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In a poignant ceremony filled with tears and fond memories, family members and friends bid their final farewell to the late BBC Scotland presenter, Nick Sheridan, as he was laid to rest in his native Ireland. The funeral mass, held at St Ibar's Church in Wexford, paid tribute to Nick's vibrant life and impactful career. Mourners gathered to honour the beloved broadcaster, whose wicker coffin was adorned with a colourful wreath and framed pictures capturing cherished moments from his youth.

Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Guy Lodge Film Critic From “28 Days Later” through to his recent, Oscar-nominated turn in “Oppenheimer,” Cillian Murphy has cultivated a reputation as a strong, silent type — all while resisting the inscrutability associated with that masculine cliché. His beautiful, sharp-boned face twitches and tightens and teems with feeling. Closeups always catch it thinking, wrestling with surges of vulnerability or violence, or watching other characters in turn.

EXCLUSIVE: On Thursday, the Berlin Film Festival will kick off with the world premiere of Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy, who also produces, and marking the first time an Irish movie opens the Berlinale. In the exclusive first-look at the 1985-set drama (check it out above), Murphy’s family man Bill Furlong comes face-to-face with Emily Watson’s formidable Sister Mary whose convent is concealing dark and disturbing secrets.

The Mary Wallopers have announced their new single ‘Wexford’, and told NME how they are looking to challenge perceptions of Irish folk music by making their music as accessible and thought-provoking as possible.Having gained notoriety from their lockdown livestreams, Dundalk band The Mary Wallopers have gone on to galvanise an unlikely fanbase from across the UK – and been hailed as making the traditional folk genre more accessible to a new generation.Following on from lead single ‘The Holy Ground’, the band have today (July 17) released the second track new album ‘Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll’ — a cover of Pecker Dunne’s ‘Wexford’.One of the album’s more emotive and introspective tracks, the cover sees The Mary Wallopers pay tribute to the late Irish folk icon and shed a light on the backlash faced by travellers, which often goes overlooked.“It is to show respect to the people that influence us,” guitarist Charles Hendy told NME. “The song itself is so raw and honest, it’s about him growing up in Wexford and he doesn’t sugarcoat anything in it.“It’s just an amazingly written song.

threaten to be “done” with music if he’s found liable, a disillusioned Ed Sheeran’s much-publicized copyright infringement trial is also taking a toll on his personal life.The trial — in which Sheeran is facing a lawsuit for allegedly ripping off Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On” — forced the four-time Grammy winner to miss his beloved grandmother’s funeral in Ireland on Wednesday.“I am very sad that our son Edward is unable to be here today,” Sheeran’s father John said in a eulogy for his 98-year-old mother, Anne “Nancy” Sheeran. “He’s so upset that he cannot be present — he has to be thousands of miles away in a court in America defending his integrity.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has left fans in hysterics after she mispronounced the name of Irish city Limerick as she announced a visit there later this week.The former Love Island winner, 28, shared news that she will be doing meet and greets with fans as part of her collaboration with beauty brand BPerfect. Sharing a video on her Instagram Story, the TV star told fans: "Hi guys I'm extremely excited to meet you all for the meet and greet with BPerfect in Ireland this weekend.

Tributes have been paid to a 'devoted' dad after his tragic death when he was killed by a falling tree in Storm Eunice.

Wedding bells are in order for Fair City star Ryan Andrews who has popped the question to his long-term girlfriend Michaela O’Neill.

Amy Huberman headed out on a girls night in Wexford with her close pal Ingrid Hoey and of course the Finding Joy’s star newest bestie, the one and only Jane Seymour.

Amy Huberman is among the slew of staycationers taking advantage of the hotels reopening around the country and, most importantly, the incredible weather for the June Bank Holiday.

It’s not just your holiday plans that were ruined by the pandemic. The participants of Davy’s Toughest Team, a series that begins tomorrow night on RTÉ One, were supposed to go to Everest base camp to test their mettle.

A post shared by Karen Koster (@karenkostertv) on Aug 3, 2020 at 3:09pm PDTIreland AM’s Karen Koster is soaking up the sun in Wexford with her family and meeting up with friends.Karen shared a shot with the caption: ’35 years of friendship means @julesconway and Dave don’t even roll their eyes when we ask them to come to Wexford for a BBQ…if they can just help build the barbecue first and show us how the oven works.’  A post shared by Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermott) on Aug 3, 2020 at 1:19pm PDTWhile he was rumoured to have been planning to have moved to Australia by now, Eoghan McDermott has gone west and is checking out Connemara.Eoghan posted a series of snaps from his Galway trip with girlfriend Aoife Melia including some adorable

A mansion branded 'the most haunted house in Ireland' and used as an after-dark tourist attraction has gone on the market.

Heartless thieves sliced a dog's neck and yanked out her microchip so she couldn't be traced after they stole her and her seven puppies.

Former Irish Premiership striker Lee Duffy has spoken of the horror of being struck down by coronavirus.