This is a story based on a true event - though it is, ultimately, a film which plays around with the facts - in which, in the early l950s, a Dublin father, deserted by his wife, takes on the law in an effort to win back his family, taken into care by the authorities.

Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan insisted the show must go on last night as he celebrated St Patrick’s night at the premiere of his latest movie.

HOLLYWOOD star Pierce Brosnan insisted the show must go on last night as he celebrated St Patrick’s night at the premiere of his latest movie.