A cast of characters: Hamnet, Hamlet, William Shakespeare and James Joyce
I did what I could to connect the playwright with Ireland, but it was a stretch
Jessie Buckley
Oscars 2026: Where to watch Hamnet, Sinners, One Battle After Another and all the other best picture nominees
Streaming services, digital rentals and catch-up cinema screenings mean you can see all of this year’s key contenders
Not convinced by The Bride!? Try James Whale’s imperishable Bride of Frankenstein instead
New film starring Jessie Buckley, a giant riff on Whale’s horror, might send audiences back to 1935 classic
Jessie Buckley: love of music, theatre helped me cope with eating disorder and depression
Actor from Killarney makes the comments to Lauren Laverne during an episode of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs
The Irish Times view on cats and dogs: Jessie Buckley beware
Felines have been the signal beneficiaries of modern internet culture over the past decade
Jessie Buckley clarifies her cat comments: ‘It’s really weighed on me all day. I felt sick’
Irish Oscar-nominee Jessie Buckley says it is a ‘misconception’ that she hates cats
‘Price gouging’ oil companies, scrambler ban, and Jessie Buckley’s ‘problematic’ dislike of cats
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Could Jessie Buckley’s ‘problematic’ anti-cat vibes scupper her Oscar bid?
Let’s hope a re-emergence of the actor’s bold declaration that she doesn’t like cats won’t mean she faces kitty karma on Oscar night
Jessie Buckley’s brash new Bride of Frankenstein film leaves no artery unsliced
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sincerely intended but slightly rickety The Bride! just about gets by on suave style and committed performances
Actor Awards: Jessie Buckley wins again with best actress award for Hamnet
Sinners and Michael B Jordan are big winners at the former SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards; Paul Mescal loses out to Sean Penn for best supporting actor
British ambassador Kara Owen: ‘There is one particular part of Ireland I’d always go to. It is beautiful’
Kara Owen: The British ambassador to Ireland on her strongest childhood memory, her favourite Irish restaurant, and the actor she would like to play her in a biopic of her life
Why experts believe Shakespeare may have had an ‘Oirish’ accent
Linguistic detectives believe Shakespeare would have said ‘divil’ instead of ‘devil’ and would have drunk a cup of ‘tay’
Baftas 2026 red carpet fashion: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Maura Higgins, Cillian Murphy and more
From backless gowns to daring men's wear, here are some of the standout looks from this year’s Bafta red carpet
‘I share this with my daughter’: Jessie Buckley wins best actress at 2026 Baftas
Irish actor takes home one of award ceremony’s leading prizes, continuing her run towards the Oscars
Four new films to see this week: The Secret Agent, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Testament of Ann Lee and The Moment
Charli XCX, Rose Byrne, Amanda Seyfried and Wagner Moura feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 20th, 2026
Oscar nominee Rose Byrne: ‘When I go through passport control in Ireland they say welcome home’
The star on the ‘incendiary’ If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, her Australian identity and women in comedy
Iftas 2026: Jessie Buckley, Ciarán Hinds and Cork drama Christy take prizes
Hamnet star pays tribute ‘to Kerry for reminding me of my wildness’ as she collects best actress award
Baftas 2026: When is the awards ceremony, where can I watch and will Jessie Buckley win?
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming ceremony and the Irish talent nominated
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor admits the time was right to give Ireland a break from Nidge
Versatile actor is back on RTÉ for the first time in over a decade, portraying a priest in ‘These Sacred Vows’
MEP Mullooly’s enthusiasm for ‘mother of all trade deals’ powdered down
Change coming at Department of Justice, Hamnet hits home with grief charity, wedding group hopes to turn Ireland in next Lake Como
Baftas 2026: A record-breaking Hamnet, a slate of Irish talent, and a strange awards-race decision
Jessie Buckley’s Bafta nomination confirms her as strong favourite for the best-actress award
Baftas 2026: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal nominated as Hamnet makes history
The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history
I’ve just seen Hamnet. Why did nobody tell me it would be coma-inducingly boring?
I expected Chloé Zhao’s film to be daring and brilliant and moving. I think I fell prey to the hype around it
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley is in strong position to win Ireland’s first best actress award
Irish talent ranked high in this year’s Oscar nominations, but Hamnet film-makers will be disappointed Paul Mescal didn’t make the final list
Jessie Buckley nominated for Oscar, Hamnet co-star Paul Mescal misses out
Sinners smashes nominations record with 16 nods, Element Pictures picks up four for Bugonia
Oscars 2026: Donald Clarke’s predictions for today’s nominations
Watch out for One Battle After Another or Sinners shattering the record for most Academy Award nominations
Iftas 2026: Top two films scoop 26 nominations as Steve Coogan goes up against Daniel Day-Lewis
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards nominations recognise Christy and Saipan as Blue Lights and The Walsh Sisters get drama nods
Hamnet country: A stroll through Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
With cinema-goers flocking to Hamnet, about the life of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, Stratford-upon-Avon is bracing itself for an influx of visitors
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
The story behind the soup in Jessie Buckley’s Golden Globe speech: ‘I couldn’t believe she said that’
Key grip Tomasz Sternicki is a veteran of soup preparation for the stars
For many in Jessie Buckley’s Killarney, Golden Globe win was no surprise
Actor’s father Tim Buckley describes ‘lovely sense of shared joy’ in the aftermath of Kerry star’s award
If you loved Hamnet, here are five other great Maggie O’Farrell reads
If Hamnet’s recent success has inspired you to delve deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s bibliography, then here’s a good guide
Golden Globes red carpet 2026: Jessie Buckley wears Irish-crafted Dior while Paul Mescal sports Gucci
From Teyana Taylor and Mia Goth, to Maura Higgins and Ariana Grande, classic black was the standout shade on the red carpet
Jessie Buckley profile: From TV talent show runner-up to Golden Globes winner
Irish actor wins best actress in a motion picture drama Golden Globe for her role in Hamnet
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