Co-writer of movie Halal Daddy returns to teaching as UCC's Film Artist in Residence

Mark O’Halloran has taken on a role at UCC, but first he’s starring in his own film as Omar O’Meara, an Irish Muslim from Tuam, writes Esther McCarthy.

He’s been known to playfully slag off Corkonians in his Twitter account — no surprise given his Co Clare roots — but Mark O’Halloran is looking forward to spending much more time by the Lee.

The screenwriter and actor has been announced as UCC’s Film Artist in Residence for the coming academic year, giving him both the opportunity to engage with film students and to develop his own future projects.