Liam Mellows, Joe McKelvey, Rory O'Connor and Richard Barrett were summarily executed by the Free State #OnThisDay in 1922 for their defence of the All-Ireland Republic
We're delighted to welcome director @MaeveMurphyFilm to the (virtual) festival this year!
Maeve will join us for a special 20th-anniversary screening of 'Silent Grace' which tells the untold story of IRA women prisoners' hunger strike.
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Olivia Colman to star in "feel-good, foul-mouthed fairytale" JOYRIDE, filming in Ireland in 2021. Will be directed by @emerpreynolds and described as having the dark comedy streak of Martin McDonagh. @Subotica_Films to produce, @EmbankmentFilms selling. https://t.co/RObBXmB1uc
A very happy 98th birthday to pioneering Irish filmmaker George Morrison today! 🎉
With 4⃣ days to the 65th @CorkFilmFest, let's remember the 1959 edition of the festival premiered Mise Éire: Morrison's ground-breaking documentary and the first feature-length film in Irish. 💚📽️
@sophiaforristal Never regret this post. This is an amazing achievement. What you have managed to battle through to come out well and healthy is incredible. Be proud. Keep telling your story to inspire others. Show others that overcoming addiction can be achieved and they can be warriors too.
No.10 broke precedent and snubbed Britain’s first black archbishop for a peerage because it says the House of Lords is too large, but it made room for Ian Botham, Claire Fox and Theresa May’s husband.
Blatant institutional prejudice #BlackLivesMatter
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Thank you to @ScreenIreland and @IFTA for this nomination. Humbling news on a Monday morning, and flattered as hell to be amongst such talented humans.
@wikkybikky @aoifegracemoore It's a balancing act. I'd love to ignore it, but when I see more and more idiots turning up at anti-mask rallies and the like, it's rather difficult. Lots of far-right actors over the years were dismissed as fools, but it didn't end well.