Person: George Morrison

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Influential Irish documentarian George Morrison dies aged 102

Morrison was best known for his celebrated work Mise Éire, which premiered at the 1959 Cork Film Festival.

Seán Ó Riada, composer of the score for the Mise Éire film.

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B-Side the Leeside: Seán Ó Riada and 'Mise Éire'

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How was it for you? Cathy Desmond selects her highlights of 2018

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BULLETIN: Liadh Ní Riada explains presidential debate comment; Brexit 'more likely than ever before'

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BULLETIN: Heavy criticism for President Higgins and Sean Gallagher; No-deal Brexit 'more likely than ever'

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Saoirse Ronan and Game of Thrones among winners of 2018 Iftas

Peadar Ó Riada aims to reawaken our sense of natural culture

Ireland’s bloody past should not be sanitised, Peadar Ó Riada tells Pet O’Connell, as he prepares for the premiere of his new work inspired by Pádraig Pearse

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Live music review: Cork International Choral Festival opening gala, Cork City Hall

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Sat, 30 Apr, 2016

Peadar Ó Riada talks about his dad's creation Mise Éire as it opens the Cork International Choral Festival

As Mise Éire features in the opening concert of the Cork International Choral Festival, Jo Kerrigan talks to Seán Ó Riada’s son Peadar about its creation

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Irish director Jim Sheridan to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 IFTA Awards

66 year old writer and director Jim Sheridan is one of the titan of Irish filmmaking, with a hand in productions like My Left Foot (nominated for two Oscars), In the Name of the Father, The Field and In America.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

The 2015 IFTA nominees in full

Frank and Patrick’s Day have topped the list for film nominations with nine, while both Love/Hate and Vikings have the highest number of nominations for a television programme with seven.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2015

We need to imagine our future through the present not past

Days after its launch and the 1916 centenary website Ireland.ie has already been taken down for maintenance. 

Thu, 20 Nov, 2014

Reeling in the years

George Morrison is 90.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2012

Arthouse institution reeling in the years

The IFI celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend. Padraic Killeen talks to director Ross Keane

Fri, 14 Sep, 2012

Irish screen stars take centre stage

It was set in a spectacular €380m location and involved a 450-strong army of behind-the-camera personnel.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2012

Browne puts home up for sale to pay off debts

BROADCASTER Vincent Browne has put his home in Dalkey, Co Dublin, up for sale to pay off debts he incurred from weekly news magazine Village.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2010

Man due in court charged with Belfast murder

A 46-year-old man is due in court in Belfast later today charged with the murder of a homeless man in the north of the city on Monday.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2009

Man charged with homeless murder

A 46-year-old man was tonight charged with murdering a homeless man found stabbed to death on a street in Belfast.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2009

Stabbing victim was homeless man

A man stabbed to death on a street in north Belfast earlier today has been named as 29-year-old homeless man George Morrison.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2009

'Hunger' wins best film at the 6th Irish Film and Television Awards

Actor Michael Fassbender has been crowned Best Actor in a Lead Role at this year's Irish Film and Television Awards.

Sun, 15 Feb, 2009

Lifetime achievement honour for documentary maker at IFTAs

Veteran documentary maker George Morrison will be honoured with an industry lifetime contribution gong at the Irish Film and Television Awards, it emerged today.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2009

Documentary-maker to get film festival honour

The life and work of renowned Irish documentary-maker George Morrison will be celebrated in style later this month.

Tue, 03 Feb, 2009

Seeking film material

ATLANTIC Film Alliance is making a documentary about filmmaker George Morrison and is trying to track down the full print of an Irish-language cartoon called Tá na Báid (1958).

Fri, 11 Apr, 2008

Missionary centre shooting victim 'an amazingly beautiful person'

A gunman killed two members of staff at a US missionary training centre after being told he could not spend the night there.

Mon, 10 Dec, 2007