Brian Gleeson
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Aintree Grand National: 10 things you need to know
- Racing
- April 13, 2018, 13:53
What is it? This is the ultimate challenge in jump racing as 40 runners and riders take on Aintree’s famous 30 Grand National fences. The course is f(...)

“Before making the film, I didn’t know I was going to stop acting,” Daniel Day-Lewis said after completing Paul Thomas Anderson’s brilliant, chilly ch(...)

Animated version of McCourt’s Angela and Shane MacGowan on RTÉ’s Christmas menu
- TV, Radio, Web
- December 6, 2017, 06:00
Is there a trick to cooking Christmas dinner in minutes rather than slaving over a chopping board and a hot oven for hours? Order it from a deli or su(...)

Domhnall Gleeson: How is he using his ‘Star Wars’ success?
- Film
- September 30, 2017
Everything’s coming up Domhnall Gleeson. And to paraphrase the title of one of his best-loved movies, it’s about bleeding time. Good tidings we bring:(...)

Darren Aronofsky: ‘My ego finds its way into all the films’
- Film
- September 14, 2017
The plot summary of Darren Aronofsky’s oddly stylised mother! – yes, the lower-case lettering and exclamation point are mandatory; more on that (...)

Mother! A disgusting, disturbing feast for the senses
- Film
- September 12, 2017
There is a place for pale, retiring films that venture out only on cloudless days. We also need big, loud, even vulgar movies that grab you by the sho(...)

Bye bye, Bang Bang: a great Dublin eccentric gets his due
- Irish News
- August 28, 2017
Thomas Dudley, better known as “Bang Bang”, was on Monday remembered on the spot where he had been forgotten about for more than three decades. He di(...)

Logan Lucky review: Steven Soderbergh back with a bang and a clang
- Film
- August 22, 2017, 05:30
Because Steven Soderbergh is who he is we tend always to wonder what else is going on in his films. Even superficial money vacuums such as the Oceans (...)

The best films to see in the cinema in August
- Film
- August 7, 2017, 05:00
So here we are in the silly season. That’s what we call it, you know? In fact, for some years now, the studios have acted as if summer comes to an end(...)

TV View: Skibbereen row their way past most of Europe
- Sport
- May 28, 2017, 18:01
There was even a spell in the morning when Skibbereen was topping the European Championship medal table, holding off the challenge of all of Romania a(...)