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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

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 inspire people with learning ...

29 Dec 2023 at 22:52

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, while Irish ...

19 Feb 2024 at 11:54

Local News

BBC One's Repair Shop searches for fixes in Derry

BBC One’s primetime and BAFTA-winning show, The Repair Shop, is casting for a new series and is looking for contributors in Northern Ireland. Jay Blades and the team of experts are back and on the lookout for local people who have ...

20 May 2023 at 10:03

Arts & Entertainment

Five Irish actors among the nominations at this years BAFTAs

Five incredible Irish actors are among this years BAFTA nominations, and three of them are nominate in the same category. Ruth Negga, Jessie Buckley and Catríona Balfe are nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for ...

03 Feb 2022 at 16:30

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

Arts & Entertainment

Strong Irish contingent of Murphy, Keoghan and Mescal lead 2024 Bafta nominations

Irish actors Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal are among the nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) film awards. Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about atomic bomb ...

18 Jan 2024 at 13:09

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

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 ...

19 Feb 2023 at 17:18

Northern Ireland

An Irish Goodbye actor reveals being starstruck made him late on stage at Baftas

An Irish Goodbye actor James Martin has said he was a “bit late” after seeing Brendan Fraser standing up for him as he headed on stage to celebrate his win at the Bafta film awards. The Northern Irish ...

01 Mar 2023 at 11:14

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