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Fidil Ghorm
A beautiful, contemporary Irish-language movie, FIDIL GHORM is one for all of the family; bringing together traditional Irish music and culture and the innocence and resilience of 10-year-old Molly, who’s on a heartfelt mission to bring her father out of a coma. Believing that winning the All-Ireland Fiddle Competition might wake him, she’s determined to follow in his musical footsteps and invoke the magic in the music. Set in Rathmullen County Donegal, FIDIL GHORM combines a magical film score and the breathtaking scenery of Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way and Lough Swilly, setting the scene for a story full of emotion, joy and laughter. With a G-rating, this is one for music-lovers of all…
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Christy
17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. Kicked out of his suburban foster home, he moves in with his estranged older brother Shane and his young family. As far as Shane is concerned this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to feel at home on Cork’s working-class Northside. As he makes friends and begins to let the community in, he also reconnects with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family, despite Shane’s efforts to protect him. Shane wants something better for Christy at any cost – even if it means he has to push him away. As the brothers look to reconcile their turbulent past, their family and…
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Bring Them Down
Michael, the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing, cantankerous father Ray. Burdened by a terrible secret from his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and dedicates himself to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his wayward and unpredictable son Jack stirs old tensions and grievances, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered. Featuring standout performances from Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) and Christopher Abbott (POSSESSOR), BRING THEM DOWN is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh…
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A Want in Her
When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, Irish filmmaker Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself. A WANT IN HER is an immersive, first person account of the cost of family love, and how difficult it can be to escape. “Raw, searing… a daughter’s shattering testament to her mother’s absence, presence and endurance… passages of cathartic beauty, grace and even humor.” – Variety Screenings are followed by an exclusive Q&A with director Myrid Carten With Myrid Carten Nuala Crew Director Myrid Carten Writer…
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June 2025
There’s lots happening this month with Bloomsday events and a slather of Irish films playing at the Sydney Film Festival. Plus: the low-down on Pierce Brosnan’s Irish accent controversy, Irish connections in the upcoming MIX TAPE series, and a double pass to give away in each IFF city (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney) for the new Irish film FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE which opens next month in cinemas across Australia!
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IRISH-AUSTRALIAN EVENTS DIARY
August Friday 01 August The Rugby Lunch: Lions 2025 An exclusive Lansdowne Club experience to celebrate The Lions Tour return to Sydney Australia for the first time in 12 years Presented by The Lansdowne Club, Sydney. Tickets here Saturday 9 August Traditional Irish and Popular Folk Music with Blarney Stone Join Terri, Phil, Brendan and Col of ‘Blarney Stone’ in an Irish Sing-a-Long and Celtic Music session! These sessions happen on the second Saturday of every month at Cardigan Bar. Cardigan Bar, Sandgate Queensland. More information here Thursday 14 August The Bard and the Harper: An Evening with Clíona Molins Join The Celtic Club at The Wild Geese Hotel for…
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