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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Irish Destiny – Review of Irish Film @ Cork International Film Festival 2020
Sandra Costello marvels at 'Irish Destiny' made soon after the events it depicted. The first fiction film dealing with the War of Independence in Ireland, a 35mm print of the film was restored and repatriated from the US by the IFI in the early 1990s.
Podcast: Interview with Mary McGuckian, Writer / Director of 'A Girl From Mogadishu'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mary McGuckian, whose film 'A Girl From Mogadishu' is released in cinemas across Ireland.
The Castle - Review of Irish Film @ Cork International Film Festival 2020
Marija Laugalyte reflects on 'The Castle', Lina Lužytė's psychological coming-of-age story which offers rare insights into the lives of economic migrants in Ireland.
Podcast: Interview with Alistair Owen, author of 'The Art of Screen Adaptation'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Alistair Owen about his book 'The Art of Screen Adaptation'.
Wayne Byrne, Nightmare on Elm Street Lectures
Author and journalist Wayne Byrne will give two lectures on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Maureen O’Connell, Director of Dublin International Comedy Film Festival
The Dublin International Comedy Film Festival kicks off this week with a programme that promises to deliver comic gifts, including films, sketches and web series from Ireland and around the globe.