IFTA Awards: The sun and the stars turn out to honour Irish cinema

Cork's Cillian Murphy scooped the award for Lead Actor in a Film and spoke about how special it was to be honoured at home. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

The sun was out and so were the stars on Saturday as Ireland's finest turned out for this year's Irish Film and Television Academy awards (IFTAs).

After yet another year of incredible Irish cinema, there was tough competition in every category.