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Gabriel Byrne in DANCE FIRST

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor Gabriel Byrne stars in DANCE FIRST, the new Samuel Beckett biopic, which will screen out of competition at the 2023 San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September 30. Despite all the adulation that came Beckett’s way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. In 1969, having been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, an embarrassed Beckett simply wanted to be rid of it. Other Irish actors featured in DANCE FIRST are Aidan Gillen, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Bronagh Gallagher, Gráinne Good, and Barry O’Connor.

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Barry Keoghan in TOP BOY

Barry Keoghan

TOP BOY is set to return for its star-studded final season in September, this time featuring Irish actors Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson. Dublin-born Barry Keoghan has become one of Ireland’s most recognized talents, having received international acclaim for his swiftly growing filmography. He starred in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 war epic DUNKIRK and also appeared in CHERNOBYL, THE GREEN KNIGHT and Marvel’s ETERNALS. Most recently, he received an Academy Award nomination for his role in 2022’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, alongside his Irish costars Colin Farrell and the father of his TOP BOY costar, Brendan Gleeson.

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Patrick Kielty in BALLYWALTER

Patrick Kielty

A new film featuring Patrick Kielty in his first dramatic role will be released in cinemas next month. The trailer for BALLYWALTER, which sees the incoming LATE LATE SHOW host star alongside IFTA nominee and BAD SISTERS star, Seána Kerslake, has just been released. The comedy-drama was written by Belfast’s Stacey Gregg and has been produced by Break Out Pictures and the Elysian Film Group. It marks English actor Prasanna Puwanarajah’s directorial debut and is described as “a life affirming story of how unexpected connections can change the course of our lives”. Set in Ballywalter in Northern Ireland, Kielty, who hails from Dundrum in Co. Down, plays Shane, who has holed up in the town following the breakdown of his marriage.

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Emmett J Scanlan in THE TOWER

Emmett J Scanlan

PEAKY BLINDERS and KIN star Emmett J Scanlan will be back on our screens this month in the second series of tense ITV drama THE TOWER. And the actor is already filming the third series of the gritty thriller, in which his character is set to play a “major role”, its producers have confirmed. Recently commissioned, the third series is named THE TOWER 3: GALLOWSTREE LANE and based on Kate London’s third novel of the same name. It will see the stars of the show return, with Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins alongside Tahirah Sharif, who was BAFTA-nominated for her role as PC Lizzie Adama in the first series, Jimmy Akingbola as DC Steve Bradshaw and Dublin-born Scanlan, who has appeared in the likes of Peaky Blinders and Kin, as DI Kieran Shaw.

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Aidan Quinn in CRY FROM THE SEA

Aidan Quinn

LEGENDS OF THE FALL star Aidan Quinn is currently shooting CRY FROM THE SEA in Donegal, Ireland. The movie revolves around Seamus, an Irish lighthouse keeper who is dealing with the deaths of his wife and son. His solitary life turns around when he meets Edith, a visiting American widow. “Edith and Seamus bond over their shared grief and awaken in one another the hope that there can be life after a tragedy.

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HOPE STREET S2 now on PBS

Hope Street

The Northern Ireland-based crime series, HOPE STREET, whose first season premiered on public television stations last year, is now airing on some stations as well as on select PBS streaming services. Set in the fictional town of Port Devine on the Northern Irish coast, Hope Street follows an English detective constable, who is a Muslim with Pakistani-born parents, as she works in this sleepy coastal town.

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Jack Gleeson in THE FAMOUS FIVE

Jack Gleeson

GAME OF THRONES star Jack Gleeson will make a return to acting in a BBC adaption of Enid Blyton’s THE FAMOUS FIVE, almost ten years after he announced he was quitting Hollywood. Gleeson will star as Wentworth in the series, which famously follows young five explorers as they find themselves caught up in mysteries and adventures. The series is set to debut on the BBC, and will be based on Enid Blyton’s 21 stories which were published between 1942 to 1962 – however which specific story the series will take inspiration from is unknown. Filming is currently underway in the south of England.

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