Immrám: A film about wild hurling and the fascinating life of Diarmuid Lyng  

Cork director Michael Holly tells Esther McCarthy about his documentary on the former Wexford captain and his partner Siobhán de Paor

Diarmuid Lyng in a scene from Immrám, premiering at Galway Film Fleadh. 

Former Wexford hurling captain Diarmuid Lyng and his partner - spoken word artist Siobhán de Paor - are the subjects of a new documentary that debuts at next week’s Galway Film Fleadh.

Immrám is one of dozens of Irish and international films that will screen at the Fleadh. The film, co-directed by Cork-based filmmaker Michael Holly and Mieke Vanmechelen, focuses on the couple, who are involved in a movement that aims to reclaim indigenous Irish identity, customs, religion, and language. Following the teachings of philosopher John Moriarty, who they reference through the film, they run retreats featuring cultural skills, sweat lodges and ‘wild hurling’.