SINCE its foundation, in 1989, the Galway Film Fleadh has shown the best in international cinema, while being a platform for Irish filmmakers to screen their work, all in an intimate, relaxed atmosphere, full of passion and with the odd beverage.

Liam Heylin’s comedic crime caper gets a new airing at Cork Arts Theatre this month. Colette Sheridan talks to actor Aidan O’Hare

I was a fairly outgoing child, I suppose, but a career in comedy was never really on the cards.

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

A HOST of Irish stars from the film world have been nominated for a prestigious award honouring new talent.

An excellent homemade film featuring a couple of knockout performances from young unknowns O’Neill and Curry, playing kids from dysfunctional families who take off to explore the mean streets of Dublin during Christmas.

Oscar-nominated Irish actor Stephen Rea is appearing in a new Christmas film being shot around Dublin.

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).

Another Irish film from a now firmly established base, though it's a film which ultimately disappoints because it has not been as fully developed as it might have been.

The dark comedy about a grumpy middle-aged gambler, Halo Effect, has started shooting in Dublin.

Last Days in Dublin