Irish drama

The history-making film holds a near-perfect 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and is also currently available to stream for free at home. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 25 August) is An Cailín Ciúin (also known as The Quiet Girl), the Oscar-nominated Irish drama from 2022. Based on the story ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan (Small […]

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The film will be released in the UK and Ireland very soon. The Lost Children of Tuam, the Irish movie that took home the top prize at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, has set a cinema release for both Ireland and the UK. Directed by Frank Berry (Aisha, Michael Inside), and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz […]

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The film is from the same writer as Adam & Paul and Garage. The first trailer has been released for the hotly anticipated new Irish movie Everybody Digs Bill Evans. This comes after the film picked up a major award at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival last February, with several critics tipping it as […]

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‘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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This is a film that could bring a tear to your eye. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 10 July) is the powerful Irish drama Sunphlowers, which landed in cinemas last year. The breakthrough film for writer-director Dave Byrne, its story revolves around Catherine (a fiercely likeable Anne McCrudden), a woman in her 60s […]

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Also available to watch on streaming for free, the film saw a famous Irish comedian make his acting debut. Ballywalter, the debut movie of comedian and Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty, is airing on TV tonight (Friday, 22 May). The 2022 Irish comedy drama follows Eileen (Seána Kerslake, A Date for Mad Mary), a […]

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