Patrick Bergin is back in Cork with an almost- forgotten play he discovered by the brother of one of the 1916 leaders, writes Esther McCarthy.

It’s the middle l960s and two brothers, decidedly not on speaking terms, come reluctantly together to compete in a music final.

A young Irish director will get the chance of a lifetime to have a short film screened at an international movie festival if it scoops the top prize in a competition in Belfast next month.

The award-winning The Boys from County Clare, directed by John Irvin, will open the seventh annual CRAIC New York Celtic Film and Music Festival next month (March 2 to 6).

Andrea Corr is to play her first leading film role in The Great Ceili War, a musical comedy.