Colm Meaney to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Glasnevin native will be honoured by the Irish Academy for his services to film and television. Colm Meaney has been revealed as the latest recipient of the Irish Film & Television Academy’s (IFTA) Lifetime Achievement Award in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre next month. According to Variety, the award ceremony on February 14 will […]
1 year ago
New RTÉ series to celebrate The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van 30 years on
This looks like it will be appointment viewing. A new RTÉ series is set to celebrate Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown trilogy of books – The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van – and the iconic movies they inspired. Titled Back to Barrytown and airing on Sunday nights from 16 May, the three-part documentary series will be […]
5 years ago
Colm Meaney’s tribute to Pat Laffan, his friend and co-star in The Snapper, is absolutely beautiful
Laffan sadly passed away this year. He famously played George Burgess in The Snapper and Pat Mustard in Father Ted. A true great. While we’re reluctant to speak on behalf of every single actor, the majority of actors will tell you that they’re just happy to be working. A select bunch might get one or […]
6 years ago
The Snapper and Father Ted fans are sharing their favourite memories of Pat Laffan
“Teresa, I forgot my fecking trousers!” A man that meant so much to Irish people. Nobody knows what makes people, actors, shows, films, quotes become so ingrained in the Irish pop-culture psyche. Hell, if that answer was known, writers everywhere would want to capture it and place it in a milk bottle somewhere. When it […]
7 years ago
A new documentary on Irish films puts The Van centre stage
A great throwback to and celebration of the little important details in Irish cinema. Roddy Doyle’s beloved The Van has been celebrated as part of a brand new radio documentary. Propped Up, as the name suggests, takes a keen look at the props, architecture and set design behind three Irish films, including the titular van […]
8 years ago
The Snapper at The Gate Theatre is a love letter to Dublin and all of its idiosyncrasies
“Ye alrigh’, Sharon?” It’s almost impossible to make reference to what is oft-considered to be Roddy Doyle’s magnum opus The Snapper and not instigate smirks in those surrounding you. The second of three novels illustrating Doyle’s Barrytown is a nostalgic look into an older Dublin not-yet cobwebbed. It’s as simple to feel patriotic about as […]
8 years ago