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Star and producer Cillian Murphy and screenwriter and author Max Porter discuss their new film, the school-based drama Steve

Cillian Murphy salutes Irish teachers in new film Steve

It's three out of three for Cillian Murphy - a hat-trick of must-see performances in a row. First, there was his Oscar-winning turn in 2023's Oppenheimer, then last year's Small Things Like These, and now the school-based drama Steve.

Movies • 24 Sep

Cillian Murphy as Steve in the film of the same name. Steve will be released in selected Irish cinemas in September and will arrive on Netflix on 3 October Photo: Robert Viglasky/Netflix

Cillian Murphy's Steve to have Toronto world premiere

The Cillian Murphy-starring Steve is to receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, where it will compete as part of the festival's Platform programme.

Movies • 24 Jul

A great team - (L-R) Small Things Like These director Tim Mielants and screenwriter Enda Walsh

The making of Small Things Like These

Director Tim Mielants (Peaky Blinders, The Responder) and writer Enda Walsh (Disco Pigs, Hunger) discuss bringing Claire Keegan's bestseller Small Things Like These to the big screen as one of the films of 2024.

Movies • 31 Dec 24

Small Things Like These is in cinemas now

Eileen Walsh 'terrified' before Small Things Like These

Eileen Walsh has told RTÉ Entertainment that she was "terrified" she would not be able to deliver a performance when the cameras started rolling on Small Things Like These.

Movies • 04 Nov 24

Over a quarter of a century since they starred together on stage in Disco Pigs, Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh have reunited for Small Things Like These. The wait was worth it

Small Things Like These a must-see of the way we were

One of the best Irish books is now one of the best Irish films.

Movie Review • 01 Nov 24

Small Things Like These is the second of Claire Keegan's books to be adapted into a film after An Cailín Ciúin, an adaptation of the writer's 2010 book Foster

Claire Keegan, the low-key writer with global acclaim

The acclaimed Irish writer Claire Keegan may have published just five books in over twenty years, but each of the publications has won awards, critical success and armies of devoted readers.

Entertainment • 28 Oct 24

Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These - "There's definitely a weight of responsibility with this book" Stills: Enda Bowe

Cillian Murphy brings it all back home

Nine months after its world premiere in Berlin, the Cillian Murphy-starring film of Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These opens in Irish cinemas on Friday. The Cork actor tells RTÉ Entertainment about turning a classic into another homegrown classic.

Movies • 27 Oct 24

Cillian Murphy and producer Alan Moloney attend the Small Things Like These UK premiere at the Curzon Mayfair in London

Murphy attends Small Things Like These UK premiere

Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has said the "biggest challenge" in filming Small Things Like These was staying "faithful to the book".

Movies • 25 Oct 24

Small Things Like These opens in cinemas on Friday 1 November

Cillian Murphy shares Small Things Like These trailer

The trailer for the Cillian Murphy-starring Claire Keegan adaptation Small Things Like These has been released ahead of the film's arrival in Irish cinemas in November.

Movies • 17 Sep 24

Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These - "Making the film was a labour of love; I can't wait to talk about it"

Deal done for Cillian Murphy's Small Things Like These

International film distributor and studio Lionsgate has announced that it has acquired the rights to the Cillian Murphy-starring Claire Keegan adaptation Small Things Like These for Ireland, the UK, and North America.

Movies • 11 Jun 24

Emily Watson - "I had a front-row seat watching Cillian Murphy unravel, and it was truly a privilege. He had a dream that I was going to be in the movie, and here I am"

Emily Watson wins in Berlin for Small Things Like These

Emily Watson won Best Supporting Performance at the Berlin International Film Festival at the weekend for her role opposite Cillian Murphy in the new Irish film Small Things Like These, an adaptation of the Claire Keegan bestseller of the same name.

Movies • 26 Feb 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

Watch: Cillian Murphy says "books and art and film can be a balm to a wound"

Cillian Murphy 'emotionally knocked out' by new film

Cillian Murphy has said his new film Small Things Like These uncovers a dark chapter in recent Irish society and that he was "emotionally knocked out" by the story of a Magdalene Laundry in smalltown Ireland in the 1980s.

Movies • 17 Feb 24

Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These

Cillian Murphy's new film opens Berlin Film Festival

Cillian Murphy's latest movie Small Things Like These, an adaptation of Claire Keegan's bestseller of the same name, becomes the first Irish film to open the Berlin International Film Festival.

Movies • 15 Feb 24

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott star in Bring Them Down, a crime thriller about a vengeful shepherd

Screen Ireland announces film and TV projects for 2024

Among the highlights of this year's slate are a Cillian Murphy-led adaptation of Small Things Like These, a documentary that sees Charlie Bird "break one final story" and a exploration of the Housewife of the Year competition.

Movies • 24 Jan 24

Small Things Like These