
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
Also reviewed: ‘Beyond Paradise’ and the last season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’Cosy crime doesn’t get much cosier than Beyond Paradise (RTÉ One, Thursday, 10.15pm). This spin off from the equally snuggly Death in Paradise makes Midsomer Murders seem like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by comparison.
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independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Eilis O’Hanlon: If you want us to watch Irish TV shows, make them better Our TV and film industry wants Netflix’s money. That doesn’t mean they should get itStephen Graham and Owen Cooper in ‘Adolescence’. Photo: NetflixIt’s no surprise that a group of Fine Gael MEPs is urging new Arts and Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan to meet with representatives from the Irish film and TV industry. They want him to reconsider his decision not to introduce a so-called “Netflix levy” to Ireland.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Also reviewed: Bog AmachSurprisingly, the worst thing about the Celebrity Big Brother live launch (Virgin Media Two, Monday, 9pm) wasn’t the celebrities, irritating as they were. It was the crowd outside, who exhibited a level of excitement that simply can’t be healthy. “It’s Chesney Hawkes!” yelled co-host Will Best as he introduced the first semi-famous housemate, and the assembled throng instantly went wild.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Also reviewed: Bog AmachSurprisingly, the worst thing about the Celebrity Big Brother live launch (Virgin Media Two, Monday, 9pm) wasn’t the celebrities, irritating as they were. It was the crowd outside, who exhibited a level of excitement that simply can’t be healthy. “It’s Chesney Hawkes!” yelled co-host Will Best as he introduced the first semi-famous housemate, and the assembled throng instantly went wild.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Eilis O'Hanlon
Eilis O’Hanlon: How can RTÉ talk about fact-checking when its own reporting is so one-sided? What divisive figures like Conor McGregor say will be scrutinised – but establishment voices not so muchConor McGregor in the White House. RTÉ's new Clarity strand examined the accuracy of McGregor's claim about Dublin city safety. Photo: PARTÉ came up with an ingenious idea for an April Fool’s Day spoof last week — and then, for some inexplicable reason, it released it two days late.
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RT @DavQuinn: Great piece by @OHanlonEilis on the one-sided, ideologically-weaponised, holier-than-thou nature of fact-checking. https://t.…

"If a divisive figure such as McGregor says Dublin feels unsafe, he will be fact-checked and debunked. If the National Women’s Council says the same, they will not be." My piece today on RTE's new fact checking unit. https://t.co/VSbqEibnJI

Have written today about the fine on Sussex University for not defending @Docstockk against student activists, and the attack on free speech in universities in the UK and Ireland. "No one has the right to be protected from ideas they don't like." https://t.co/MbektEIh1Y