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Man jailed for sexually assaulting four women during ‘spree’
- Circuit Court
- December 6, 2019, 20:18
A father-of-six who sexually assaulted four women during “a spree of some sort” has been jailed for three years. Macica Firea (58) was later discover(...)

Police under scrutiny in Catalan independence trial
- Europe
- March 6, 2019, 18:17
The police’s handling of an outlawed referendum and the behaviour of pro-independence demonstrators have come under scrutiny during the trial of 12 Ca(...)

Netflix reveals plans to adapt Roald Dahl stories
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 28, 2018, 10:08
Beloved Roald Dahl classics including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Esio Trot; The Twits and The BFG are set to get the Netflix treatment next ye(...)

At least 11 dead after separate Californian wildfires
- US
- November 9, 2018
A wildfire that tore through Malibu mansions and working-class suburban homes in southern California has killed two people and more than doubled in si(...)

Netflix commissions new animation from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon
- Film
- November 8, 2018, 18:26
Netflix has commissioned Cartoon Saloon, the world-beating Kilkenny-based animation house, to produce a new feature entitled My Father’s Dragon. Nora (...)

How ‘Sicilian Ghost Story’ revolutionises the Mafia film
- Film
- August 2, 2018
In November 1993, 11-year-old Giuseppe Di Matteo was abducted by the Sicilian Mafia in order to silence his father, a gangster who had become a “penti(...)

The 10 best films of the first half of 2018
- Film
- June 27, 2018
Don’t get in a state. You should know that we do this now. Be grateful that we were polite enough to wait until the end of June before naming our favo(...)

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated
- Film
- March 23, 2018, 06:00
ANNIHILATION ★★★★ Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac.(...)

The Shape of Water: Most Oscar nominated movie is a lovely thing
- Film
- February 13, 2018
Be in no doubt. The current, slight favourite for the best picture Oscar is a lovely thing. It has taken over 60 years, but Guillermo del Toro has tu(...)

Oscars 2018: 10 talking points from the nominations
- Film
- January 23, 2018
THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER FOR THE IRISH Have we got blasé about Saoirse Ronan’s record at these awards already? Only one other female actor has scored (...)