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Gabriel Byrne leads Galway Film Fleadh line-up

Gabriel Byrne's latest film Death of a Ladies Man, the Irish language version of Oscar-nominated animation Wolfwalkers and the psychological thriller Here Before are among ...

Movies • 07 Jul

Here Are the Young Men screened at the Galway Film Fleadh earlier this year

Here Are the Young Men coming to Irish cinemas in 2021

Here Are the Young Men, the film adaptation of Rob Doyle's acclaimed novel of the same name, is to be released in cinemas in Ireland, ...

Movies • 26 Nov 20

Irish actress Lauren Coe plays the beleagured young teenager Laurie in Nocturnal

Nocturnal upends the cliche about fatherhood and flight

Bleak and intense, Nocturnal is mildly creepy but curiously credible, upending the lazy cliche viz a viz so-called irresponsible fathers who, it is believed, scarper ...

Movie Review • 18 Sep 20

Film Fleadh winner Redemption of a Rogue - watch a clip

Fresh from its world premiere and double win at the Galway Film Fleadh, here's a chance to watch a clip from the Irish black comedy ...

Movies • 14 Jul 20

Anson Boon - "I will always think so fondly of the West Ireland"

Winter Lake star Anson Boon loved his Irish adventure

English actor Anson Boon gives a great performance in the Irish psychological thriller The Winter Lake, which receives its world premiere at the Galway Film ...

Movies • 10 Jul 20

A damp-in-the-bones psychological thriller

The Winter Lake - Irish darkness on the edge of town

Phil Sheerin adds his name to the list of new homegrown filmmakers to keep an eye on with this damp-in-the-bones psychological thriller.

Movie Review • 10 Jul 20

Director Phil Sheerin and actor Anson Boon on the set of The Winter Lake

Irish thriller Winter Lake has Galway world premiere

The Irish psychological thriller The Winter Lake will have its world premiere online at the Galway Film Fleadh on Friday with director Phil Sheerin telling ...

Movies • 08 Jul 20

Real-life Irish lockdown romance comes to the screen

Irish director Michael-David McKernan has brought the story of his burgeoning romance with American filmmaker Mimi Wilcox to the screen in How to Fall in ...

Movies • 02 Jul 20

A Bump Along the Way is in cinemas from October 11

Bump Along the Way star eyes big things for Derry movie

Lola Petticrew, the star of A Bump Along the Way, says she hopes the Derry comedy-drama becomes "a really empowering film for women" when it ...

Movies • 30 Sep 19

Never Grow Old is in cinemas from Friday, August 23

Irish Western rides into cinemas next month

A new Western filmed in Connemara is to open in cinemas next month.

Movies • 12 Jul 19

Film Fleadh set for 'lightning in a bottle' short films

"Short films are like lightning in a bottle," Irish writer and director Ciarán Dooley tells Sinéad Brennan ahead of his newest short film premiering at ...

Movies • 05 Jul 19

Niall Breslin of The Blizzards aims for viral success in new documentary

Tubridy, Huberman feature in new Blizzards documentary

Ryan Tubridy, Amy Huberman and Snoop Dogg are just some of the stars featuring in a new documentary charting the return of The Blizzards and ...

Movies • 26 Jun 19

Never Grow Old is the Closing Film at this year's Fleadh

Connemara Western to premiere at Galway Film Fleadh

A new Western filmed in Connemara is to receive its international premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh next month.

Movies • 04 Jun 19

Marisa Tomei is among the special guests at this year's Galway Film Fleadh

Marisa Tomei, Melissa George for Galway Film Fleadh

Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei is among the guests for this year's Galway Film Fleadh.

Movies • 29 Jun 18

Two Irish films have qualified for Oscar nominations

Two Irish films have automatically qualified for Oscar nominations following wins at the Galway Film Fleadh over the weekend.

Galway Film Fleadh • 18 Jul 17

Things are looking up - or are they? - as Tom (Darragh O'Toole) goes in search of his estranged mother

South: A simple story deserving of a wide audience

Indie and proud in its sparseness - sparseness of characters, of soundtrack, of location - South is a compelling story from writer and director Gerard ...

Movie Reviews • 21 Nov 16

Jamie Dornan stars in The Siege of Jadotville

First trailer of Siege of Jadotville is nail-biting

The first trailer for Jamie Dornan's new movie, The Siege of Jadotville, has been released - and it's a nail-biting and tense affair.

Entertainment • 10 Sep 16

The Young Offenders and A Date for Mad Mary - Gaining momentum ahead of their release in cinemas this September

New Irish movies share top prize at Galway Film Fleadh

Road trip comedy The Young Offenders and coming-of-age drama A Date for Mad Mary have shared the Best Irish Feature award at the Galway Film ...

Galway Film Fleadh • 20 Jul 16

New Jamie Dornan movie is a big hit at Galway Fleadh

The new Jamie Dornan movie The Siege of Jadotville has proven to be a massive success at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Jamie Dornan • 12 Jul 16

Tommy Byrne, in blue, surrounded his entourage on the track in Mexico

Crash and Burn in gear for Galway Fleadh

Some great documentaries have come out of Ireland in recent years - and one of the oddest tells the tale of an Irishman who was ...

Tommy Byrne • 12 Jul 16

Fup yeah! Artwork by @mags_bad_art (Instagram )

Fupin eejits are having a Vine time of it right now

Irish comedy trio Fupin Eejits could be set to hit the big time after their six-second Vine clips were viewed by 200 million people and ...

Entertainment • 08 Jul 16

Just some of the Irish movies we can look forward to

Top picks for the Galway Film Fleadh 2016

The Galway Film Fleadh starts on Tuesday, with over 150 movies for audiences to look forward to. Harry Guerin picks out a handful of the ...

Homepage • 05 Jul 16

New Moe Dunford short to screen at Galway Fléadh

Leave, a new short film starring Moe Dunford of Patrick's Day fame, is a among the films being screened as part of the Shorts Programme ...

Entertainment • 08 Jul 15

The first Irish produced Western, An Klondike

First Irish Western to debut at Galway Film Fleadh

An Klondike, the first ever Western made in Ireland, is getting its very own western debut after it was selected as the closing film at ...

Entertainment • 25 Jun 15

Glassland - Shared the award for Best Irish Feature with Patrick's Day

Glassland, Patrick's Day among Film Fleadh winners

Gerard Barrett's Glassland and Terry McMahon's Patrick's Day shared the Best Irish Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh at the weekend.

Entertainment • 14 Jul 14