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As a Rotten Tomatoes–accredited outlet, Film Ireland has been covering Irish film, cinema, festivals and the wider screen industries since 1987. Originally established as a print magazine, Film Ireland moved online in 2013.

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Review: Glassland

Anthony Assad delves into Gerard Barrett’s Glassland.

Peter MurphyRachel Moriarty Rachel Lysaght

Review: Traders

Colm Quinn bets big on tense Irish drama.

John CarneyDublin International Film Festival Maria Doyle Kennedy

Review: Sing Street at DIFF

Carney makes sweet music with his latest film.

Narayan Van MaeleNika McGuigan Irish Film Institute

Article: IFI Irish Film in Focus Robert Manson, writer/director of ‘Lost in the Living’

Robert Manson’s drama Lost in the Living screens at the IFI on Thursday, 11th February 2016. The film follows a young man, Oisín (Tadhg Murphy), who travels to Berlin with his band, buzzing with the potential of a tour and escape from his troubled family life. Oisín meets Sabine...

Moe DunfordMichael Lavelle Emer Reynolds

Review: Patrick’s Day

DIR/ WRI: Terry McMahon • PRO: Tim Palmer • DOP: Michael Lavelle • ED: Emer Reynolds • MUS: Ray Harman • DES: Emma Lowney • CAST: Kerry Fox, Moe Dunford, Philip Jackson Patrick’s Day, writer/director Terry McMahon’s follow up to his debut feature Charlie Casanova, opens up with a title card giving a...

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Review: A Doctor’s Sword

A Doctor's Sword tells the extraordinary true story of Dr Aidan MacCarthy, an Irish doctor who survived Dunkirk, years as a Japanese prisoner of war and the Nagasaki atomic bombing. June Butler reviews Gary Lennon's moving documentary of courage, compassion and forgiveness.