Irish Films of 2025
We take a look at some of the Irish films coming to screens in 2025. We’ll update films, premieres, release dates and platforms and add reviews and interviews as they come in.
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Report: Into the West - Celebrating Cinema & Culture & Galway Film Fleadh
From Irish language drama to Berlinale gems, in this article, contributor and filmmaker Mick Jordan gives his top films of Galway Film Fleadh 2025.
Article: Behind the Scenes of Documentary: A European Perspective
Jules Ní Chonchobhair, head of MEDIA Office Galway, has been working behind the scenes to bring Documentary: A European Perspective to Galway this October. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about the event. We also spoke with previous participant Adrian McCarthy, from Curious Dog Films.
Essay: In the Name of the Censor
And CUT! From In the Opinion of the Censor (2025) to a century of regulation, Seán Patrick Donlan charts the story of Irish film censorship.
Article: Still Rolling. Róisín Kearney on Her Path to Puttnam
From directing RTÉ docuseries Keep It Up to helming prize-winning shorts, to developing her feature and series with Screen Ireland support, Róisín Kearney is a filmmaker in full flight. Now, her latest short, The Laughing Boys, is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, and her recent win at Fast
Podcast: Gar O'Rourke, Director of 'Sanatorium'
We are delighted to be partnering with the Galway Film Fleadh to bring you a series of podcasts spotlighting filmmakers whose work is screening at this year’s festival. In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Gar O'Rourke, Director of 'Sanatorium', which screens at this year's festival as well as Shor
From the Archives: In Conversation with Tomm Moore
With beloved Cartoon Saloon animation 'Puffin Rock' poised to return for a third season, we look back through the archives, and this conversation with Tomm Moore, Irish illustrator, director and is the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon
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Podcast Interview with Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of 'To The Moon'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of 'To The Moon'.
Foyle Film Festival: Songs For While I’m Away
Kimberly Reyes is back in town at the Foyle Film Festival for Songs For While I’m Away.
Irish Film Review: To The Moon
June Butler plays among the stars with Tadhg O’Sullivan’s epic elegy 'To The Moon'.
Review: C’mon C’mon
Kimberly Reyes takes a look at Mike Mills' study of familial relationships, ‘C’mon C’mon’.
Interview with Michael McCormack, Director of 'Breaking Out'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Michael McCormack, the director of Breaking Out, which tells the remarkable story of Cork born singer-songwriter Fergus O’Farrell.
Review: The Last September
Rachel Gough was in Cork for the 21 Commemoration Screening: The Last September. Since the beginning of Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries we have witnessed a dearth of period pieces reaching our screens which purport to tackle the turbulence and violence of the years 1913 - 1922. I am particularly...