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The Tourist season 2 starts shooting in Dublin

Filming has commenced in Dublin, Ireland, on the second season of The Tourist, for BBC One and iPlayer, in association with Stan, ZDF and All3Media International. The six-part thriller which is created and written by Jack and Harry Williams, is produced by Two Brothers Pictures (Baptiste, The Missing, Fleabag). Joining the BAFTA and Golden Globe […]

April 13, 2023

Graham Norton fronts Irish Original for Prime Video

Prime Video will launch its first Irish Original series, LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, which will be hosted by the globally renowned presenter Graham Norton. The series will be filmed entirely in Ireland and will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in 2024. Norton commented: “I’m thrilled […]

April 5, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Love Without Walls set for UK & EIRE in June

Hidden Door Productions and Bulldog Film Distribution have confirmed that their upcoming romantic music-drama, Love Without Walls, will be released in UK & Irish cinemas from June 9th, alongside special Q&A screenings with Director Jane Gull and lead actors Niall McNamee and Shana Swash. This news is fresh from the film’s World Premiere at Manchester Film […]

April 4, 2023

WBD UK announces discovery+ commissions

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a slate of new and returning shows in the UK & Ireland, which will be released on discovery+ and across its linear networks in 2023 and 2024. Richard Hammond, together with his team at the Smallest Cog, will be returning to the Workshop for third and fourth seasons of […]

March 28, 2023

An Irish Goodbye on BBC

The BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated An Irish Goodbye is to receive its television premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC Northern Ireland. The short film is available now on BBC iPlayer and will be broadcast on BBC One NI on March 12th at 10.30pm, just ahead of the 95th Academy Awards, where is it nominated in the […]

March 9, 2023

BT completes Belfast HQ revamp

BT Group has officially reopened its Riverside Tower building at Lanyon Place, in the heart of Belfast, following a multi-million pound refurbishment. The refubished location will now be home to around 2,000 colleagues from BT Group, which includes EE, BT Business and Openreach. Belfast was named as a significant long-term location for BT Group in […]

March 3, 2023

Study: 8 out of 10 Europeans get Internet at ‘fair price’

Surfshark has released its Global Internet Value Index (IVi), which uncovers countries overpaying for their Internet connection plan. The UK is in 20th place in the world with an index 96 per cent higher than the global average. Oceania and Europe lead the world in Internet value, while Internet affordability in North America, South America, […]

February 21, 2023

BBC acquires North Sea Connection

The BBC has acquired North Sea Connection, with the Irish crime drama set to air on BBC Four and iPlayer in February. Written by Mark Greig (Marcella, Bulletproof), and directed by Hannah Quinn and Paul Murphy, the six-part series is a story of complex family dynamics set against a dramatic Irish landscape. Ciara Kenny fishes […]

January 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

The Dry to stream on ITVX

ITV has announced that acclaimed comedy-drama series The Dry will become available on new streaming platform, ITVX, from March 23rd. The Dry features Roisin Gallagher as Shiv Sheridan who returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, sober and full of good intentions – but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the […]

January 18, 2023

Public Image Ltd compete to enter Eurovision Song Contest

Public Image Ltd (PiL) are confirmed to take part in the competition to represent Ireland at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest with the most personal piece of songwriting and accompanying artwork that John Lydon has ever shared called Hawaii, which is now available for streaming and download. The song is a love letter to […]

January 9, 2023