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This April, Netflix has got the perfect programmes for you to watch whilst you munch on chocolate this Easter.

Highlights include David Attenborough’s Our Planet, season two of Sabrina, Brie Larson in Unicorn Store and more!

They’re also adding one of our all-time favourite rom-com and a trilogy that all the family will love.

Check out our top picks below. That’s movie night sorted for the next month.

 

DOCUMENTARY:

Our Planet (5/4/2019)

Remastered: Devil at the Crossroads (26/4/2019)

SERIES:

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2 (5/4/2019)

Quicksand (5/4/2019)

The Protector: Season 2 (26/4/2019)

Special (12/4/2019)

 

 

LAUGHS AND LOVES

Bridget Jones’s Diary (17/4/2019)

This Is 40 (17/4/2019)

Adrift (22/4/2019)

CRIME AND THRILLS

The Fugitive (15/4/2019)

American Gangster (14/4/2019)

Dr Foster: Season 2 (3/4/2019)

SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC THRILLS

Gladiator (2/4/2019)

Jurassic Park Trilogy (16/4/2019)

The Incredible Hulk (17/4/2019)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (18/4/2019)

 

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Eason are delighted to launch ‘Sinéad and Rick’s Must Reads’ for the second year running with an exciting selection of titles chosen by author Sinéad Moriarty and broadcaster Rick O’Shea for Spring.

Throughout the year Sinéad and Rick will choose and review eight Must Read titles for the coming season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), featuring an eclectic mix of Irish and international writers.

Books lovers Sinéad and Rick are back with a bang for 2019 and have picked some sure-to-be bestsellers as their Must Reads for Spring. The duo read, critique and review their chosen titles and give customers an authentic and honest insight into a range of exciting new Irish and international novels and non-fiction books.

Rick O’Shea, said; “The Sinead and Rick’s Must Reads series gives me a great excuse to choose and read a selection of books that I love and want other people to love too. We saw so many great books in the 2018 selection and the first instalment for 2019 includes some real surprises that I think Eason customers will love”.

Sinéad Moriarty added: “The books we’ve chosen for our first selection of Must Reads for 2019 range from the hilarious to the heart-rending and are perfect reads for this time of year. We’ve chosen books that suit everyone, from those who read to relax to those who read to learn more about the modern world. This selection really has something for everyone.”

 

This spring, ‘Sinéad and Rick’s Must Reads’ features eight exciting, inspirational and moving titles including:

Professor Chandra follows his Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

A book that is as quirky and charming as its title. Professor Chandra is obsessed with winning the Nobel Prize for economics that he feels he richly deserves. But when he finds out that once again, he has not won, he starts to fall apart. This is a tender, at times hilarious, look at life which is at once both funny and moving. If you loved The Rosie Project, then this book is definitely for you!

The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg

96 year old Doris knows she has not much time left and wants to make sure her grand-niece knows all about her colourful and difficult life before it’s too late. Using her address book where she has detailed all the names of the people who have meant the most to her, Doris relates the story of her life. A captivating portrayal of how the elderly have rich and fascinating histories and lives that we can and should learn from.

When All is Said by Anne Griffin

Maurice Hannigan is sitting at a hotel bar in his hometown. As the night wears on he raises a toast to each of five characters who have played important roles and helped shape him and his life. This is a beautiful, tender, heart-wrenching book about loss, grief and regret – a stunning read.

The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop

Inspired by true events, this is the tale of Willie, an eighteen-year-old black man who is awaiting the death penalty for having raped a white girl. But as the book progresses, we begin to question whether he is actually guilty, or, if he was set up? Told from nine different points of view, the reader is drawn in from the very first page as each of the characters share their stories, and we gradually piece together the real truth.

The Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff

Orpen has been raised by two women, her mother and her partner Maeve, on a remote island off the West coast. When Maeve is bitten by one of the ravenous beasts who now roam the country, Orpen has to set off with her, their dog, and a wheelbarrow to find civilisation before it’s too late. A cracking post-apocalyptic thriller, with elements of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’.

How To Lose Your Country by Ece Temelkuran

Ece is a Turkish journalist, political commentator and author who lives in exile – here, she walks you through the seven steps of how a populist movement can take control of a country, starting with her home country and Hungary and then moving closer to home and looking at Brexit and Trump. An important, current and very readable book about the populist playbook and how it threatens to engulf us all.

If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman

Audrey has two grown up daughters, both with children of their own, but both sides are estranged ever since a split in the family which happened years earlier causes deep and irreconcilable differences. As the plot unravels, and we get acquainted with each of the main characters, we begin to realise the terrible situations they’re all in as the stakes for each of them rapidly increase. A beautifully written and very impressive novel.

Daisy Jones And The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Billy and his band The Six are getting noticed in the late 60s and are starting to hit the big time. Daisy is an “It” girl who wants to sing her own songs. This is the story of their band’s meteoric rise to fame from the points of view of everyone who was there – and the reader has to decide who (or what!) they want to believe. An incredibly entertaining read – the movie rights have already been snapped up by Reese Witherspoon – well worth reading before it before it hits the big screen.

 To check out full reviews of ‘Sinéad and Rick’s Must Reads’ for spring, please go to www.easons.com/sineadandrick.

 

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The hit entertainment series Ireland's Got Talent is gearing up to return to our screens for the second year running.

If you decided to forgo auditioning for the series this time around, you can still be a part of the glitz and glamour of the show by appearing in the live audience.

Watch the talent unfold before your very eyes and see what the judges see; you'll be joining judges Louis Walsh, heading up the panel, Michelle Visage, Denise van Outen and Jason Byrne as they seek to find the brightest and best of talent that Ireland has to offer. It will be a time of great excitement for all the featured acts who will all compete to take home the title – last year’s winners, Cork dance troupe RDC walked away with €50,000 and their very own TV special which will air on the station later this year.

Hosted by Lucy Kennedy, the series promises to feature a variety of acts from the weird, wonderful and strange – and you can be in the middle of all the action!

What you need to know before you apply for tickets: 

There are two shows a day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. When applying audience members must take note of the dates and have a preference for an afternoon or evening show.

These take place on: Tuesday, 20th November, Wednesday 21st November, Thursday 22nd November, Saturday 24th November, Sunday 25th November and Monday 26th November.

Tickets are free but in short supply and high demand. Tickets will be allocated on first come first serve basis. All audience members MUST be 12 years of age or over and under 18's must be accompanied by an adult.

To apply for audience tickets, please fill out the Ireland's Got Talent audience application form HERE

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Orange is the New Black (OITNB) fans, today is a sad day.

Netflix and the show's cast has confirmed that one of its biggest shows will come to an end after its seventh and final series.  

The forthcoming seventh season of the Jenji Kohan-created prison comedy will be its last, with the final episodes to debut in 2019.

"After seven seasons, it’s time to be released from prison. I will miss all the badass ladies of Litchfield and the incredible crew we’ve worked with. My heart is orange but fade to black," Kohan said.

The show, which was hailed for its original and groundbreaking commentary on a variety of women's issues from its airing in 2013, sought to break the mould and fought against stereotyping subjects such as female sexuality. 

In a video on the show's official Twitter account, cast members including Uzo Aduba and Taylor Schilling lamented the show's end, but promised that everyone would come together to make the last season the best one yet.

Rumours that the series was to come to an end first surfaced last year, but now that it has been confirmed, we'll have an OITNB-shaped hole in our lives after 2019.  

Schilling, who plays Piper, told The Hollywood Reporter that the series' end felt surreal. "As an actor getting ready to say goodbye to a role that I’ve lived with for six years, it’s very poignant. It’s a very kind of surreal time. It’s as surreal as it was when the thing came out of the gate and was so powerful those first few seasons. It’s equally as surreal now to be ending it all." 

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Making a Murderer fans, get excited.

Netflix has announced the highly-anticipated second chapter of the brilliant, critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning original documentary series Making a Murderer, which followed the unprecedented journey of Steven Avery from DNA exoneree and reformer to convicted murderer.

Filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return to the Midwest where they had exclusive access to Steven Avery and his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey, their families and the legal teams fighting for justice on their behalf.  

Over the course of 10 new episodes, Making a Murderer Part 2 provides an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process – get your binge-watching cosies ready.

We already know it’s going to make for gripping television.

“Steven and Brendan, their families and their legal and investigative teams have once again graciously granted us access, giving us a window into the complex web of American criminal justice,” said executive producers, writers and directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos.

So, what will we see this time around?

As Part 1 documented the experience of the accused, in Part 2, they have chronicled the experience of the convicted and imprisoned.

Part 2 introduces viewers to Kathleen Zellner, Avery’s hard-charging post-conviction lawyer as she tirelessly works the case and uncovers unexpected evidence about what may have happened to Teresa Halbach and about how and why the jury convicted Steven of her murder.

Ricciardi and Demos also follow Dassey’s post-conviction lawyers, Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin with Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, as they fight in federal court to prove their client’s confession was involuntary, a fight that could take Brendan’s case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

When is it available to watch?

Making A Murderer 2 is available to watch in the UK and Ireland on Netflix from October 19th.

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Strictly fever is well and truly in the air as we're mere days away from the first live show of the 2018 season.

For the last couple of weeks, we've been getting glimpses at the contestants, the professionals they'll be dancing with as well as other tidbits from the show.

The glitter, the gowns, bitchy resting face from Craig – it's all going to be gold. 

Strictly's structure has stayed more or less the same over the years; generally each couple chooses a ballroom or the more feared Latin dance (these are pre-assigned, they can be a Waltz or a Rumba and so on) each week, and they only have a couple of minutes to pull out all the stops and impress the judges with a perfect routine. 

 

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The set list of dances has remained the same for the last several years, but today, the Strictly camp announced that this will be changing.

After the first few weeks of the new series – they will need time to find their feet – at least once celebrity contestant a week will be asked to perform a 'Couples Choice' dance alongside the other more traditional ones like the Cha Cha Cha and Salsa.

 

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It will allow the couples to choose from one of three new dance styles we've not yet seen on the show – Contemporary, Street/commercial or theatre/jazz – which will showcase their celebrity’s skills best. This is now the 15th dance category in the show, and this addition is in place to add a more contemporary element to the glitterball surroundings, according to the organisers. 

The Couple's Choice is the first new dance category to be added to Strictly for nine years when the Charleston was adding in Series Seven.

This does mean, however, that they're be less of the traditional elements to some of the routines, so it's probably just as well that Len Goodman is no longer on the judging panel! 

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC1 on Saturday, September 8th. 

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Since having daughter True four months ago, Khloe Kardashian has kept fairly out of the limelight, wanting to enjoy this happy time with her daughter away from the media glare.

The run up to True's birth was also a difficult time for the new mum, whose personal relationship with partner Tristan Thompson was subject to huge attention. The reality star released no statement at the time, but had much support from her sisters as she prepared to welcome her daughter to the world.

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Thankfully, much of that dust seems to have settled and Khloé and Thompson are enjoying their first holiday together as a now family of three.

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The couple embarked on their trip and have since kept busy sharing photos of their adventures on what appears to be a tropical island.

In photos shared to Khloe's Instagram Story, the adorable tot is pictured in a pink sun hat and she also enjoyed her very first swimming lesson.

How adorable is that?! 

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And even her proud pop was impressed by his daughter's style; True modelled a pink sun hat (so much style already) while her dad cooed over her.

The couple appeared in other videos on the photo-sharing app looking very loved up, taking in the sights and wildlife, while also enjoying the quality time together.

 

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And even though she's enjoying some downtime, Khloé recently revealed she felt anxious at the thought of leaving her daughter to return to work.

“I don’t know how I’m going to leave her all day tomorrow. That’s freaking me out. But I got to go back to work at some point. I'm anxious to leave True but also eager to get back to work now that I have a new push and motivation. It's not just for me anymore."

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There’s something so glamorous about a night out at the theatre, whether you’re going to see a serious production of a well-loved classic or a witty show at your local theatre.

We must admit that seeing a musical at the theatre is one of life’s simple pleasures, so it's time to pop on your dancing shoes and break out those 80s dance moves as Whitney- Queen of the Night is coming to Irish theatres.

The electrifying show will make its way to The Waterfront Hall, Belfast on January 16 and will then head to Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on January 17, 2019.

Whitney Houston’s music lives on in this captivating theatre show consistently receiving standing ovations and rave reviews.

Whitney – Queen of the Night is a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award-winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artists, with a powerhouse and breathtaking performance from rising West End star Shanice Smith as Whitney.

Taking us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’s, Shanice, winner of Brit Idol and a graduate of the world famous Brit School (where the likes of Adele and Leona Lewis cut their teeth), has triumphed in the role and has astounded audiences wherever she plays.
 

Beautifully remembering the most highly awarded female artiste in the world ever, the music of Whitney Houston has touched most of us at some time in our lives. With hits that include, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, One Moment In Time, I’m Every Woman, My Love is Your Love, So Emotional Baby, Run to You, Saving All My Love, I Will Always Love You, and many more.

Share her life and get ready for the greatest love of all in Queen of the Night!

Tickets from €29 including booking fee go on sale this Friday, June 22.

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Hello, Madam President…

Yes, it's finally her turn in the Oval Office.

Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood is making her mark on the presidency In newly released first-look images from Netflix for 'House of Cards.'

The sixth and final season will revolve around Wright’s Claire in the Oval Office, having taken over the reins from her husband, Frank. We don't yet know how the team will have written Kevin Spacey, who played the scheming politician and president during the first five seasons out of the show – and had filmed the first three episodes of the new series – before Netflix severed ties with the actor. 

The actor was forced off the show late last year amid several sexual harassment allegations that came to light. Since then, he has all but left public life but after stalling production on the show for a number of weeks, Netflix announced the would continue, with Wright taking over the storyline. 

So, now, rightfully, it is her time to shine.

Wright has earned five Emmy nods for her formidable work on the drama and fans are eagerly anticipating her chance to step into the central character. Wright, who has been credited with taking the character from mere arm candy to one who carried equal weight with that of the lead actor, steadily grew to be as popular as Spacey's Frank over the course of the show's run.

Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear as well as Cody Fern join Wright this season alongside Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Patricia Clarkson and more.

We can't wait.    

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If there's one thing we took from our primary school days, it's that you must show respect and maintain composure during the National Anthem… until the very last line when you can throw your head back and roar like a good thing about how great Ireland is.

And we're fairly certain that that's the case across the board.

So, when Michael Phelps, who won the 200-metre fly final on Tuesday, was seen guffawing during the US anthem at the presenting of medals in Rio, the public were only dying to know what had set the US swimmer off during a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner.

And thankfully, he didn't keep his fans in suspense.

Speaking to NBC after being awarded his 20th gold medal, the 31-year-old athlete explained that it was the presence of his hometown mates in the crowd which had caused him to crack up at a certain point in the anthem.

"My boys from Baltimore were down on the other end, and back in Maryland, we all say “O!” for the Orioles during that part of the national anthem," he explained referring to the Baltimore baseball team.

"And all of the sudden I hear them roar “O!” and I knew exactly where it came from, and I just lost it because those guys came down from Baltimore and New York City to be here, and it’s just special to see those guys in the stands," he said.

His boys from Baltimore? Excuse us while we melt.

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From sharing her workouts online to Turning Up for What, we always knew the First Lady of the United States was in a league of her own, but her latest announcement has seriously taken the biscuit.

Joining the likes of Adele, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mariah Carey, Michelle Obama has agreed to ride shotgun with James Corden in the latest episode of Carpool Karaoke, and we are PUMPED.

Rocking up to the White House on Tuesday, the Late Late Show host took to Snapchat to reveal that he would be taking part in a very special edition of the music segment.

Looking ever so slightly starstruck, James began: "Hi, I'm at the White House today. I'm going to take a spin in a car and sing some songs with…" before good ol' MIch finished with "Me!"

Ah, lads we cannot wait!

 

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Justin Timberlake has been one seriously busy man over the last three years, so the fact he hadn't released any music was totes understandable, but that didn't mean we were HAPPY about it.

After almost a decade of being regularly treated to his latest releases, fans of the Trousersnake were left pining when he took time off recording to focus on other things.

But ladies, the wait is now over and after three long years, JT is back, and he is BANGING.

Can't Stop The Feeling is one of those classic feel-good summer tracks which JT does so well, and we are so pumped about his return.

JT, we've missed you.

 

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