higgins is safely through to the next round of Dancing with the Stars on US television after taking to the floor for her latest performance.

Dancing with the Stars • 24 Sep

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Blue Lights actor says show is a true version of Belfast

Blue Lights actor Frank Blake has praised the show as "so special," saying it presents Belfast in a "genuine human" way.

Television • 24 Sep

Sense and Sensibility movie 'a celebration of girlhood'

Sense and Sensibility stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Caitríona Balfe believe audiences will relate to the Dashwoods' financial insecurities, and hope viewers come away from the new adaptation with a renewed appreciation for the strength of women.

Movies • 23 Sep

Bill Murray and Joanne McNally in A Course Called Ireland Photo: BBC/Stellify Media (a Sony Pictures Television company)

Joanne McNally joins Bill Murray on his Ireland road trip

Hollywood star Bill Murray takes the passenger seat as comedian Joanne McNally drives him around in a golf cart for his new Ireland road trip series.

Television • 23 Sep

Andy Irvine: Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and me

Trad and folk great Andy Irvine has released Devoted, a new album on which he covers the songs of Woody Guthrie. We spoke to him about his long distance friendship with the late singer and why Woody will never go out of fashion

Music • 18 Sep

Irish a capella group Ardú to appear on The Voice UK

Irish a capella act Ardú will appear on the new series of The Voice UK this Saturday for their blind audition.

Music • 17 Sep

Marty Whelan: The making of an Irish broadcasting icon

For almost half a century, Marty Whelan has been one of the most familiar voices in Irish broadcasting, a warm and unmistakable presence across radio and television.

Radio • 15 Sep

First look image of The Walsh Sisters series two released

With production underway on the second series of hit comedy drama The Walsh Sisters, a first-look image of the new six-part season has been revealed.

Television • 15 Sep

Patrick Kielty attends the press night performance of The Pillowman at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 21 June, 2023 in London. (Photo by David M Benett/Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Patrick Kielty says united Ireland debate 'overdue'

Patrick Kielty has told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that the debate on a united Ireland is "overdue".

Radio • 15 Sep

=Maura Higgins attends the opening ceremony and "La Vénus Electrique" (The Electric Venus) screening during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival

From Longford to LA: The rise of Maura Higgins

As Maura Higgins prepares to take to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom in LA, Evelyn O'Rourke looks at how a one-week Love Island gamble became an international media career.

Entertainment • 13 Sep

Shane MacGowan of The Pogues performs on stage at the British Summer Time Festival at London's Hyde Park on 5 July, 2014

Shane MacGowan left £4.8m estate in England and Wales

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan left an estate worth £4.8 million (€5.6 million) in England and Wales following his death at the age of 65.

Music • 12 Sep

Pierce Brosnan attends the "MobLand" series 2 World Premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on September 10, 2026 in London, England.

Pierce Brosnan dismisses Tom Hardy 'feud' reports

Pierce Brosnan has dismissed reports of tension with his MobLand co-star Tom Hardy, describing the speculation as a "storm in a teacup".

Streaming • 12 Sep

Composite image of Ciarán Hinds and Paul Mescal

Ciarán Hinds joins Paul Mescal in A Whistle in the Dark

Ciarán Hinds will star opposite Paul Mescal in the upcoming co-production of the Tom Murphy play A Whistle in the Dark by the Abbey Theatre and Britain's National Theatre.

Theatre • 12 Sep

New book about U2's first gig as U2 to be published

A new book telling the story of the night that a young fourpiece band from the north side of Dublin played their first official gig as U2 nearly fifty years ago is set for publication.