On Saturday, 2nd of September, cinemas across the Republic of Ireland will celebrate National Cinema Day with admission tickets at participating cinemas reduced to just €4 (RSP) including Premium seats, screens and 3D screenings. The 2023 initiative is supported by Screen Ireland. Last year’s National Cinema Day was a huge success in Ireland, with over 200,000 admissions for that single day,…
An eagerly anticipated Irish film that’s had success on the festival circuit is set for a wider release this autumn. Directed by Declan Recks, Tarrac premiered last year at the 2022 Galway Film Fleadh and later headlined the it’s home county festival, the Kerry International Film Festival. Set in the Kingdom itself, the film tells the story…
The Achill Island Film Festival has for the last two years aimed to provide a showcase of Irish and international filmmakers off the west coast of Ireland. Recent social media posts from the festival’s official X (formerly Twitter) account have caused concern among the Irish filmmaking community however. Early in the morning of the 17th…
EXHIBIT. EDUCATE. PRESERVE. POPCORN. The IFI announced yesterday a long awaited addition to the Institution. The Dublin cinema will now be offering popcorn and concessions at the box office. New visitors to the Temple Bar cinema have been surprised over the years at the lack of traditional concessions on offer, but now in addition to…
Luke McManus’ multi-award winning journey through Dublin’s history, working-class culture and unbreakable creative spirit will open in New York on Friday, 28th July at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema. The festival favourite has been around the world recently, including a trip to China, and McManus and some of the musicians featured in the film will be in…
Apocalypse Clown – not the name your ex is under on your phone, but the upcoming comedy that’s sold out its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh – has a release date across the UK and Ireland this autumn. Vertigo Releasing and Wildcard Distribution have announced that George Kane’s end of the world clown comedy…
The Bloomsday Film Festival wrapped last Sunday after a jam packed programme of eclectic literary film events around Dublin City. After a hugely successful week of sold out events the Bloomsday Film Festival, born during the Covid pandemic, and only in its third year, has firmly cemented its place in Dublin’s Summer festival calendar. Highlights…
A new Irish feature film FRÉWAKA (from the Irish word Fréamhacha, meaning Roots) is beginning production in Ravensdale, Co. Louth, Ireland today, Monday 22nd May. Written and directed by Aislinn Clarke, the horror film stars Clare Monnelly (Doineann, Moone Boy), IFTA-winner Bríd Ní Neachtain (Best Actress Film 2023 for Rosie and Frank) and Ukrainian actress Alexandra Bystrzhitskaya…
Former Debenhams workers have won their test case at Work Relations Commission (WRC) on the basis that Debenhams did not begin consultation with workers at the right time or supply information. This test case was brought by Jane Crowe, Shop Steward at former Henry Street Debenhams, branch and could have implications for a further 800…
Kneecap, a new film inspired by the birth of ground breaking Irish-language rap group, completed shooting this month. The raucous anti-establishment comedy features the eponymous trio, who play heightened versions of their own lives against the backdrop of post-Troubles Belfast. Described by the LA Times as “reminiscent of the early Eminem”, the band is gaining…
