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Derry Girls Lisa McGee joins university leadership programme

The author of Derry Girls, the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, a rugby star and a top business executive are set to inspire the next generation of leaders as part of a university project. Lisa McGee, Jayne Brady, Tommy Bowe and Sarah ...

31 May 2023 at 10:23

Arts & Entertainment

Barry Keoghan hopes Bafta success for Irish talent will encourage rising artists

Barry Keoghan has said the Bafta award success for Irish talent will encourage artists in the country to “send the scripts in and go for what they want to do”. The Irish actor, 30, picked up the best supporting actor prize for his role in The ...

19 Feb 2023 at 22:14

Derry News

Derry Girls scoops three BAFTA nominations

Hit Channel 4 show, Derry Girls, has been nominated for numerous accolades at the upcoming BAFTA Awards. After a year full of multiple nominations and wins, including at the National Comedy Awards and the Broadcast Awards, the show is up for ...

23 Mar 2023 at 15:57

Northern Ireland

Belfast rap group Kneecap would be ‘very proud’ to scoop best British film Bafta

Belfast rap group Kneecap said they would be “very proud” if they scoop the award for best British film at the Bafta awards. The Irish-language film, also called Kneecap, has been nominated in six categories. The breakout movie is nominated ...

16 Feb 2025 at 17:37

Northern Ireland

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

Kneecap director and co-writer Rich Peppiatt has won outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer at the Bafta film awards. The Irish-language film depicts the rise of the Belfast rap trio and has been nominated in six ...

16 Feb 2025 at 21:39

Northern Ireland

Daryl McCormack hails ‘Irish Baftas’ as he walks red carpet ahead of ceremony

Best actor nominee Daryl McCormack joked he was attending the “Irish Baftas” as he walked the red carpet at the annual event. Irish talent is particularly well-represented at this year’s ceremony with a quarter of all 24 acting ...

19 Feb 2023 at 17:18

National News

PICTURES: Irish stars lead the style stakes at star-studded Baftas 2024 red carpet

Cillian Murphy became the first Irish-born performer to receive the Best Actor award at Sunday night's BAFTA Awards. There was also success for Element Pictures’ Poor Things which received five awards including Best Actress, ...

19 Feb 2024 at 11:54

Derry News

Derry's Lisa McGee wins Best Writer at BAFTAs

BAFTA last night announced the winners of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023 at a ceremony in London, celebrating the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2022. Derry Girls’ creator and Derry native, Lisa ...

24 Apr 2023 at 16:54

Northern Ireland

Jamie Lee Curtis and Vick Hope among first stars on Bafta red carpet

Jamie Lee Curtis and Vick Hope were among the first guests to hit the red carpet at the Baftas in London. Curtis, who is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, arrived ...

19 Feb 2023 at 16:48

Northern Ireland

Oscar-winning actor James Martin ‘cried his eyes out’ at MBE honour

Belfast Oscar-winning actor James Martin has told how he “cried his eyes out” after learning he was to be made an MBE in the New Year Honours List. Martin, who has Down’s syndrome, said he hoped the honour would ...

29 Dec 2023 at 22:52

Northern Ireland

Carey Mulligan incorrectly named as Bafta winner after signing translation gaffe

Carey Mulligan was incorrectly announced as the winner of the supporting actress award at the Baftas after a translation gaffe while deaf actor Troy Kotsur was presenting. Oscar-winner Kotsur was delivering the ...

19 Feb 2023 at 19:08

Northern Ireland

Kneecap make light of ‘handy’ acting business after film earns six Bafta nods

Irish language rap trio Kneecap took a typically forthright swipe at the British establishment after a film about the Belfast band secured six Bafta nominations. Writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s film about the ...

15 Jan 2025 at 14:32

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