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Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson dies, aged 82

The Beach Boys' co-founder, singer, arranger and chief songwriter Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, his family has announced.

Music • 11 Jun

With over $50 million spent before filming even began in Belfast and along the North's coast, this is an adventure where you can truly see where the money went

How to Train Your Dragon is all-fired-up family fun

The latest live-action remake of a family favourite is among the genre's best.

Movie Review • 11 Jun

Masked and majestic, Sleep Token juxtapose crushing riffage with moments of what-just-happened? beauty Photo: Andy Ford

Wide awake in Arcadia as Sleep Token rouse jaded ears

How big are Sleep Token going to become? That's the question that arises with every listen to Even in Arcadia, the most-anticipated stadium-sized metal album of 2025.

Album Review • 09 May

A burnt down auditorium of the Eliot Arts Magnet academy, Altadena

Disruption to the LA movie and music awards season

February and March are key months for awards seasons in Los Angeles for both the music and movie industries, but as firefighters there continue to battle the flames, the grim reality of the impact of the wildfires is impossible to tell.

Entertainment Headlines • 13 Jan

Christopher Reeve doc shows he really was a super man

He may have played The Man of Steel in Hollywood, but this documentary about Christopher Reeve shows that he was a super hero in real life too.

Movie Review • 31 Oct 24

Kneecap: Not since the heady early nineties days of wayward Dublin crew Scary Eire has an Irish hip-hop act sounded so vital and energetic. Photo credit: Sarah Ellis

Kneecap make an exhibition of themselves on Fine Art

Kneecap's very funny, deadly serious new album tackles mental health issues, too much booze, drugs, sectarianism and the thrill of a good night out

Music • 14 Jun 24

Shot in the same rough and ready style as D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, the camera is never off Connolly

How the Big Yin made Ireland laugh during The Troubles

Of course it's popcorn snortingly funny but this re-discovered film of Billy Connolly's 1975 Irish tour is also a fascinating time capsule of Ireland North and South.

Movie Review • 14 May 24

Laurence Fox making a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London in January [Photo: Jordan Pettitt / PA Wire]

Laurence Fox to pay €210k in damages after libel case

Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay a total of £180,000 (approx €210,000) in damages to two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media after losing a High Court libel battle.

Entertainment Headlines • 25 Apr 24

Zoe Ball thanked her mother for "teaching us how to love unconditionally"

BBC radio star Zoe Ball announces death of her mother

Broadcaster Zoe Ball said her family are "bereft" following the death of her mother Julia.

Entertainment Headlines • 24 Apr 24

Spencer Matthews with wife Vogue Williams

Matthews discusses world record marathon challenge

Reality star Spencer Matthews has said he wants to "push myself and test myself" as he takes on a world record attempt after struggling with alcohol issues.

Entertainment Headlines • 23 Apr 24

Jeremy Irons: "There's a generation of kids who only know me for Scar... a bloody cartoon!"

Jeremy Irons 'never happier' than when in West Cork

Oscar-winning English actor English actor Jeremy Irons has said he's "never happier than when I'm down here in West Cork."

Entertainment Headlines • 27 Apr 24

Horner denies rumours of fly-on-the-wall documentary

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has dismissed rumours that he and wife Geri plan to star in a family documentary.

Entertainment Headlines • 22 Apr 24

Kym Marsh is to take on the role of the iconic villain [Photo credit: Matthew Pover]

Kym Marsh to play Cruella de Vil in new stage show

Actress and former pop star Kym Marsh has been announced to play the role of villian Cruella de Vil in an upcoming UK and Irish tour of 101 Dalmatians.

Entertainment Headlines • 18 Apr 24

Olly Murs and his wife announced in December that they were expecting their first baby

Olly Murs welcomes first child with wife Amelia

Pop singer Olly Murs has announced the arrival of his first child with wife Amelia.

Music • 17 Apr 24

Victoria Beckham: "My passion has always been to dream big, then dream even bigger"

Beckham feels 'deeply content' ahead of 50th birthday

Former Spice Girl and entrepreneur Victoria Beckham has said she feels "so incredibly blessed" to reach the "milestone" of turning 50 this week.

Entertainment Headlines • 16 Apr 24

Wax's show will explore her stint spent in a mental institution

Ruby Wax announces five Irish tour dates

Comedian, writer and television personality Ruby Wax has announced five Irish tour dates for later this year.

Entertainment Headlines • 10 Apr 24

Kirsty Paterson shot to fame as "a sad Oompa Loompa" at the now infamous event

Infamous viral Willy Wonka event to be recreated in US

The infamous Willy's Chocolate Experience which prompted police to be called to a Glasgow warehouse by angry parents will be recreated in Los Angeles later this month.

Entertainment Headlines • 12 Apr 24

The former reality star and now social media personality has experienced health struggles for six years

Louise Thompson reveals she has a stoma bag

Former Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson has revealed she has a stoma bag as she battles a chronic bowel condition.

Entertainment Headlines • 09 Apr 24

Constantine says she had a high risk of having brain haemorrhage, a stroke or being paralysed due to a neurological disorder

Susannah Constantine discusses serious health scare

Former What Not To Wear host Susannah Constantine has said she thinks about her mortality "most mornings" as she reflected on overcoming a "life-threatening" neurological disorder.

Entertainment Headlines • 05 Apr 24

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen and Wedding Crashers actress Isla Fisher have been in a relationship for over 20 years

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announce divorce

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced that they are divorcing after almost of 14 years of marriage.

Entertainment Headlines • 05 Apr 24

The BBC has said, "We appreciate that not everyone would have approved of the approach we took"

BBC responds to complaints about Middleton coverage

The BBC has said it received complaints from people who believed its coverage of Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis was "excessive and insensitive".

Entertainment Headlines • 05 Apr 24

Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with Indian-set action thriller Monkey Man

Movie Review: Monkey Man will dazzle and repulse

Movie Review • 05 Apr 24

Ash was told by doctors that she would probably not walk again when she was first diagnosed with MSSA

Leslie Ash discusses impact of infection two decades on

Men Behaving Badly star Leslie Ash has said that her life will "never ever be the same as it was" following an infection two decades ago.

Television • 05 Apr 24

Kelsey Parker said it "feels like only yesterday" that her husband passed away

Tom Parker's widow Kelsey marks his second anniversary

Kelsey Parker has marked the two-year anniversary of her husband's death and said "so much has changed" since he was alive.

Entertainment Headlines • 31 Mar 24

Perdomo was remembered by his colleagues as "an enthusiastic force of nature"

Gen V actor Chance Perdomo dies aged 27

British-American actor Chance Perdomo has been described as "an enthusiastic force of nature" by the producers of TV series Gen V, after his death at the age of 27.

Television • 31 Mar 24