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Normal People star Paul Mescal will lead the IFTA Awards line-up set to take place virtually next week
Brendan Gleeson
Hollywood elites Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan and renowned director Martin Scorsese will also make up the star studded list of presenters on the night.
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Full list of IFTA 2020 nominees as Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Scott lead shortlist
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A virtual awards ceremony is expected to take place in September
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Irish actress Sharon Horgan says women stop her in the street to thank her for making her sitcom Catastrophe
Sitcoms
'They’ve told me that it’s helped them in some way when they’re going through the shitty bits it’ll be fine in the end, it’s great, it’s the best bit of making these shows'
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Pregnant Aoibhin Garrihy says husband John Burke is 'squeamish' about birth of first child
Pregnancy
The former Fair City beauty is due in three weeks
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IFTA Awards 2018: Winners list and all the TV and film glitz and glam from the red carpet
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Host Jason Byrne joked that the audience were on baby watch as pregnant stars and new mothers stepped out
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Irish comedian Karl Spain would consider going on next year's Dancing with the Stars to lose weight
Dancing with the Stars
The funnyman is gearing up for the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival this June Bank Holiday weekend
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Gabriel Byrne honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFTAs
Amy Huberman
Caitriona Balfe received award for best lead actress in a drama for her role in Outlander
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Irish actress Sarah Carroll reveals she was on the verge of quitting career before IFTA Awards nomination
Galway
Sarah Carroll said getting an IFTA Award nomination was a 'turning point'
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Deirdre O'Kane praises Saoirse Ronan as Ireland's 'Meryl Streep'
Meryl Streep
The comedian believes Saoirse will win an Oscar
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Writer and director Simon Fitzmaurice dies after nine-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease
Motor neurone disease
In 2008 doctors told Simon he had only four years to live
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IFTA award winner Mattress Mick in talks to star in Mattress Men sequel
Mattress Mick
The bedding sales man is rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous and vows to sell a mattress to Mrs Brown
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IFTA Awards 2017: Full winners list and pictures from the red carpet
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It was a tough decision for the Irish Film & Television Academy to select winners with a huge field to choose from
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Michael Gambon 'devastated' to miss out on IFTA Awards after hospital spell
Michael Gambon
The legendary actor was taken to hospital earlier this week and has since been discharged
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Watch Mattress Mick going from bed to beats as he hops into bed with crooner Richie Kavanagh
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From IFTA nominee to talk show host the skies the limit for the self proclaimed king of mattresses
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Mattress Mick joins Ruth Negga and Colin Farrell as the 2017 IFTA nominees are revealed
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The Dubliner's documentary Mattress Men is up for a gong
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As it happened: IFTAs TV Awards 2016
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We bring you the latest from the Double Tree Hilton Hotel as the gongs are handed out
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Amanda Byram has been announced as the host of the IFTAs for the second year running
IFTA Awards
The 43-year-old will present the show on October 7
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Pat Kenny will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Academy next month
Gay Byrne
The 68-year-old is being honoured after almost five decades on our screens
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Kathryn Thomas tells of dazzling career on the small screen: 'You can't please everyone all of the time'
Kathryn Thomas
Winning gongs such as an IFTA, a VIP style award and a TV Now award is par for the course for the Carlow star
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Some of Ireland's biggest stars turn out for IFTA Awards in Dublin
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Hollywood legend Liam Neeson led the star-studded turnout in Dublin’s Mansion House as he received the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award
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Comic Deirdre O'Kane to host new look IFTA awards for TV3
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Ireland's top comedian Deirdre O'Kane is set to front an IFTA spectacular which will honour the country's leading stars of TV and film.
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IFTAs nominations for Film and Drama awards revealed - Brooklyn, Room and Sing Street up for Best Film
IFTA Awards
In the drama section Am Klondike has nine nominations and RTE's 1916 offering Rebellion is up for eight awards
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Peter Coonan drew inspiration from Joe Pesci's psycho Goodfellas' character Tommy DeVito to play part of Fran
Love/Hate
Coonan won awards for his portrayal of the nutcase character in the gritty crime drama
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Siobhan O'Connor interviews Ruth Bradley - star of new RTE drama Rebellion
Charlie Haughey
The former Love/Hate and Humans star talks about new drama, her career, Saoirse Ronan and more
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