Book retailer Eason has launched what it’s dubbed Ireland’s first-ever virtual mobile bookshop at Connolly Station in Dublin. From now until Christmas, commuters can buy best-selling books from the virtual shop by scanning the QR codes on the book images with their smartphones, which then brings them to an online mobile shop where they...
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During boy band One Direction’s appearance on Ireland’s The Late Late Show on Friday night, singer Harry Styles took the opportunity to show off his newly acquired tattoo he received while in Dublin. Asked by host Ryan Tubridy about his most recent tattoo, Styles replied: “I’ve got one on my arms here [pointing to...
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Dublin native Colin Farrell’s new movie Seven Psychopaths is in Irish theaters this December, but the trailer for the black comedy-thriller has now been remixed to feature Seven PsychoCATS, and you can watch them in action right here. Directed by Jim Tozzi, Seven PsychoCATS, is a comical spoof on the original trailer for director...
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Colin Farrell has described working on his latest movie project, Seven Psychopaths, as a “wonderful adventure”. The Irish actor is teaming up once again with In Bruges director Martin McDonagh for the crime-based comedy. Speaking about the movie which is due for release in December, Farrell revealed he was immediately drawn to the script...
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On Sunday, Donegal beat Mayo in the All-Ireland Football final. It was a fantastic game and one where no less than a third of the four million people of Ireland were watching. In what could be described as some new Harry Potter adventure, actor Daniel Radcliffe was hanging out with the Dublin Minor Football...
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A week ago Thursday, a group of film aficionados gathered at Dublin’s Sugar Club to watch a special screening of the 1984 film Supergirl. In the states we had a show called Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Mst3k for short). If you seen that show then you’d be very familiar with what they planned on...
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Singer and leader of her own band of Little Monsters, Lady Gaga credited Jameson Irish whiskey with inspiring her multi-platinum album ‘Born This Way’. So what better way to give thanks but to bust out a bottle out in front of 40,000 fans at Aviva Stadium last Saturday night? “I have made so much...
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The number of staff employed by the multi award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films has more than doubled to 125 in the past two years, new records show. The animation studio confirmed yesterday that staff numbers have grown to 125 from the 59 employed at the end of 2010. The staff hike came as pre-tax...
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Lucasfilm head of studio operations and Irishman Colum Slevin talked to reporters about his origins in the Dublin animation industry in the late 1980s to driving the animation operations of Hollywoood entertainment powerhouse Lucasfilm as the Star Wars franchise and other popular brands prepare to hit light speed in the digital age. Growing up...
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