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Irish actors Jim Norton (Fr Ted), Leigh Arnold (The Clinic), Nora-Jane Noone (The Magdalene Sisters), Conor Mullen (Rough Diamond), Vincent Walsh (A Kiss For Jed) and Helen Roche (Roy) are heading up the cast of new €1.2m drama series 'Deception,' which is currently shooting in Galway. The six-part series – formerly reported under the working title 'Tailor's Hill' – began production last Monday (June 18) in Spiddal and will shoot for four weeks in total.

George R. R. Martin took to his Livejournal to set up another riddle to reveal the latest casting for Season 2 of Game of Thrones. After only 12 hours, the dedicated fans of A Song of Ice and Fire deciphered Martin’s clues and now we know that Anthony Morris will be playing the Tickler.

The riddle Martin posted was “Elmo is a fibber and a drubber and a jock. He’s whispered to horses and conversed with dogs. A diamond in the rough, he is, but no pinhead.” I’m not sure how people figure these out so fast. Just six hours after the post went up, someone figured out that Irish actor Anthony Morris was a jockey in Rough Diamond, played Drubber in Trouble in Paradise and appeared in a movie called Little White Lie. It was another commenter who figured out the “Elmo” clue meant Morris would be playing the Tickler.

A new two part special of Rte's 2005 hit drama, 'Pure Mule', has started shooting in-and-around Birr Co. Offaly. Produced by Accomplice Television 'Pure Mule: The Last Weekend' will come to our screens this autumn. 'Pure Mule' is written by Eugene O'Brien, directed by Declan Recks, produced by David Collins, Peter Norris and exec produced by Ed Guiney. Featuring a cast of Irish actors including Charlene Mc Kenna (Raw, Whistleblower), Garrett Lombard (Rough Diamond, Love Is A Drug), Dawn Bradfield (The Clinic), Gail Fitzpatrick (Strength and Honour), Orla Fitzgerald (The Wind that Shakes the Barley), Liam Carney (Speed Dating) and many more besides, the original series gained critical and commercial success when the final episode of the first series culminated with an audience of 437,000. New faces joining the cast will be J.J Feild (Blood The Last Vampire, Goal) and Diarmuid Noynes (Five Minutes of Heaven, Prosperity)...