Irish Films of 2025
We take a look at some of the Irish films coming to screens in 2025. We’ll update films, premieres, release dates and platforms and add reviews and interviews as they come in.
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Report: Into the West - Celebrating Cinema & Culture & Galway Film Fleadh
From Irish language drama to Berlinale gems, in this article, contributor and filmmaker Mick Jordan gives his top films of Galway Film Fleadh 2025.
Article: Behind the Scenes of Documentary: A European Perspective
Jules Ní Chonchobhair, head of MEDIA Office Galway, has been working behind the scenes to bring Documentary: A European Perspective to Galway this October. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about the event. We also spoke with previous participant Adrian McCarthy, from Curious Dog Films.
Essay: In the Name of the Censor
And CUT! From In the Opinion of the Censor (2025) to a century of regulation, Seán Patrick Donlan charts the story of Irish film censorship.
Article: Still Rolling. Róisín Kearney on Her Path to Puttnam
From directing RTÉ docuseries Keep It Up to helming prize-winning shorts, to developing her feature and series with Screen Ireland support, Róisín Kearney is a filmmaker in full flight. Now, her latest short, The Laughing Boys, is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, and her recent win at Fast
Podcast: Gar O'Rourke, Director of 'Sanatorium'
We are delighted to be partnering with the Galway Film Fleadh to bring you a series of podcasts spotlighting filmmakers whose work is screening at this year’s festival. In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Gar O'Rourke, Director of 'Sanatorium', which screens at this year's festival as well as Shor
From the Archives: In Conversation with Tomm Moore
With beloved Cartoon Saloon animation 'Puffin Rock' poised to return for a third season, we look back through the archives, and this conversation with Tomm Moore, Irish illustrator, director and is the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon
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Conor Bryce sinks his teeth into 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'.
Short Film Review: Conveyance
June Butler surveys the horror of the housing market in her review of Irish short 'Conveyance'.
Review: Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn
Mick Jordan dives into the chapters of 'Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn'.
Northern Ireland Film Festival: Film Devour
Niall McCloskey sinks his teeth into Northern Ireland's most earnest film festival. Film Devour is a short film festival that screens a few times a year in central Belfast. "You keep making them, we’ll keep showing them" is the mission statement of Film Devour according...
Podcast: Introducing StarGAZE Participants Alba Fernandez, Philip Emo & Hiram Harrington
In this podcast, Film Ireland is delighted to partner with the National Talent Academy for Film & TV and GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival as we're joined by three participants from their fantastic starGAZE programme. Listen back as cinematographer Alba Fernandez, producer and screenwriter Ph
Review: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The twenty-fifth anniversary rerelease of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' is a welcome chance to enjoy the Coen Brothers’ typically idiosyncratic take on Homer’s Odyssey on the big screen.