Four Mothers: A love letter to Irish mammies (and their gay carers)

The director Darren Thornton and one of the stars Rory O'Neill (Panti Bliss) tell Esther McCarthy about the hit Irish film that's both funny and moving 

As well as a love letter to Irish mammies,Four Mothers feels like a love letter to the Irish gay men who love and care for them.

A struggling novelist has to take care of three other mothers - as well as his own mum - in the funny and moving new Irish dramedy Four Mothers.

It tells the story of an author, Edward (Scottish actor James McCardle with a flawless Irish accent) who is struggling to balance the demands of a make-or-break book tour with caring for his feisty mother (Fionnuala Flanagan). She has recently suffered a stroke, and communicates her dry sense of humour via a voice app on her iPad.