Victoria Smurfit - Irish actress known for roles in 'The Clinic', 'Trial & Retribution' and 'Ballykissangel' - is set to make her vampire slaying debut on Sky Living this Halloween night, as she goes head to head against Jonathan Rhys Meyers in 'Dracula'.
HBO fantasy epic 'Game of Thrones' has reportedly boosted Northern Ireland's economy by an estimated €77 million, according to Northern Ireland Screen's Head of Marketing Moyra Lock
The 58th Cork Film Festival will this year showcase the convergence of film and digital media by hosting a range of seminars and panel discussions at the Triskel Arts Centre in Christchurch, Cork.
'Jimmy' Hall' - Ken Loach's Jim Gralton biopic filmed in Ireland - was almost stalled in post-production last week as supplies of old editing stock began to run out, but an unlikely saviour has presented itself in the form of Pixar.
Ireland's Element Pictures have entered into a co-production with UK production companies Limp and Scarlet Films to begin production on dystopian love story 'The Lobster', which will begin principal photography in March.
'Peaky Blinders' - the new Birmingham crime drama set in the 1920s - has been renewed for a second series by the BBC following the critical and commercial success of the first.
Irish representation is strong among the nominees for this year's Writers' Guild awards, to take place in London on 13th November - with screenwriters for 'Good Vibrations', 'Grabbers' and 'What Richard Did' all shortlisted.
