A heartwarming new Irish movie is airing on TV tonight
‘Boasts heartfelt storytelling and a great cast full of familiar Irish actors.’ Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 11 July) is Abode, the heartwarming 2025 Irish independent film. Written and directed by Liam O Mochain, who is also a part of its ensemble cast, Abode is an 80-minute anthology featuring five different stories. The […]
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Irish series that’s mix of Father Ted and Hardy Bucks returns to TV tonight
Check out JOE’s interviews with the creators and stars of the hilarious comedy. The hilarious Northern Irish sitcom Funboys, which we’ve previously described as a mix of Father Ted and Hardy Bucks, returns to screens tonight (Monday, 15 June) with its second season. Airing on the BBC, the comedy show follows the “soft-bellied boys of […]
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‘Word of mouth hit’ Irish movie now streaming at home for free
Despite competing with Hollywood films like A Minecraft Movie and Sinners, this Irish comedy found an audience in cinemas. Homegrown sports comedy Fran the Man is now available to stream at home for free, after generating strong word-of-mouth from cinema audiences. Now accessible on the RTÉ Player, the mockumentary movie is based on the cult […]
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New Irish movie does for trad what The Commitments did for soul
Available to watch now, the film features a Love/Hate star as you’ve never seen him before. For such a small country, Ireland has produced a lot of great movies about music. We’ve had The Commitments back in the ’90s, to the oeuvre of John Carney (Once, Sing Street, and the excellent soon-to-be-released Power Ballad), as […]
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