Review: Lakelands
Aoife Fealy takes a look at Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney's debut feature.
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Podcast: Writer/Director Stroma Cairns on her Debut 'The Son and the Sea' at Belfast Film Festival
In this Film Ireland Podcast, we chat with Rose Baker, Head Programmer of the Belfast festival, and writer-director Stroma Cairns, whose moving debut feature The Son and the Sea screens at the festival.
Article: Dog Day Afternoon Turns 50 - Legacy of a Quiet Man, John Cazale
As Dog Day Afternoon marks its 50th anniversary, Dora Matijević revisits the film that turned a botched Brooklyn bank robbery into one of cinema’s most memorable stories, and pays tribute to John Cazale, and the performances that defined his brief but bright career.
Article: “A Happy Accident” - How 'The Hook' Found Its Rhythm
Fresh from its Bournemouth International Film Festival debut, 'The Hook' is already making noise. Matthew Briody caught up with writer and director Thomas Beatty
Film Ireland’s 31 Days of Halloween
Horror expert Conor Bryce is curating a very special list for Film Ireland this October.
Article: Birdsong Takes Flight on the European Festival
Supported by RTÉ and Coimisiún na Meán, Birdsong is a piece of film that captured something wonderful. Now, writer and long-time Film Ireland contributor Emma Donnelly catches up with the film's producer, Ross Whitaker, to discuss the film's continued success
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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Podcast: Alex Kayode-Kay, Writer/Director & Roisin Kearney, Executive Producer of 'The Ballad Of Olive Morris'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Writer/Director Alex Kayode-Kay and Executive Producer Roisin Kearney about their 2023 BAFTA-nominated film 'The Ballad Of Olive Morris'.
The Banshees Of Inisherin – An Exercise In Cultural Self Deprecation
John Pearson casts an eye over Martin McDonagh’s much lauded film.
Podcast: Ramsey Avery, Production Designer
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Production Designer Ramsey Avery, whose credits include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Star Trek: Into Darkness.
Review: The Fabelmans
Cian Geoghegan delves into Steven Spielberg's personal drama. The new film from Steven Spielberg, inarguably the most populist, mainstream filmmaker in the history of the medium, occupies a bizarre middle-space in the public sphere. Its autobiographical content, sure to be misconstrued as navel-gazing by cynical punters, locks it...
Film Ireland at Sundance: 'Flora and Son' and 'The Deepest Breath'
Kimberly Reyes was at Sundance and caught John Carney's Flora and Son and Laura McGann's The Deepest Breath.
Podcast: Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of 'Let the Wrong One In'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of Let the Wrong One In.