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Colour fills Belfast streets as city marks largest cultural diversity festival
It is the first time the festival has taken place following a two-year break due to the pandemic.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Coroner determines actress Anne Heche died due to smoke inhalation and burns
Heche’s vehicle collided with a residence in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles and became “engulfed in flames”.
A HSE drug analysis tent will be in operation at this year's Electric Picnic
It’s part of the HSE ‘Safer Nightlife’ harm reduction campaign.
Former Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh has died aged 41
He was found in his apartment in Minnesota on 11 August.
'An honour bestowed': Marty Whelan chats to the man who'll have him on his leg forever
Phil O’Kelly of Milltown got the tattoo of a youthful Whelan after losing a bet.
The Glider: Could Belfast's tram-like bendy bus be the model for other Irish cities?
The system has been suggested as a kind of gateway to light rail infrastructure.
Salman Rushdie's family say he has 'life-changing injuries' but his sense of humour is 'intact'
The man accused of stabbing the author yesterday pleaded not guilty.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Arthur Griffith remembered in Leinster House following criticism of a lack of State commemoration
A ceremony took place in Leinster House following criticism about the lack of a State commemoration.
Lamont Dozier, writer of Motown classics You Can't Hurry Love and Heat Wave, dies aged 81
Dozier was the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced dozens of Motown hits.
Quiz: How much do you know about Taylor Swift?
August slipped away into a moment in time…
'It's been a minute': Will Smith says he is 'deeply remorseful' after Oscars slap in new video
The actor was banned from attending the Academy Awards after he slapped Chris Rock on stage.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Neighbours comes to an end next week and RTÉ will stream classic episodes to mark the occasion
The series finale will air this Friday on the UK’s Channel 5, and on RTE next Wednesday.
The Omen and Titanic actor David Warner dies age 80
One of his best known roles was as a brutal bodyguard in Titanic and he also appeared in The Omen.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
New exhibition looks to rejuvenate the image of Peig Sayers
The seanchaí and storyteller’s autobiography was on the Leaving Cert until 1995.
Screen Watch: Your guide to the best TV movies this week
Here are our picks of movies on TV this week.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Parents of Irish teenage Instagram users can now supervise their child's account
Parents can now send invitations to their teens to initiate supervision tools.
Australian newspaper apologises over Rebel Wilson 'outing' controversy
The Sydney Morning Herald has taken down an article following accusations that it had pressured Wilson to reveal she was dating a woman.
'That's a wrap': Neighbours films final episode after 37 years
The last episode will air in Ireland in August.
Opinion: Neurodiversity could be a powerful tool to help re-shape the world
Artist AlanJames Burns on how his personal experiences led him to create work challenging narratives about disability.
The Remote: Hacks is back, Maura Higgins in the kitchen and a new show from writer of The Wire
Here are some TV highlights for the week ahead.
Eurovision winners auction trophy and hat to buy drones for Ukrainian army
The Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine earlier this month.
Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault in the UK
The charges relate to three different male complainants and alleged incidents in 2005, 2008 and 2013.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are coming back to Ireland in 2023
The veteran group are heading out on their first post-Covid tour.
Irish musician Cathal Coughlan dies aged 61
Coughlan was a member of critically acclaimed bands The Fatima Mansions and Microdisney.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Final preparations underway for 75th Cannes Film Festival
The French Riviera cinema soiree is set to return with an event that promises to be something like normal following the pandemic.
Lenny Abrahamson on filming sex scenes: 'You'd never do a stunt scene without a stunt coordinator'
The director of the upcoming Conversations With Friends TV series on how he made the film – and those sex scenes.
Conversations With Friends' stars on Sally Rooney, love affairs and difficult characters
We caught up with Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Quirke to chat about the making of the new series.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
An Cailín Ciúin: 'It shows an Irish language film can speak to people - it seems foolish to think it couldn't'
We chat to director Colm Bairéad about making the film An Cailín Ciúin, based on a novella by Claire Keegan.
Favourites Ukraine and nine other countries qualify for Eurovision final
Ireland’s entry, Brooke Scullion, will take to the stage in tomorrow’s semi-final.
Dorothy's Wizard Of Oz dress was discovered in a shoebox and may now fetch $1 million at auction
For decades, the iconic dress was assumed lost.
'Secret location' Van Gogh experience postponed amid confusion over two similar events
Two similar exhibitions have both sold tickets for ‘immersive’ displays of the famous artist’s work in Dublin.
Trailer Watch: Which film will you watch this weekend?
Here are a few options for weekend watching.
Poll: Who's your favourite Derry Girl?
The new season is finally starting.