The Irish director of Glassland, Gerard Barrett, has been looking for a new castmember for Brain on Fire and he's found his Hit Girl

From dragons to psychopaths, Vikings to villains, a wide array of genres have been recognised by this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards.

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.

The IFTA's are back for 2015, rumours of their demise have been greatly exaggerated, and the list of nominees has been revealed.

The best of what’s hitting the cinema this week.

JDIFF 2015 is about to launch and this gorgeously edited, and really very bassy, sizzle reel takes you around the world

Irish actor Jack Reynor has won the prestigious special jury prize for acting at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in Gerard Barrett’s Glassland.

Irish film Glassland is one of just 12 films chosen for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the US state of Utah.

Mick Hannigan is at the helm of Indie Cork, the festival of independent cinema which has a strong emphasis of local talent, writes Colette Sheridan

This is already showing signs of being a good year for film production, with a number of high-profile projects scheduled to begin filming around the country.

MY friend Mike Dwyer recalls meeting the late Séamus Heaney and the playwright Brian Friel at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens to cops and criminals once their stories are resolved in the traditionally violent climax to a crime flick, then The Place Beyond the Pines (15A) is for you. Ryan Gosling plays Luke, a feckless motorcycle stunt rider who travels from town to town with the carnival.

The Irish Film Board is helping writers and directors realise their vision, writes Don O’Mahony

THE first week of October represents another forward step in the burgeoning career of Kerry filmmaker Gerard Barrett with the premiere of his debut feature film, Pilgrim’s Hill, in his native Listowel.

THREE weekend fatalities have brought the number of people killed on Irish roads to 170 this year and to 15 this month.

Gardaí have named the two people who died in separate crashes in Kilkenny and Cork yesterday.

A convicted sex offender challenging his detention for the statutory rape of his sister is to remain behind bars, the High Court ruled today.