The Banshees of Inisherin: Martin McDonagh on childhood trips that inspired his film 

The Banshees of Inisherin has reunited McDonagh with his In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, writes Esther McCarthy 

Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell  at the Irish premiere of The Banshees of Inisherin at the Light House Cinema, Dublin. Picture: Andres Poveda

Irish Oscar hopes are high for The Banshees of Inisherin, a fierce new tale from Martin McDonagh made and set in the West of Ireland.

The writer-director is reunited with his In Bruges stars and two of Ireland’s most-loved actors, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, for the story of what happens when one man abruptly pulls the plug on a lifelong friendship.