Rhys-Meyers and Murphy centre stage for festival launch

IRELAND’S golden boys of cinema, Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Cillian Murphy last night took centre stage in Dublin at the official launch of the Fourth Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

Rhys-Meyers, who was honoured on Tuesday night with a civic reception in Cork, was a surprise guest at the event which saw the launch of a programme featuring over 100 films and several world premieres.

Guest of honour Murphy had flown in especially for the event from his London base and he jetted back out immediately following the speeches.