Suicide the focus of film based in Cork

An Irish film based on a story by a West Cork-born writer about young male suicide in modern Ireland, is broadcast on RTÉ tonight.

The 30-minute movie, A Day for the Fire, by author and film producer Maurice O’Callaghan, features performances by Jonathan Ryan (Patriot Games) and Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables).

It has already been screened at festivals such as Palm Springs, Savannah, Boston, Cork, Fastnet, and at Los Angeles for the 2013 Oscar long-list.