Laura Slattery

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Laura Slattery

What’s this week’s biggest casting announcement? Kieran Culkin and Elle Fanning set to enliven The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping? Carey Mulligan tipped for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film? How about Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig “in talks” to brood through Damien Chazelle’s new prison project? It’s none of the above, obviously.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Laura Slattery

After a quiet spell, the Taylor Swift newsometer has been flickering again this week. Cancel all operations, return to base and regroup accordingly. First, the singer’s rep described as “tabloid clickbait” a move by lawyers for the film director Justin Baldoni to subpoena Swift in his legal battle with Blake Lively, his costar in It Ends with Us. It turns out it doesn’t end with them. Swift was then spotted with Travis Kelce, her boyfriend, for the first time in two months.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Laura Slattery

Ireland has failed to make it into the grand final of Eurovision Song Contest 2025. It was a nail-biting finish for our entry Emmy and her cosmic song Laiki Party, which failed to ignite voters in the second semi-final of the contest held in Basel, Switzerland. Ireland’s entry was one of a group also including Australia, Montenegro, Greece, Georgia, Czechia and Bosnia that failed to make it onto the Eurovision stage this Saturday.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Laura Slattery

Grüezi mitenand, this is Dublin calling with all the glittering action from the second semi-final in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight in Basle, Emmy will be vying on behalf of Ireland to make it through to Saturday’s grand final with her cosmic bop Laika Party. Will Europe save its kisses for Ireland? Will Saturday night be a party under the Swiss sky for Emmy? Or will this semi-final be our Waterloo?

4 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Laura Slattery

As pitches go, it sounds familiar. A large, evolving cast of characters is anchored by a group of noble, dedicated heroes equipped with uniforms, custom vehicles and superpowers. In each instalment they unite to defeat common enemies, battle new threats and save humanity. Since 2012, when they made their screen debut, they have been drawn into frequent races against time in which the stakes are all too clear. They don’t always wear capes, but they often have one on standby.