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Warning: This post contains some mind-bendingly talented people. Prepare yourselves for an attack of the green-eyed monster.
Residents are angry that the GAA have gone back on a 2009 agreement on the number of gigs at Croke Park.
Justin Bieber is a singularly unpleasant young chap who terrorises his neighbours, drag races ‘under the influence’, and abandons Capuchin monkeys… but what chance did he have? Lisa McInerney takes a look at the volatile lives of child stars.
Appropriated Twerking, Joffrey Bieber and the Reign of The Selfie… 2013 was full of ostensibly casual moments over which we could bond and track how our society is changing.
If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas, this might not be one.
Whether you’re staying in or going wild we’ve got the telly for you.
It’s happened many times, apparently. That and all the rest of the day’s filth.
Theatre show to be first Python project in 30 years.
Can’t we all just get along? It would seem we cannot.
Galway will see the colourful Macnas parade at Halloween as community pulls out all the stops.
There’ll be Dublin, Kilkenny and Tipp lads playing on All-Ireland hurling final day.
Breaking via The Mire wire: No bankers to be hurt in the making of inquiry; is the Pope a Catholic?
The Chelsea coach is fully behind the show and spoke at its launch.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Egypt despairs as Eamon Gilmore drafted in to heal divisions.
New website aims to get people discussing “the good, the bad and the ugly sides of the Irish pub, its contribution to Irish life in general, its future and its legacy”.
Urban sprawl means organisers have to rein it in.
George Bush, Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana are just some of the famous people to be immortalised on film, but is it ever possible to give a balanced portrayal of a person? Darren Mooney writes about the challenging world of the bioepic.
Breaking via The Mire wire: We’ll swap you Ulster Bank for the M50, scaring off the sun.
Breaking via The Mire wire: The Gathering at the Dáil; Cabinet clones; Alan Shatter knows what you did last summer.
The Irish movers and shakers of the film industry are off to Cannes to promote Ireland’s movie-making talents.
A survey today has revealed that just 5 per cent of people don’t have one, so could you live without yours?
Movies are often a reflection of current affairs what’s going on in the world, and even the unlikely genre of mass-market US action movies can deal with the fears and uncertainties felt by the American people at any given time, writes Darren Mooney.
Director Kieron J Walsh says it can be difficult to get Irish people to watch Irish movies, but this is changing. Here, he discusses shining a light on suicide, how Northern Ireland is not all about the the Troubles, and why Irish cinema is on the up.
Over 1,000 jobs are at risk as a result of the news today, two years to the day since an examiner was appointed which resulted in some 20 stores closing.
Breaking via The Mire wire: “I was delighted when I heard we were getting a new political party,” a man on a bus in Rialto said. “Then I heard there were TDs in it.”
Rickard Falkvinge, who founded the world’s first Pirate Party in Sweden, speaks to TheJournal.ie about copyright laws, digital currencies and how to set up a new political party.
Meet the Soundwave guys whose photo travelogue shows how sometimes you have to take the road less travelled – literally – to get stuff done. *(fingers crossed)
Breaking via The Mire wire: Kim Jong-Un clings on to his place in the Dáil Technical Group, pointing Phil Hogan at North Korea and Ireland nominated by troika for fantasy government awards.
US showcase of hilarious ‘lost’ footage found on old video tapes comes to Dublin – and this time we’re in on the joke.
Breaking via The Mire wire: SIPTU president wins Oscar; hopes rise of a politicians’ strike; Pope quits over Croke Park II; Lift chaos leads to primary care centre.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Gerry’s teddy all the talk in toy town; today’s marginalised looking forward to a State apology in 2063; cé hé Micheál Martin?
Serious cuteness here lads.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Donkey meat disgusts horse meat eaters; Pat Rabbitte’s Valentine to himself; retirement advice from an ex-Pope.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Burgers first past the post; Labour reminds us, ‘I woz ere’; all back to Coppers after bank debt deal.
Creatives with credits on movies ranging from Life of Pi to The Iron Giant to Inception will give tips to those wanting to make it in booming sector.
This one ain’t targeting the kids: it’s got a licence to sell alcohol.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Obesity helping the recliner chair-smuggling business; rural drinking a lifeline for rural Garda stations; GAA jealous of soccer ball boy phenomenon.
We have Mrs Brown’s Boys; the Germans have something called Dinner for One.