Irish film industry reeling in the good times

This is already showing signs of being a good year for film production, with a number of high-profile projects scheduled to begin filming around the country.

The adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel, Brooklyn, has begun shooting in his native Enniscorthy, with Saoirse Ronan playing the lead role of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant in 1950s New York. Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent will co-star.

The film will be directed by Irish Bafta-winning director John Crowley, with other locations in Dublin and Canada.