Seán Patrick Donlan3

Seán Patrick Donlan is a Professor of Law at Thompson Rivers University. Among other teaching and research interests, including Edmund Burke and eighteenth-century Ireland, he teaches Law and Film and has contributed to History Ireland (forthcoming), the Law on Film Podcast, and to Scannain.

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Article: Our Favourite Films of 2025

As 2025 closes its curtain, Film Ireland contributors take a look back at some of their favourite films from the year.

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Essay: Screening for Help – Irish Care and Confinement

In anticipation of the release of Testimony today and reviewing Margo Harkin’s Stolen, Seán Patrick Donlan looks at the portrayal of Irish institutions in film.

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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.