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Irish Wish starring Lindsay Lohan was shot in and around Wicklow

New survey reveals Ireland's top filming locations

Ireland's top filming hotspots have been revealed in new research, with Dublin, Wicklow and Cork topping the list for movie makers.

Movies • 14 Apr

Kneecap opens in Irish cinemas on Thursday 8 August

Kneecap movie chosen as Ireland's Oscar hopeful

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the award-winning Irish-language film Kneecap has been chosen as the Irish entry for the International Feature Film category at next year's Oscars.

Movies • 23 Aug 24

Watch: Stars step out at Small Things Like These premiere

Berlinale's red carpet goes green for Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Watson were among the stars who stepped out at the premiere of Small Things Like These at the Berlin Film Festival.

Movies • 16 Feb 24

(L-R) - Sharon Horgan, Colin Farrell, Caitríona Balfe and Paul Mescal are among this year's IFTA nominees

IFTA winners to be announced in Dublin tonight

The films The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha and the TV series Bad Sisters and The Dry will be among the leading contenders at the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin tonight.

Movies • 07 May 23

Cillian Murphy - "I'm honoured and thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Claire Keegan's magnificent novel to the screen"

Cillian Murphy filming Claire Keegan bestseller

Cillian Murphy is starring in and producing a big-screen adaptation of Wexford author Claire Keegan's Booker Prize-nominated bestseller Small Things Like These.

Movies • 25 Oct 24

Tom Berkeley and Ross White, winners of Best Short Film Live Action award for An Irish Goodbye

President Michael D Higgins hails Irish Oscar success

President Michael D Higgins has marked Ireland's success at the Oscars by hailing a "remarkable" year for the Irish film industry.

oscars • 13 Mar 23

Ross White, James Martin, Tom Berkeley and Seamus O'Hara, winners of Best Short Live Action Film award for An Irish Goodbye

Oscars 2023 winners - the full list

Michelle Yeoh made history at the 95th Oscars as Everything Everywhere All at Once took home a clutch of major awards.

oscars • 13 Mar 23

Ross White, Tom Berkeley, James Martin and Séamus O'Hara with their Oscars for Best Live-Action Short Film

An Irish Goodbye, Dubliner Richard Baneham win Oscars

The Northern Irish comedy-drama An Irish Goodbye has won Best Live-Action Short Film and Dubliner Richard Baneham has won his second visual effects Oscar for his work on Avatar: The Way of Water at the 95th Academy Awards.

oscars • 13 Mar 23

Catherine Clinch as Cáit and Carrie Crowley as Eibhlín in An Cailín Ciúin

Oscar success puts Irish language centre stage

Thousands of miles from the glitz of tonight's Oscars, the first Irish language film to earn a nomination is sparking renewed interest in a native tongue spoken by so few it is considered endangered by the United Nations cultural agency.

oscars • 12 Mar 23

The 95th Academy Awards take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night and will be broadcast on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Monday from 9:30pm

Oscars: the nominees - and winners - on Sunday night

Here we are again, with fingers crossed that the Irish nominees will have plenty to celebrate in the wee small hours in Los Angeles. Harry Guerin shares his predictions.

oscars • 11 Mar 23

"Never before has an Irish film been nominated in this category. Never before has Irish-language art been given such a platform"

An Cailín Ciúin's journey to Hollywood

Siún Ní Dhuinn takes a look at An Cailín Ciúin's epic journey to Hollywood.

oscars • 11 Mar 23

Eve Hewson, Jessie Buckley and Kerry Condon were honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Santa Monica, California

Green carpet rolled out for Oscar Wilde Awards

Eve Hewson, Jessie Buckley and Kerry Condon were honoured at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards, which were held at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production company in Santa Monica, California on Thursday night.

Oscar Wilde Awards • 10 Mar 23

Catherine Clinch (3rd from left) with her parents Tom Clinch and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and her sister Anna Clinch (second from right)

Cailín Ciúin star auditioned to 'get time off school'

Catherine Clinch's father, Tom Clinch, has revealed she applied for the role of Cáit in the Oscar-nominated movie to get six weeks off school and as a bit of a lark.

oscars • 08 Mar 23

(L-R) Andrew Bennett, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Colm Bairéad, Cleona Ní Chrualaoí

An Cailín Ciúin has a big night in New York

The team behind An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) celebrated the Irish-language drama's success at the film's New York premiere this week.

Movies • 24 Feb 23

The Banshees of Inisherin's Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon are first-time BAFTA winners

Banshees wins four BAFTAs, An Cailín Ciúin misses out

The Banshees of Inisherin's writer-director Martin McDonagh and stars Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan were among the winners at the British Academy Film Awards - the BAFTAs - in London on Sunday night - but An Cailín Ciúin missed out in its two categories.

Movies • 20 Feb 23

(L-R) The Banshees of Inisherin Oscar nominees Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon, Martin McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson enjoy the day out

Irish stars celebrate at Oscar Nominees Luncheon

Ireland's Academy Award nominees were out in force at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon on Monday as they celebrated a record year for Irish screen talent.

oscars • 14 Feb 23

(L-R) The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin - Awards run continues

London critics honour Irish talent at annual awards

The London Critics' Circle Film Awards honoured Irish talent on Sunday, with An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), The Banshees of Inisherin, writer-director Martin McDonagh and actors Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan among the winners.

Movies • 05 Feb 23

Best Actor nominee Paul Mescal in Aftersun

Taoiseach congratulates Irish talent on Oscar nods

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hailed the success of Irish talent at the Oscar nominations, singling out The Quiet Girl – the first Irish language feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award.

oscars • 24 Jan 23

Catherine Clinch as Cáit in An Cailín Ciúin

An Cailín Ciúin first feature as Gaeilge with Oscar nod

An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) has become the first Irish language feature film to be nominated for an Oscar.

oscars • 24 Jan 23

Catherin Clinch as Cáit in An Cailín Ciúin

An Cailín Ciúin and Banshees stars react to Oscar nods

The makers of An Cailín Ciúin and stars from The Banshees of Inisherin have reacted to their movies' Oscar nominations with a mixture of surprise and joy.

oscars • 24 Jan 23

Hoping for the nod (clockwise) Kerry Condon, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley and Barry Keoghan

Watch the Oscar nominations live from LA

Hopes are high that Ireland will have its biggest year in Academy Awards history - watch the 95th Academy Award nominations live here from 1:30pm.

oscars • 24 Jan 23

The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin have received a number of BAFTA nominations

Irish talent has a great day at BAFTA nominations

Irish filmmakers and actors have received multiple nominations for the British Academy Film Awards - the BAFTAs - with The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin among those on the shortlist.

Movies • 19 Jan 23

An Cailín Ciúin has been shortlisted for an Oscar

The Irish language film An Cailin Ciuin/The Quiet Girl has been shortlisted for an Oscar in the Best International Film category.

Movie • 21 Dec 22

(L-R) Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin - Wins for Production Design and Costume Design (Belfast) and Cinematography (An Cailín Ciúin )

Belfast, An Cailín Ciúin win European Film Awards

Kenneth Branagh's Belfast and Colm Bairéad's An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) have been named among the winners of Excellence Awards in the European Film Awards' craft categories.

Movies • 23 Nov 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Letitia Wright and Josh O'Connor star in Aisha, Colm Bairéad tells Dáithí Ó Sé about An Cailín Ciúin, period drama 1899 launches, and dancer Oti Mabuse invites viewers to My South Africa . . .

Television • 17 Nov 22