
Eilis O'Hanlon
Columnist at The Sunday Independent
Columnist (Sunday Independent). Reluctant runner. Vegan. Mainly here for the cat videos.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Eilis O’Hanlon on Love Rat: ‘Don’t worry. The Irish will still buy it. They take any old rubbish’Television reviews'Love Rat' ticked all the boxesLiving next door to Ireland must be a great comfort to British broadcasters. “Oh no. We seem to have churned out yet another run-of-the-mill crime drama featuring former soap stars making stupid decisions in scenic locations. What’re we gonna do?”“Don’t worry. The Irish will still buy it. They take any old rubbish.”
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
The dreadful plane crash in Ahmedabad transfixed all of us watching in horror at home, but is it time to wean ourselves off a diet of disaster? It was 8:09 Irish time when Air India flight 171 crashed into a residential area shortly after take off at Ahmedabad airport. Well-practised at covering such tragedies, the rolling news channels kicked into action.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Television reviewFirst it was Brendan Gleeson. Now his In Bruges co-star Colin Farrell seems to be following the same path to gain national treasure status, as he goes from playing ex-cons and hitmen to providing voiceover duties for From that Small Island (RTÉ One, Sunday, 6.20pm). But oh dear, what did the makers of this new series covering 8,000 years of Irish history slip into his tea in the recording studio to make him sound so lethargic?
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Eilis O’Hanlon: Punishing Israeli students for what their government does is unfairThe decision by Trinity College Dublin to cut links with Israeli academics and students is shameful A student protest in Trinity College Dublin over the Gaza conflict. Photo: PAIf Einstein was alive today, he would no longer be welcome at Trinity College Dublin.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Eilis O’Hanlon: Can anyone answer why it took so long to find Tina Satchwell’s body? Television reviewsTina Satchwell from Youghal, Co Cork, was murdered by her husbandIt was probably unnecessary for Miriam O’Callaghan to come all the way out to the Prime Time (RTÉ One, 9.35pm) studio on Tuesday evening just to briefly introduce a special report on the conviction of Richard Satchwell for the murder of his wife.
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They misspelt 'shite'. https://t.co/arMyDH8tl6

In using selective history, evasive language and dubious translations to make an avowedly political point about immigration, RTE's new dumbed down history series From That Small Island shows why many people no longer trust broadcasters to be objective. https://t.co/OCaelKHC1Q

RT @KarlMartinIrl: @OHanlonEilis On the one hand thick Liam wants Ireland to be strictly neutral. But on the other hand he wants the @defen…