Progressive tax measures, high-quality studio and stage facilities, and a strong local talent and skill pool has seen Ireland’s screen industry thrive, allowing billions of viewers to see our country and the knock-on effects for tourism have been huge, writes Padraig Hoare

The Croods; Ryan's Daughter; Ghostbusters; Adam and Paul; and Ocean's Twelve are all on screens this evening

Bad weather and Robert Mitchum’s hash-spiked food contributed to the torrid time David Lean had in making the 1970 film but it did help to revive the Kerry town, writes Marjorie Brennan