The Irish Film Institute have announced the programme for this year’s Family Festival. Tickets are on sale now for the IFI Family Festival 2024, running in-cinema from Friday, August 23rd to Sunday, August 25th. This year the festival will include a special homegrown celebration, as Dublin’s own animators Brown Bag Films mark their 30th anniverary.…
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The Sound and Vision of Kathleen Harris’ Birdsong
A journalist and documentarian, Kathleen Harris captures both the informative and the human side of complex topics. Born and raised in the US, Harris has lived in Ireland since 2006, and her work as a video journalist for the Irish Times has covered a wide range of topics, including Ireland’s abortion and gay marriage referendums,…
Good Chips and Chats with Nell Hensey
Nell Hensey is one of Ireland’s young creatives on the rise, a director drawn to Irish stories that are diverse, resonant, and relevant. Her most recent short film Good Chips screened this year at the Dublin International Film Festival, as a winner of Virgin Media’s Discovers programme. The film takes us back to Dublin in…
IRISH TV LICENCE ADVERTS RANKED by how funny they are now, you know, considering
The improper management at RTÉ remains the hottest ticket at the box-office this week, with executives of the national broadcaster continuing to be grilled at the Oireachtas today. Public interest and upset remains high ever since the revelation that RTÉ failed to disclose €345,000 worth of payments made to former presenter Ryan Tubridy since 2017. The…