At its most successful Irish cinema tells local stories that resonate abroad and at home

Locals shocked over ‘wanton act of vandalism’ of 19th-century sculpture outside cathedral

The Limerick pensioner’s killer is still at large, but Garda believes he has fled the country

Hot tips: Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, David Lowery’s The Old Man and the Gun

December 31st expiry date for refunds relating to 2014 credits and reliefs

Donal Foreman’s film ‘The Image You Missed’ explores Arthur MacCaig's work filming the Troubles

There is a ton of stuff going on across the country over the next few days

The Prison Entrepreneurship Programme being run in Wheatfield Prison looks to harness energies in a positive way, and has been proven to reduce recidivism rates

Patrick Pye, a religious artist who has fading sight, deemed ineligible for stipend

Trout anglers’ success at Lough Corrib; and plan to develop coarse fishery in Swords

The maker of a 1994 documentary about three Irish women’s abortion stories says some in RTÉ were worried that the women ‘didn’t show enough remorse’

Jury recommends new regulations be introduced to protect those felling trees

Ahead of the 20th-anniversary re-release of Neil Jordan’s hugely successful film Michael Collins, the director reflects on the ‘unique opportunity’ he got to make it

A day in the life of an Indian silk weaver

Predator which is protected species shot dead on banks of Sullane river near Macroom

Civic leaders describe city as ‘safe and welcoming’ despite anti-Roma protests

Film-maker Donal Foreman is hot property right now, thanks to the buzz surrounding his debut feature Out of Here - Irish cinema's first real grapple with post-boom youth culture

Visual Art: The Twelve Bens are vividly captured in Wilson’s picture book; plus reviews of Kevin Cosgrove and selected works from the collection of Pat and Antoinette Murphy

The alarm was raised independently of the race organisers

Mallorca event marks beginning of busy schedule ahead of Olympic qualifiers

A mobile mental health service operates in west Cork as part of an initiative to help people recover outside traditional mental-health services