Zeitgeist Word up: How a Paul Mescal interview helped put Irish back into a leading roleA renewed interest in the language is evident in the many initiatives all over the country – from Irish-speaking artists’ events and LGBT Irish community gatherings to social media content as Gaeilge and Pop Up Gaeltacht pub nights
Taking care of our screen talent: New initiative aims to nurture west’s film industryThe Atlantic Academy, based in Spiddal, Co Galway, is one of three new training hubs for those interested in making a career in film and TV production
TV Review: Rooms with plenty of views in a stroll down memory laneThe RTÉ current affairs presenter Áine Lawlor joined Brendan Courtney for an entertaining look back at the various homes she has lived in
TV review: Reaching the Enda the railway line The former taoiseach’s jaunt across the old rail networks of Ireland was light and undemanding fare
TV Review: The star of the Irish landscape shown in all its scientific gloryThe Burren was the subject of a beautifully filmed documentary narrated by Brendan Gleeson
TV review: Moody Northern thriller reawakens a troubled past A brooding James Nesbitt stars in Sunday-night drama Bloodlands, from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio
Passing the screen test: Fiachna Ó Braonáin interview Best known for his years as a mainstay of Hothouse Flowers, the musician turned broadcaster has now dipped his toe into the world of acting with a role in TG4’s Ros na Rún
