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THE HIT SERIES Game of Thrones is set to return for its final series this year, with 15 April the date announced today for when its eighth season will be screened in Ireland.
For the non-initiated, the fate of fictional continent Westeros will be decided in the last six episodes of the saga, with the Starks, Lannisters and Targaryens all vying to sit on the Iron Throne and defeat the army of the dead that is marching on their lands.
Along the way over the 67 episodes so far, dozens of characters – many of whom are familiar faces and were main characters in the show – have perished through various means, including beheadings, poisonings, being pushed out a door high in the clouds, and being roasted by dragon fire.
With us so far?
A new trailer released last night shows three members of the Stark family in the crypts at their home in Winterfell where they – quite ominously – see statues of themselves alongside the statues of their dead ancestors before a sinister chill from the North enters the room.
Game of Thrones features an ensemble cast including Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harrington, Sophie Turner, Lena Headey and Liam Cunningham.
The multi-award winning show is based on the series of books by George R R Martin.
HBO isn’t getting out of the Game of Thrones business with this final series however.
A prequel created by Martin and writer-producer Jane Goldman is underway, with Naomi Watts set to star, and other spinoffs are possible.
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@dangle,what a nasty comment!!Wonder what was said by people like you about the Irish in the famine times!Same on you.
Amazing how these people keep on breeding even though food and water is had to come by in a poverty stricken kip
that it is!
You’re talking about human beings, not animals. Saying they are breeding is disgusting.
They are some of the poorest people in the world. Without access to basic needs like food and water, do you really think contraception is available?
Also, culturally African people generally have larger families for a variety of reasons, not unlike Irish people only two generations ago.
But it IS a poverty stricken kip, and they ARE breeding even though they know they will not be able to raise their kids. If I did not have the resources to take care of myself, I would not even think of bringing a child into the world. It would be a life of misery and starvation; nasty, brutish and short.
Gerry b does it need to be breaking news to keep these atrocities in the public domain???
Yawn
That’s the third time in less than 24 hours, that “the journal” has posted a news article on this same issue. It’s not big news, is it?????
I reckon u guys think this sort of story will provoke some interesting comments, as people’s attitudes on this sort of aid appeal tend to be so extreme.
Gerry B, if 10 MILLION people suffering drought conditions, destitute and barely surviving is not big news to you, what is?
Maybe you prefer to live in a bubble where we rehash the bank bailout arguement day in, day out.
Kinda puts our predicament into perspective I think.
Lenny, I accept your point, however, my comment still stands valid. This unfortunate situation Is not really breaking news and the fact that it has been featured on the journal 3 times in 14 hours, seems bizarre. I dont recall any reference to this story on tonights rte 9 pm news.
Ok, well I’ll stick with the journal covering everything from Irish news, columns, live sport updates to chocolate printers than
rte’s biased political reports to dinners flying on fair city.
I accept our differences.
have your say