Young Offenders: It’s pure Cork, like

New comedy The Young Offenders gets its premiere this week, and those involved hope to do their home city proud, writes Esther McCarthy

IT’S GOT a witty script and a vibrant young cast. But Cork emerges as the real star of The Young Offenders, an energetic comedy that could just put the country at the centre of Ireland’s movie-making map.

Inspired by notorious tale of how a €440 million cocaine haul was dumped in the sea off West Cork when those smuggling it ran aground in 2007, the film premieres in Cork on Wednesday buoyed by rave early reviews and a sense that it could be a hit at home and overseas.