Hollywood humdingers: 10 of the most groundbreaking scores in movie history
As Dublin International Film Festival 2023 arrives, and with the Oscars less than a month away, we press play on some remarkable soundtracks
John Williams
Europe’s stocks ends lower, halting record rally
Germany, France, Swiss stocks retreat from record highs
Staff from US firm to join DAA at Dublin Airport
Bechtel workers to become part of airport’s existing team to aid spending programme
Maybe Gatland did Sexton a favour leaving him out of daft rugby safari
In 1974 the rugby was thrilling: it felt spontaneous and raw. It couldn’t happen today
Residents of remote Scottish peninsula face up to its future as spaceport
Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland will house one of UK’s first sites of its kind if approved
August: An extraordinary debut novel about ordinary life
Callan Wink’s coming-of-age novel in the US heartland confirms him as a major talent
Ennio Morricone, genius: ‘I didn’t know I was doing anything new or revolutionary’
Late composer was among tiny handful of film scorers whose work is instantly recognisable
Bob Dylan: ‘It sickened me to see George Floyd tortured to death like that’
In a rare interview, the Nobel Prize winner discusses life and death, his inspiration and new album
Baftas 2020: The full list of nominations
Saoirse Ronan earns nod for Little Women as Joker leads with 11 nominations
Star Wars: Every movie ranked – including The Rise of Skywalker
As Episode IX arrives, how does it stack up against the other 10 films in the saga?
European shares close off highs on Italian political woes
Irish banking shares amongst the worst performers as the Iseq drops
Dollar under pressure after Fed fuels bets on large rate cut
New York Fed president argues for pre-emptive measures on low inflation rate
Widow of man who fell down steps at Kerry beach settles High Court action
Dublin man died two months after fall at Clogher beach on the Dingle peninsula
Teenager jailed for 27 years for rape and murder of six-year-old
Alesha MacPhail was taken from her bed in grandparents’ home on Scottish island
David Shire: a Grammy in one fist, an Oscar in the other
The film composer was having a fine time even before he landed in Hollywood
A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley: The new ‘Stoner’?
Rediscovered classic from a black American writer imagines a different Deep South
From first principals to second fiddles: life in an Irish orchestra
Playing in the RTÉCO is no easy task, not least as rumours swirl about its future
Remake ‘The Last Jedi’? You’d really have to be a nutter
Do not judge 'Star Wars' fans by this stupid campaign. Not all of them have lost the plot
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – A satisfyingly vicious movie
Review: Playful and mildly risky, it’s the second best film in the ‘Jurassic’ sequence
Michael Walker: dreams, stories and memories the stuff of Anfield
Liverpool built a European empire on camaraderie, banter, talent and a passion for the shirt
Championship-bound West Brom have ‘no more money for wages’
Chief executive Mark Jenkins ‘shocked’ at the state of Baggies’ since returning to the club
West Brom ‘taxi’ quartet unlikely to face court case in Barcelona
Case is archived by investigating magistrate after taxi driver decides not to press charges
Pardew ‘let down’ after four West Brom players allegedly steal taxi
Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and Boaz Myhill apologise for their actions
West Bromwich Albion sack chairman and chief executive
Pair placed on garden leave with Baggies rooted to bottom of Premier League
Steven Spielberg: ‘I didn’t think anybody would go to see ET’
His new film ‘The Post’ neatly captures the Trumpian zeitgeist. But the director worries that ‘four-quadrant superhero franchises’ will drive these old-school films out of cinemas
West Brom make official complaint over fixture scheduling
West Ham have five extra days rest compared to Baggies before Tuesday’s game
Star Wars: The Last Jedi review: boring, bloated and confusing
The latest instalment will fill a Star Wars-shaped hole but is punishingly long
Alan Pardew appointed as new West Bromwich Albion manager
‘I’m aware that I’m joining one of the great, traditional clubs of English football’
West Brom could consider Martin O’Neill after sacking Pulis
Nigel Pearson and Alan Pardew are also potential candidates for vacant manger’s job
West Brom sign Grzegorz Krychowiak on loan from PSG
Twice-Europa League winnner with Sevilla heading to the Hawthorns for the season
Beating the stigma of obesity
Failing to accept obesity as a disease contributes to stigma, shame, stress and ultimately the worsening health of patients, says consultant
Martin Wolf: Central Banks need to adjust their tactics fast
In the face of low interest rates, a rescue by ‘helicopter money’ might be needed
Dollar edges off lows over expectations of a rate hike
The Federal Reserve is targeting a 2% inflation goal
‘They weren’t interested in playing’ - South Africa bemoan Irish tactics
Allister Coetzee says his team will handle Ireland’s kicking game better in next Test
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