Picture this. It is Saint Patrick's weekend. You have zero interest in rugby (sorry Ireland). You would rather die than cram yourself into Temple Bar. What you really want is an Irish film to watch. But you have stipulations. Good Christ no Darby O Gill and the Little People. No paddywhackery at all in fact. No films about ‘the bleedin’ troubles’ either. No American Irish films that hurt us so much (yes I am talking about you Leap Year). Indeed, as much as you love In the Name of the Father and The Butcher Boy what you really want to see is a film that has been made a little more recently. Maybe something that you might not have seen when it came out, perhaps one that was a little unloved or disappeared from the cinema a little too quickly (or never made it there at all). This is manageable. Following on from this list is even better news: most of these filmmakers have new films due in 2018. Give me something good, I hear you say with exasperation. Relax, have a cup of coffee and read on. CinÉireann has your back.
Ah sure you'll watch an aul Irish fillum... Ah ya will