The film had its world premiere earlier this year.
A documentary about a legendary Irish pub produced by and starring Oscar-nominated Irish actor Brendan Gleeson will be airing on TV tonight.
Titled Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, the film which is being shown on TG4 tonight at 20:30, is about Hughes’s – the bar that was located behind the Four Courts in Smithfield, Dublin.
For decades, the venue served as a hub for traditional music before it closed its doors in 2021.
The documentary details how, in January 2022, Gleeson – who is a fiddle player and was a Hughes’s regular – met with musicians, dancers and singers in and around the pub and gathered them one last time to “recreate the magic of Hughes’s”
The plot synopsis for the documentary states:
“To some it was an unassuming pub on a side street in Dublin’s city centre. To musicians, dancers, singers and listeners, Hughes’s was a mecca of traditional music for more than 35 years.
“After it closes its doors for the final time, actor Brendan Gleeson returns to it to commemorate its invaluable legacy. In the midst of the current musical renaissance, this documentary celebrates the passionate and earnest story of an Irish cultural nucleus.”
Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s had its world premiere last March as part of the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF).
It will air on TG4 and TG4.ie on Sunday, 29 December at 8.30pm.
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