Irish cinemas show growth in viewers

More Irish fans have been heading for the cinema, according to figures released recently.

Irish Box Office figures for 2003 show an increase of 4% to €97.4m, with Dublin showing an increase of €8.4m in admissions.

All of this against some European decreases.

Irish films have been holding up well, with Veronica Guerin heading the list alongside Intermission, Song for a Raggy Boy and In America. Gangs of New York came in at Number 8.