Pat Shortt to star in new Abrahamson movie

"Man About Dog" star Pat Shortt will take the lead role in award-winning director Lenny Abrahamson's latest film, "Garage".

The film will start shooting next week in Dublin where the cast and crew will begin a production marathon moving between the capital city, Galway, Offaly and Tipperary over the following weeks.

The cast will include newcomer, 15-year-old Conor Ryan, Don Wycherley, Anne Marie Duff, George Costigan, Deirdre Donnelly, John Keogh, Dennis Conroy and Gary Lilburn in this story of love, romance and fitting in.