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'Play the good girl? Never. I was born to be wicked' - Katherine Lynch gets set for her new panto role

Someone asked me recently why it is that I always play the roles of wicked women. "You played the notorious Miss Hannigan...

Movies

This story of a woman's revenge on a rude customer wanting a discount on an ornament is a true Christmas miracle

Book Reviews

From history to politics, nature to science, cookery to music - the best non-fiction of 2018

From history to politics, popular science, nature, cookery and music, it's our guide to the best non-fiction of 2018

Movie News

Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet will play lovers in Francis Lee's new romantic drama

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan will play lovers in a new movie.

Music

The last night of Irish punk? Remembering this end-of-an-era gig 40 years ago

Forty years ago, on the winter solstice of 1978, a singular star-crossed alignment took place on the northside of Dublin. That Christmas, for one night only, an audience was treated to the spectacle of rock'n'roll's past, present and future come together in the one place and time. As the headlining coalition of Thin Lizzy and Sex Pistols...

Movie News

'There's a sliver of sadness in their work' - John C Reilly and Steve Coogan on bringing Laurel and Hardy to the big screen

Music

All I want for Christmas... is a good old Yuletide song

The 'debate' around whether or not to censor 'Fairytale of New York' led to a predictable war of words between avowedly liberal types with a worrying...

Movie Reviews

Paul Whitington: 'If you're not a spider-fan, you will be now'

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of listening to me carping on about how superhero films are killing mainstream cinema. One grows repetitive, it doesn't make a blind bit of difference, and meanwhile more and more of the blessed things are churned out by the hour. On and on it goes, with no apparent end in sight, and whenever...

Movies

Leslie Mann talks tackling drama in Welcome to Marwen and reveals a ghostly experience in Bono's Hotel

Beyond the plush confines of London’s Corinthia Hotel, a storm is raging. High winds and driving rain batter the bay windows, and Leslie Mann, a displaced Californian, is sheltering under a blanket and nursing a cup of camomile tea.

Music News

Snow Patrol announce Malahide Castle date for next summer

Snow Patrol have announced a date at Malahide Castle next summer.