Dublin Film Critics Circle announce annual awards for 2025

The Dublin Film Critics Circle has announced the winners in its poll to determine the best cinematic achievements of 2025. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, an epic blend of horror, music and social history, was the big winner, topping a remarkable five lists: best film, best actor, best screenplay and best cinematography. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another ran Sinners close in several of those races, but, released as far back as April, Coogler’s film looks to have only blossomed in critics’ estimations.

Kangaroo | in Irish cinemas from 30 Jan 2026 | from Studiocanal

Charlie is a kangaroo obsessed 12-year-old girl, who has lost her sense of place in the world after the death of her father and relocating to the remote town of Silver Gum with her mother. Meanwhile in Sydney, Chris Masterman gets fired from his job as a weather presenter and is exiled from his world of fame and TV. He flees the big city for a break but as luck would have it, finds himself stranded in the outback and out of his comfort-zone.

STUDIOCANAL, LD ENTERTAINMENT, LUCKY RED and MAGNOLIA MAE FILMS today announce ELSINORE starring BAFTA winner and multi-Golden Globe® nominee Andrew Scott and Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and Emmy® winner Olivia Colman.

STUDIOCANAL, LD ENTERTAINMENT, LUCKY RED and MAGNOLIA MAE FILMS today announce ELSINORE starring BAFTA winner and multi-Golden Globe® nominee Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley, Pressure) and Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and Emmy® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown, The Lost Daughter)

ALONE Marks 10 years of Christmas Tree Deliveries to Older People

ALONE, the national organisation that supports older people to age well at home, marked a special anniversary by delivering fully decorated Christmas trees to residents of ALONE’s Willie Bermingham Place in Dublin 8.

ADHD Ireland Addresses Oireachtas Committee as New Research Shows Correlation Between Drug Use and ADHD Amongst Adults in Ireland

ADHD Ireland addressed the Joint Committee on Drugs Use in Dáil Eireann today to discuss new, groundbreaking research from Citywide and Trinity College Dublin which reveals that 51% of adults in drug treatment services screen for ADHD.

ALONE Urges Government to Reconsider Pharmacy Changes including Blister Packs | New rules will increase costs for older people and put safe medication management at risk

ALONE, the national organisation supporting older people to age at home, is deeply concerned about changes to the Community Pharmacy Agreement coming into effect in January 2026. These changes will limit phased dispensing — which helps people manage their medication safely — to only certain high-risk medicines.

A Quiet Love in Irish Cinemas from 6th Feb 2026

Following its global festival journey, A Quiet Love, Ireland’s first feature documentary told entirely through Irish Sign Language, will be released in cinemas across Ireland from 6th February 2026. 

Holiday World Show partners with charity Oscar’s Kids’ fundraiser, Evan’s World of Wonder Fund for 2026

Holiday World Show 2026 has partnered with Evan’s World of Wonder Fund as part of charity Oscar’s Kids, a charity that provides supports for children and their families navigating a childhood cancer diagnosis.
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ALONE Highlights Urgent Need for Supports for Older People on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ALONE is urging renewed national focus on ensuring that older people with disabilities can remain safe, well, and independent in their own homes