Funding from the Irish Film Board and Section 41 tax relief contributed to the success of the Oscar-winning film The Favourite, the film’s producer has said.

An investigation has raised serious concerns into the company behind a multi-million euro art house cinema in Galway.

The box office success of Element Pictures for the multi-award winning Room resulted in a bumper year for the company last year.

When Colin Farrell and a host of Hollywood stars rolled into Sneem to make Oscar-tipped movie The Lobster, local people were happy to lend a hand. Some even got a part in the film, writes Eoin English.