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Ballyliffin film festival holding charity event for earthquake victims

The Disappear Here Film Festival in Ballyliffin is holding a charity clothes drive in the village for victims of the earthquakes that struck northern Syria and southern Turkey earlier this month. The festival screened the documentary film For Sama ...

25 Feb 2023 at 14:07

National News

Parent went through 'terror and guilt' after bringing child to violent movie

A parent said they felt "irresponsible" for bringing their son and daughter to a film due to the level of violence which ultimately led to them leaving the film early. This was one of a number of complaints received by Irish Film Classification ...

18 Mar 2022 at 15:07

National News

Saoirse Ronan feels ‘fortunate’ she could step away from acting to have children

Saoirse Ronan has said she feels “fortunate” that she will be able to step away from her Hollywood career to have children without having to give up acting for good. The 30-year-old, who grew up in Ireland and has been nominated for an Oscar ...

16 Oct 2024 at 15:49

Arts & Entertainment

'Truly historic' moment for Ireland as Irish language film receives Oscar nomination

An Irish language film has become the first of its kind to be nominated in the 'International Feature Film' category at the 95th Academy Awards. It joins five fellow nominees from around the world including All Quiet on The Western Front ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:06

Local News

Lights, Camera, Action for Inishowen film buffs

It's going to be a case of lights, camera, and action for film buffs in Inishowen with the news that Clonmany is to host a film club every month. The popular Ballyliffin-based film festival, Disappear Here Film Festival will present a ...

26 May 2022 at 13:31

Northern Ireland

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

Kneecap director and co-writer Rich Peppiatt has won outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer at the Bafta film awards. The Irish-language film depicts the rise of the Belfast rap trio and has been nominated in six ...

16 Feb 2025 at 21:39

National News

Kneecap and Say Nothing among winners at Irish film and television awards

Belfast rap trio Kneecap and Troubles series Say Nothing were among the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) awards on Friday. Stars Saoirse Ronan and Cillian Murphy won for leading actor and actress in a film ...

14 Feb 2025 at 23:36

Local News

Daniel to star in film in short spooky Halloween film

Country singing star Daniel O’Donnell is set to make his acting debut later this month in Halloween-themed short-film ‘Night of the Daniels’. He has again teamed up with the makers of his viral Down At The Lah De Dah video, Shaun ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:45

Local News

Disappear Here Film Club makes their Buncrana debut at Inishowen Pride

The Disappear Here Film Club is going on the road for one week only from its usual location, Clonmany, to feature in the Inishowen Pride weekend in Buncrana for the first time on Friday 2 June. The Disappear Here Film Club is ...

26 May 2023 at 14:56

Arts & Entertainment

Bono presents legendary filmmaker with special award at film festival

Bono made a surprise appearance at the Berlin international film festival to present Steven Spielberg with a special lifetime achievement award. The U2 frontman described Spielberg as “one of the biggest big shots in ...

23 Feb 2023 at 10:02

Arts & Entertainment

National: 'We are buzzing' - First Irish language film Kneecap to premier at Sundance Film Festival

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month where it will screen on the opening night on Thursday 18th January. Based on the origin story of the ...

07 Dec 2023 at 11:19

Arts & Entertainment

RTÉ announce their festive film line-up with blockbusters galore

RTÉ have announced their festive film line-up for the festive period this year, with some real blockbusters on Irish tele coming up. Announcing a number of Irish television premieres with real big hitters such ...

04 Dec 2024 at 08:33

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