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Lee Cronin has set a new record for an Irish-born director with the success of Evil Dead Rise; and the NTA has said a contactless payment system on Dublin Bus is still ‘years away’

Dublin film-maker Lee Cronin, who directed Evil Dead Rise, has set a new record for an Irish-born writer-director after the horror surpassed $120 million at the global box office

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Pedestrianisation Dublin city council has announced that cars will be banned from College Green and an “interim“ public space introduced with expanded footpaths and seating. Good news, but let’s hope the temporary scheme is indeed temporary and is not still in place in a decade.

Familiar pubs on TV Irish Euphoria fans will likely do a double take at certain scenes when series three airs next year, as The Long Hall pub and Copper ...