Comfort viewing: Is Gilmore Girls the ultimate feel-better TV?
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy-drama came into its own in the streaming era, moving ahead of Friends on Netflix
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Patrick Freyne on the manosphere influencers who shaped him from Charlie Haughey to Magnum PI
Louis Theroux’s latest documentary has me thinking about the golden age of male role models – the 1980s and 1990s
Louis Theroux – Inside the Manosphere: A tentative dip into the world of toxic masculinity
Television: Documentary often feels like conversation on misogyny without any input from the victims
Louis Theroux on masculinity, marriage and more: ‘Would you like me to cry now?’
The daring documentary-maker, who tackles the manosphere in his new Netflix project, has the tables turned as faces questions on some prickly subjects
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 7th-13th highlights, including: All That Remains with Niall Breslin; A Woman of Substance; a new Claudia Winkleman show; and more
The Scratch: ‘They want to decide what you can say on stage. Where do you draw the line?’
The trad-metal Irish band on solidarity between artists, the Hoxton Hotel protests and why success for other groups is ‘a lovely thing to see’
Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros more than just another Hollywood power play
Deal ensures media influence remains in the hands of a small circle of politically-aligned billionaires
Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica
Thomas Gould goes viral; Revenue sniffs out new detector dogs, ‘basic laws of physics’ show Dublin 15 getting a raw deal, Netflix ‘on board’ for Keegan adaptation
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV: 10 of the best new shows to watch in March
Including Vladimir, Scarpetta, Young Sherlock, Imperfect Women and Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
March 1st-6th highlights: including Goodman: Too Big to Fail; Home of the Year; Vladimir; and more
European shares inch up to fresh high on strong corporate updates
Irish banks take a step back ahead of a week when all three will report annual figures
Paramount set to buy Warner Bros after Netflix walks away
Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to take over parent of CNN, HBO and franchises such as Harry Potter
Patrick Freyne: The Muppets’ body horror might seem extreme, but children need to learn
Miss Piggy and Babs Windsor – aka Sabrina Carpenter – are clearly in love
Mobile phone use behind the wheel worsens: ‘We’ve seen motorway drivers watching Netflix’
Gardaí detected wrongful usage of phones by drivers more often than any other road offence last year
Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions
Docuseries on America’s Next Top Model is latest example of moral certainty of the present age
Irish television has become a theme park of throwbacks and weird vibes
From How to Get to Heaven from Belfast to These Sacred Vows, too many series feel trapped in time
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
Inside America’s Next Top Model: ‘Watching it, I felt a real sadness for our younger selves’
The Women’s Podcast discusses the new Netflix documentary series about the American reality show
Patrick Freyne: If I could marry a TV show, I’d choose this one about a bearded man
From a warm, funny series about connection to the embodiment of cuddly evil, these are the recent(ish) shows I’ve liked most
Warner Bros reopens deal talks after Paramount raises bid
Move is latest twist in months long takeover battle
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model on Netflix – A shocking look back at Tyra Banks’ stomach-turning circus
Television: Riveting documentary lays bare dubious treatment of young women, while Banks still says show was a force for good
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast: An underwhelming and tonally disorienting show
In her first major series since Derry Girls, Lisa McGee seems to have gleaned her 26 counties knowledge from old D’Unbelievables box sets
Sky signs on with Disney+ for subscription deal
Satellite broadcaster puts together new package of streaming channels after expanding its existing partnerships
Lucy Letby case should be a warning to other maternity hospitals
If Letby’s conviction is unsafe, what alternative explanation might there be for the deaths of seven babies?
Lord of the Flies on BBC One review: Far too pretty to reflect the ugly side of humanity
You tune in expecting scorched earth insights into the fundamental ugliness of humanity – but instead it’s a glorified David Attenborough documentary
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
February 8th-14th highlights, including Lord of the Flies, The Summit, and How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Lisa McGee on her new Netflix mystery comedy: ‘A messed-up cousin of Derry Girls’
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast stars Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne as three friends investigating another’s death
The chaotic, thrilling ER is landing on Netflix. It’s the legacy boost it deserves
The star performer of another TV era was influential in a way that is now often forgotten
What do the women want? Nice frocks, good sex and, as Nicola Coughlan knows, one more key element
Thankfully, the Irish Bridgerton star is engaged in a psy-op to bring down the sexy empire from within
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
Melania is a living demonstration of what happens when 20th century totalitarian kitsch reappears as 21st century luxury branding
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to stream in February
Including The Lincoln Lawyer, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, The Last Thing He Told Me, and more
A princess, her son and a royal scandal: Norway’s trial of the century begins next week
‘Little prince’ Marius Borg Høiby faces up to 10 years in jail on 38 charges including rape and violence
K-Pop Demon Hunters: The Irish talent behind a roaring success
James Carson is part of the Sony Pictures Imageworks team that makes the unreal really successful
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