Top two films scoop 26 nominations as Steve Coogan goes up against Daniel Day-Lewis – The Irish Times

Brendan Canty’s Christy, the hard-edged social realist tale from Cork, has scored a chart-topping 14 nominations for the upcoming Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (Iftas). The well-reviewed title, which a year ago won top prize in the Generation 14plus category at Berlin International Film Festival, is up for best film, best director and, for … Read more

‘I lost my mom, and I lost four of my best friends in an accident. I had a difficult few years’ – The Irish Times

“I’ve just done one of those f**king cryo – I don’t even know how to say it, is it cryo-chamber – things,” says Jamie Dornan amicably, as he comes into focus on a video call. The 42-year-old sits in a bright white room in his home in the leafy London borough of Richmond, clothed in … Read more