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Meet the Irish director of this new documentary on body image

Irish-born, New York-based filmmaker Jenny McQuaile talks about her first feature documentary, Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image, which aims to…

By Meg Walker

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What to watch this weekend: true crime, terrifying sci-fi and a scandalous must-see

One of the original terrifying gems of cinema, Alien is 40 years old and if you want horror…

By Jennifer McShane

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A GoFundMe page has been set up for the Fyre Festival caterer

Maryann and Elvis Rolle, the Fyre Festival workers who lost their savings due to the doomed festival, have…

By Edaein OConnell

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Is our appetite for investigative journalism driving the exploitation of people’s pain?

Does our hunger for ever more salacious and satisfying narratives mean that non-fiction storytelling and journalism is struggling to find…

By Sophie White

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Watch: Netflix releases trailer for controversial Fyre Festival documentary

Netflix has released the trailer for its eye-opening documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. The documentary…

By Grace McGettigan

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WATCH: The trailer for the new season of Making A Murderer is here

What is it about the obsessive nature that goes hand-in-hand with true crime documentaries? We can't get enough…

By Jennifer McShane

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Four things we learned from the new royal family documentary

A new royal family documentary, entitled Queen of the World, aired on ITV last night. It shared some never-before-seen…

By Grace McGettigan

Meghan Markle Prince Harry wedding day

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Meghan Markle’s ‘something blue’ was hidden inside her wedding dress

While Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding ceremony was broadcast to millions of people around the world, many…

By Grace McGettigan

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Over 5,000 requests for organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley documentary aired

More than 5,000 people have requested organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley's Warrior documentary aired on Monday night.…

By Grace McGettigan

Orla Tinsley Warrior

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If you watch anything this week, let it be Orla Tinsley: Warrior

If you watch anything this week, let it be Orla Tinsley: Warrior. Orla, a life-long sufferer of cystic fibrosis,…

By Grace McGettigan

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Yes, making true crime podcast West Cork was as scary as you’d think

West Cork is one of the most successful podcasts doing the rounds at the moment. Created by Jennifer…

By Geraldine Carton

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What’s new on Netflix this weekend

Did you know it's the June Bank Holiday this weekend? Because it's not like we've been talking about…

By Erin Lindsay