It's somehow appropriate that with so many hi-tec blockbusters around for Christmas, this almost throw-back film should also be on offer.

The re-make of the classic Lassie Come Home, partly filmed in Ireland, will hit cinemas at Yuletide.

The new Lassie film starring legendary actor Peter O’Toole and Samantha Morton is to begin shooting in Ireland today.

The new Lassie film starring legendary actor Peter O’Toole and Samantha Morton is to begin shooting in Dublin and Wicklow tomorrow.