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A scene from Foundation on Apple TV+, filmed in Troy Studios.

When the downturn struck in 2008, Mike Toland was impacted like many others and pivoted to a career as a technician for the events and live music industry.

He’d studied electrical engineering in college but had long harboured a passion for the movies. When he heard that technicians were being sought for a new studio being completed in Castletroy, just outside Limerick city, Toland answered the call.