Production team and cast illuminate 1840s with sean-nós, economists and vivid footage

Weiss and Benioff’s €179m deal could take years to pay off for streaming service

‘I think it has a lot of redemption and, me personally, I’m a sucker for redemption’

Repertoire ranged from jazz through to composing classical music and film scores

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Superheroes beaten at box office by ‘Mamma Mia!’ sequel and ‘A Star is Born’ remake

Review: This sequel, which is practically a remake, lacks the zip of the original

These Christmas classics seem innocent, but they hide a darker, more disturbing message

The golden era of a film selling itself on its star is over – but ‘Skyscraper’ does just that

The 1965 musical was ‘a sugar-coated lie’ with little in common with the real Von Trapps

Digital resource features posters, documents and articles relating to 1990s

Ireland’s best-known soprano effortlessly moves from opera to ‘The Sound Of Music’

Bruce Forsyth obituary: born February 22nd, 1928; died August 18th, 2017

Festival overcomes slide in sponsorship income and box office receipts to record a €50,129 surplus in 2016

‘To be honest, Frau Merkel: thanks for nothing’, opposition deputy shouts to chancellor

Eileen Battersby reviews The Long-Winded Lady, Maeve Brennan’s New Yorker sketches, as part of our extensive coverage marking today's centenary of her birth

Jo Linehan rounds up this week’s travel news and deals

Actor who played eldest of seven children sang ‘Sixteen Going on Seventeen’

‘This star is dedicated to the people of Derry... dreams do come true’ she says