John Daly
Stories by John Daly
Below are recent stories by John Daly
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Published: 25 Apr 2012 16:55
Morrison's Hotel hides many secrets and the story of a cross-dressing dedicated servant is just one of them.
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Published: 18 Apr 2012 16:55
Film File - Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Any film that combines the talents of the director of 'Chocolat', Lasse Hallstrom, and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Slumdog Millionaire', Simon Beaufoy, must be worth more than a passing glance.
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Published: 11 Apr 2012 16:55
Film File - The Cabin In The Woods
When it comes to popular horror, producer-directors Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard have a back catalogue that speaks volumes for their finger-on-the-pulse ability to mine the most for audiences.
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Published: 11 Apr 2012 16:54
'Masterpiece: Ireland's Favourite Painting' (RTE 1, Tuesday 17th April, 10.15pm) - This series travels the length and breadth of Ireland, visiting public galleries to see their collections of art and talking to curators and other experts to nominate their favourite paintings, as well as the Irish public themselves, through 'Today With Pat Kenny' on RTE Radio 1, to nominate their favourites.
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Published: 4 Apr 2012 16:55
Film File - Wrath Of The Titans
For eagle-eyed Irish holidaymakers familiar with the sun-kissed Canary Islands from their many vacations there, many scenes in this movie will be vaguely familiar.
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Published: 28 Mar 2012 16:56
At some stage or another, all of us have probably heard the story of Snow White as bedtime reading. Forget those pleasant memories, though. For this zany take on the tale, the basic premise has changed somewhat - and very much for the better.
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Published: 28 Mar 2012 16:55
'Homeland' (RTE 2, Friday, 9.40pm) - This absolutely engaging and clever series comes to a dramatic conclusion tonight with Carrie near catatonic and confined to bed as events swirl around her.
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Published: 21 Mar 2012 16:55
Film File - This Year's Blockbusters
It was the 1980s film that defined the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and which is now updated and packed with whiz-bang special effects for the new sci-fi generation.
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Published: 21 Mar 2012 16:52
'Homeland' (RTE 2, Friday, 9.45pm) - This special double bill episode sees Brody approached to run for disgraced congressman Richard Johnson's seat in the House of Representatives, as Carrie and Saul have identified Tom Walker's contact in DC, only to discover that he has diplomatic immunity.
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Published: 14 Mar 2012 16:55
That old advice - 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' - is rarely listened to in Hollywood.
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Published: 14 Mar 2012 16:54
'Dragon's Den' (RTE 1, Sunday, 9.30pm) - Now in its fourth series and again presented by Richard Curran, 2012 sees a new line up of Dragons.
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Published: 7 Mar 2012 16:55
Secret agents are no longer hard-drinking, two-pack-a-day smokers in long raincoats pulling all-night stakeouts whilst drinking gallons of tepid coffee. Secret agents are no longer hard-drinking, two-pack-a-day smokers in long raincoats pulling all-night stakeouts whilst drinking gallons of tepid coffee.
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Published: 7 Mar 2012 16:54
'New Girl' (RTE 2, Tuesday 13th March, 8.30pm) - Jess Day is a young woman who, after discovering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates - prickly bartender Nick, womaniser Schmidt and intense personal trainer Coach.
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Published: 29 Feb 2012 16:55
The magnificent deserts of Arabia in the 1930s provide the setting for this action adventure about oil, revenge and ambition.
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Published: 29 Feb 2012 16:54
'The Jonathan Ross Show' (ITV, Saturday, 9.20pm) - On the show this week, the gorgeous and talented Rihanna chats and performs live in the studio, plus 'Wossy' welcomes music legend Lionel Richie and the stars of stage musical 'Sweeney Todd', Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball.
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Published: 22 Feb 2012 16:55
Film File - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Thoughts of retirement are a fact of life for those of a certain age, and finding a nice place in the sun is the dream of many living in the cold winters of Northern Europe.
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Published: 22 Feb 2012 16:54
'The Mentalist' (RTE 1, Thursday, 10.15pm) - At the start of this new season, an imprisoned Patrick Jane has to prove that the man he shot really was Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon is trying to persuade Van Pelt to seek counselling in the aftermath of her fiancé's death.
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Published: 15 Feb 2012 16:55
What better time in these dreary days of February for a dose of feelgood nostalgia. At a period when we're buffeted by the euro crisis and dwindling paycheques, a trip down memory lane with Kermit, Miss Piggy & The Gang is surely a timely antidote to the cares of today.
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Published: 15 Feb 2012 16:54
'Knuckle' (RTE 1, Sunday, 9.30pm) - 'Knuckle' takes us into this secretive Traveller world, a world of long and bitter memories and a history of violent clashes between rival clans, which has sometimes resulted in death.
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Published: 8 Feb 2012 16:58
Hard not to be aware of this one given the big TV advertising campaign ahead of its opening.
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 16:54
We're coming up to Oscars season again, and, as has become a regular feature of Hollywood's biggest night, George Clooney is front and centre for an award.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:54
"Justice is incidental to law and order." Such was the simplistic view of the 'greatest G-man of them all', as the criminal underworld called him, the man who spent his life compiling dossiers and files on wrongdoers, both criminal and political.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:53
'The Works' (RTE 1, Thursday, 10.45pm) - Moving away from the studio-based format of 'The View', this new magazine programme looks at the arts in an irreverent and accessible way, while getting out and about around the country where people are making art in all its forms, including music, film, theatre, books and painting.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:56
Sheen film opens new season of movies at Solstice Arts Centre
The Solstice Arts Centre in Navan has launched a new film season as a direct response to the positive feedback received following a very successful test screening of the French film 'Of Gods and Men' in November.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:51
"I'm not Mary Poppins. Adult men don't babysit things!"
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:50
'Operation Transformation' (RTE 1, Wednesday, 8.30pm) - Three weeks into the plan, the five leaders are struggling to adapt Dr Eva Orsmond's food recipes and Karl Henry's exercises into their daily routines.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:58
In these first weeks of the new year, it seems fitting that a rousing and emotional film from one of cinema's most famous directors should dominate our screens.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:55
Nurses on Call (RTE 1, Thursday 10.15pm) - This new series follows community and public health nurses and their patients, in every corner of Ireland.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:54
If you're old enough to remember Margaret Thatcher as the UK prime minister during the 1980s, she will, doubtless, have left an impression.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:53
'Hostile Environment' (RTE 1, Monday, 9.35pm) - Liam Cunningham enters the world of ex-special forces soldier Paul Butler, a journey which begins amongst the super-wealthy of the French Riviera and onto the diamond mines of poverty-stricken Liberia.
