Joe Alwyn, Paul Mescal and more big stars will be in West Cork this weekend

Rumours are flying that Taylor Swift could be accompanying her partner as this year's festival has an even greater array of celebrities than usual heading to the West Cork village

Paul Mescal, Alison Oliver and Ciarán Hinds are among the visitors to Schull.

If it takes a village to raise a child, then the people of Schull have certainly driven the success of Fastnet Film Festival. The festival has grown and evolved without ever losing its sense of community and that, say organisers, is part of its appeal to a growing audience.

 Fastnet has drawn some of our best-known screen storytellers including Saoirse Ronan and Lenny Abrahamson to West Cork. This year’s festival could well be its most high-profile yet, with Conversations With Friends cast Joe Alwyn and Alison Oliver, actors Paul Mescal, Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Rea among the attendees.