BRIDGERTON star Nicola Coughlan and BEHIND HER EYES actor Eve Hewson are among five Irish nominees battling it out for the Irish Film & Television Academy’s (IFTA) Rising Star award. Rounding out the five are writer and director Cathy Brady (WILDFIRE), writer and actor Clare Dunne (HERSELF) and writer, director and producer Paddy Slattery (BROKEN LAW).
THE ICE ROAD is Neeson’s latest film, arriving this week on Netflix, and it continues his career’s somewhat improbable second act as an action hero. Neeson stars here as Mike McCann, a trucker who is one of several drivers recruited to transport three large, heavy drills to a remote northern Canada mine in order to free miners trapped in a collapse.
DERRY GIRLS star Siobhan McSweeney explores Northern Ireland in a new television series. McSweeney, who is from Cork had never set foot in Northern Ireland before filming the hit comedy show but soon fell in love with the beautiful landscape.
Irish actress Charlene McKenna has bid farewell to the PEAKY BLINDERS ‘family’ after she finished filming the sixth season of the gangster series. Monaghan woman Charlene made a brief appearance on the fifth season of Peaky Blinders, taking on the role of IRA leader Captain Swing.
A new PBS travel series hosted by Emmy-nominated Irish tenor Michael Londra will feature the island of Ireland and its music. The new six-part series IRELAND WITH MICHAEL premieres on PBS this month. Set amid stunning Irish scenery, the series will tell the story of Ireland through the eyes and hearts of its greatest assets – its creators, painters, singers, dancers and storytellers.
Holy F***, starring FATHER TED’s Ardal O’Hanlon, examines the relationship Irish people have with swearing. Among those appearing in the upcoming show are none other than Ardal’s friend, comedian Tommy Tiernan, as well as Irish rock legend Bob Geldof. Holy F*** will air from 9.30pm on RTE One this Sunday.
The popular drama, set in Ireland and based on a novel of the same name by Sally Rooney, is nominated in the director, editing, sound, and photography and lighting categories for a fictional television show. Paul Mescal has been nominated in the leading actor category for his performance as Connell, and Daisy Edgar-Jones is nominated for leading actress for her role as Marianne.
The GREAT FAMINE VOICES ROADSHOW is returning with what producers describe as “a brand new series of standalone short films and online discussions beginning with Black Abolitionists in Ireland”. The first program, airing Sunday May 2, features a short film and online discussion and focuses on the story of Sarah Remond’s visit to Ireland in 1859 to win support for anti-slavery, even as her own country was hurtling towards a bloody civil war.