''Entertainment.ie'' is an Irish web company based in
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
. The company provides news and reviews of programs and films for TV and the cinema. It also provides information on upcoming
comedies, festivals, theater shows and music in Ireland, as well as celebrity news and gossip.
The site was developed in 1997 by Fusio.
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The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...
'' acquired a 30% stake in the company in May 2007.
Awards
''Entertainment.ie'' won the 2005
Golden Spider Media Award as Irish Entertainment website of the year. It won the award for Best Entertainment Site at the Digital Media Awards Grand Prix in 2006 and Best Entertainment Website at the Irish Web Awards in 2008.
Mobile
''Entertainment.ie'' has seven
mobile app
A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a smartphone, phone, tablet computer, tablet, or smartwatch, watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop appli ...
s, including:
* ''Celebrity showbiz gossip'' – gives free access to celebrity stories, images and videos. It is available for IOS devices.
* ''Tv Guide Ireland'' – 7-day
TV listing with program details and descriptions for 95 channels (IOS).
* ''Cinema Guide Ireland –'' free app that shows cinema listings, film reviews, film trailers and film news. It has every cinema screen in Ireland listed (IOS/Android).
* ''Entertainment.ie'' ''–'' listings and details for over 7,000 venues (IOS/Android).
In January 2014, ''Entertainment.ie'' acquired Beaut.ie, an Irish beauty blog for women. The blog had previously decided to cease business after eight years.
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Internet properties established in 1997
Irish entertainment websites