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The 95th Oscars have passed and although the ‘green wave’ didn’t happen, there’s a renewed enthusiasm to see the winning films we missed the first time around.

Letters to the Editor Opinion Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin’s mixed messages over housing crisis make a mockery of despair felt by thousands

I would like to express my deep appreciation to our leader, Leo Varadkar, who interrupted his essential, vital and imperative White House visit to briefly address the Irish people on the housing crisis.

‘If you can’t go a bit over the top when winning an Academy Award, when can you?’

It’s 4am on Monday morning, and you’ve just sat through four hours of live coverage of the Oscars (Sky Arts, Sunday, midnight), only to realise you could have gone to bed and caught the edited highlights on RTÉ2 later that day instead.

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‘It was a pinch me moment’ – the €200 rented dress that played a starring role at the Oscars

The rise of rental on the Irish fashion scene is real. Just ask Rhoda McDonagh. The former banker set up the Designer Room rental business in her Sandymount home in 2017, and last Sunday she had quite a coup when a gold sequinned dress she rents for €200 for four days ended up on the Oscars VIP carpet.

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Ian O'Doherty Opinion As a nation, we have lost our ability to take a joke – yet we laud cod-Irish stereotypes perpetuated in ‘Banshees of Inisherin’

Offensive. Racist. More anti-Irish bigotry from Hollywood. That was the general response to the recent Saturday Night Live sketch that seems to have left so many of us foaming at the mouth with a weird, incandescent rage.

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‘Don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime’: Michelle Yeoh’s clarion call against Hollywood’s ageism is much needed

For years, the minute Hollywood actresses hit a ‘certain age’, the roles would become lighter on the ground.

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Double Oscar-winner Richard Baneham: My speech got cut short, so I want to thank family for helping to keep me grounded

Two-time Oscar winner Richard Baneham (52) has thanked his Irish family for keeping him grounded in the wake of his Academy Award success.

Editorial Opinion Ireland’s remarkable achievements in film help put the tired drunken stereotypes to bed

Hollywood needs to update its Irish stereotypes. Last weekend, US TV mainstay Saturday Night Live depicted Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as unintelligible with the punchline: “Wow, and they haven’t even started drinking yet!”

'We were robbed but you can't beat the publicity' - Achill reacts to Oscars disappointment for Banshees of Inisherin

A PHOTO of Barry Keoghan’s Dominic, tagged with his by-now famous line: “There goes that dream”, did the rounds on Achill Island this morning, triggering a flurry of dismayed posts on the “Banshees’ Extras” Whatsapp group.

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The Oscars – Amid all the highs and lows, here are six things they got very wrong

That’s it, folks. After six months, hundreds of trophies, dozens of red-carpet appearances and enough victory-speech tears to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool, the curtain finally closes on another awards season. It’s about time.

‘It wasn’t Jenny’ – Banshees of Inisherin director reveals a stand-in donkey was used at Oscars

Jenny the donkey made a surprise appearance at this year’s 95th Academy Awards - or did she?

The Fashion Oscars – who wore it best and who blazed a trail on the red carpet

WHILE many couldn’t wait to see who won what at the 95th Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, there was plenty at stake on the red carpet, too. Fashion Editor Bairbre Power casts her eye over some of the glittering outfits on show and reveals her winners and losers.

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Brendan Gleeson kisses Lady Gaga on the red carpet: 5 fun moments you may have missed at the Oscars 2023

It may have been a somewhat anti-climactic evening for the Irish, but last night’s Oscars were generally hailed as a good-natured, celebratory evening packed with feelgood moments.

Oscars 2023: Kerry Condon, Paul Mescal and fellow Irish stars arrive at the Oscars after parties

The Oscars are over for another year, but the party continues as Hollywood’s brightest stars hit the town to celebrate the big wins and commiserate the losses.

Begorrah Oscars! It’s time to let go of the lazy Irish stereotypes and bad jokes please

We may not have had the night we envisioned, but it was still an incredible night for the Irish at the Oscars, with 25% of the acting nominees being Irish, and the first ever Irish language film was up for best international feature. But if you’re in the US, you’d be forgiven for not knowing any of that, and just thinking the Paddies were over for a sesh and a brawl.

‘Deary me’: the cast of An Irish Goodbye deliver the most delightfully down-to-earth acceptance speech at the Oscars

Last night, at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, An Irish Goodbye took home the prize for Best Live Action Short Film — and the filmmakers’ wholesome speech is one we’ll never forget.

Oscars 2023: Who is Dubliner Richard Baneham as he scoops award at the Oscars for a second time

Irish animator Richard Baneham and his colleagues won big at the Oscars on Sunday night.

Hugh Grant accused of ‘obnoxious’ behaviour to Ashley Graham during ‘disaster’ Oscars interview

Hugh Grant has divided Oscars viewers with a “painful” red carpet interview.

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Bairbre Power Opinion Irish stars showcase Irish design at Oscars – here’s who they were wearing

“I told them when they win, don’t cover the silk with the little gold man.”

An Irish Goodbye filmmakers party night away after Oscars win - ‘This is the most bizarre experience’

Breakout stars James Martin and Seamus O’Hara partied the night away after their historic Oscar win for Best Live Action Short Film for An Irish Goodbye.

Oscars 2023: Six of the best moments from Jenny the donkey to James Martin’s happy birthday

The biggest night in the showbiz calendar has drawn to a close after delivering two big wins for Irish talent.

Oscars 2023: Full list of winners of 95th Academy Awards

Here is the full list of winners of the 95th Academy Awards:

Colin Farrell references controversial Saturday Night Live skit about Irish actors during Oscars ceremony

Colin Farrell referenced Saturday Night Live at the Oscars after the US programme was criticised for its skit of Irish actors.

Oscars 2023: Dubliner Richard Baneham accepts visual effects Oscar for Avatar; An Irish Goodbye wins but Banshees loses out

The Northern Irish comedy-drama An Irish Goodbye has won the Oscar for best live action short film at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Beware the ‘Oscars curse’ – what really happens after an Academy Award win?

Makeup artist Michèle Burke keeps her professional awards, of which there are many, in the living room of her Los Angeles home. Spread out across her mantelpiece and bookshelves, there are two Baftas, a Primetime Emmy and the Lifetime Achievement Award she won at the Make-Up Artists & Hairstylists Guild last year.

Letters to the Editor Opinion A world of difference between flash pads and humble bedsits

Sir — Apart from the fear of losing control of their properties to their tenants and the inadequacy of the Residential Tenancies Board (a quango operating in a manner that would make Dad’s Army look like an elite fighting force), there is now another reason for landlords to sit up and take note.

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Azmia Riaz Opinion Everything Everywhere All At Once: How the big Oscar-winner made generational trauma a hot topic

It’s impossible to sit through the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once without crying your eyes out. It would be fair to wonder why this story of a Chinese immigrant family running a failing launderette in the US struck a chord with audiences around the world. But Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s film is being lauded as a shoo-in for Best Picture at the Oscars this year for a reason – it helps us understand trauma that isn’t entirely our own, the kind that is passed on through generations.

Joe Duffy, Pat Shortt, the Taoiseach and other famous faces reveal their favourite Irish movie

Brendan Gleeson, who is up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar tomorrow night, features in four of Bob Geldof’s all-time favourite Irish films – however, his number one is 1982 rural drama, The Ballroom of Romance. At number two is The Banshees of Inisherin, while The Guard, The General and In Bruges all get a mention.

‘I was stalked by a fan who kept sending cupcakes,’ says ‘Banshees’ star Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon has revealed her early rise to fame included an over-amorous stalker.

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Deirdre Molumby Opinion Why I’m banking on Steven Spielberg to reel in the main Oscars for his fabulous ‘The Fabelmans’ family drama

This is Oscars weekend, and I’m going for broke. I’m putting it all on The Fabelmans as most likely to take Best Picture and Steven Spielberg to walk away with Best Director.