Lights, camera, Ireland: The film locations that are a box office hit for Irish tourism

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

Colin Farrell and Jenny the donkey in The Banshees of Inisherin. The backdrops have generated huge interest for the Aran Islands. Picture: Jonathan Hession

It has been more than 70 years since Hollywood icons John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara lit up the screens against glorious Mayo and Galway backdrops, yet The Duke and The Queen of Technicolor are still box office in Ireland.

As the Aran Islands brace for waves of interest across the world due to the burgeoning success of Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, it is worth remembering the decades-long impact that The Quiet Man has had on the tourism industry[.url].