Tag Archive | Ireland
Official trailer for epic Irish feature film Black 47 released
The official trailer for the Irish feature film, Black 47, directed by Lance Daly (Kisses, Life’s A Breeze) has been released by Wildcard Distribution. The film will go on release in Ireland from Wednesday 5th September. The action film, which closed the recent Galway Film Fleadh to great acclaim, is set during the Great Irish Famine, and […]
Ireland pressed to introduce hate crime laws after LGBT attacks
LGBT campaigners called on the Irish government on Wednesday to make hate crimes illegal following a wave of violent attacks on the gay community. Over the course of the past few weeks, a brick was thrown through the window of a popular Dublin LGBT bar, homophobic slogans were scrawled on the walls of another, and […]
‘Somebody Feed Phil’ in Ireland (Brother Hubbard’s) – Premieres on 6 July
Somebody Feed Phil was filmed in Ireland last year, and the episode will be released globally, as part of a documentary series on Netflix on 6 July. In Somebody Feed Phil, the original documentary series from the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal takes viewers on a goodwill eating tour of the world. Along for the ride […]
Epic Irish movie set in The Great Famine, Black 47 in Irish cinemas 7th September
The Irish feature film, Black 47, directed by Lance Daly (Kisses, Life’s A Breeze) will go on nationwide release on Friday 7th September, with previews scheduled for the previous weekend, 31st August, 1st September and 2nd September. This action film, set during the Great Irish Famine, stars Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge, The Lord of the […]
Irish Film MAZE now available to stream on Netflix
MAZE is based on the true story of the 1983 mass break-out of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland. As Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), the chief architect of the escape, schemes his way towards pulling off this feat, he comes into contact with prison warder, Gordon Close (Barry Ward).
Ireland’s Eurovision Qualifier – Ryan O’Shaughnessy ‘Together’, and List of 10 Qualifiers in First Semi-Final
Ireland’s Eurovision 2018 qualifying performance was well-received in the first semi-final, as Ryan O’Shaughnessy sang Ireland’s entry, Together, and qualified for the contest which is being held in Portugal this year. You can watch Ryan as he sang simply and beautifully with only his guitar and some piano accompaniment, and two male dancers to complete […]
Irish Senator proposes bill to ban LGBT conversion therapies
An Irish Senator has introduced a bill that would ban so-called conversion therapies claiming to ‘cure’ LGBT people. Fintan Warfield, a senator with Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, proposed the bill on Wednesday, to ban conversion therapy as a “deceptive and harmful act or practice against a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and, or gender […]
