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Saint Patrick’s day: our pick of the best films by Irish directors and movies set in Ireland

From Nineties thrillers to Oscar-winning period dramas, here are some of our favourite Irish films

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Oscars 2023 makes history and breaks boundaries with first Asian win and Irish nomination

The Oscars 2023 has broken boundaries as the Michelle Yeoh won the best actress title, Ruth Carter became the first black woman to win two Oscars and the first Irish-language film nomination

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

In ‘The Quiet Girl,’ a history making film for Ireland

Filmmaker Colm Bairéad’s Irish language adaptation of a Claire Keegan short story, “The Quiet Girl,” is proving to be a watershed moment for Irish cinema

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Hit Irish language drama An Cailín Ciúin hits major milestone in cinemas

The hit Irish language drama was released in May

Irish Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

An Cailin Ciuin selected as Ireland's entry for Oscars as director 'honoured' by IFTA choice

The superb film premiered back in February and has had critics and cinemagoers raving since then, bringing in over €800,000 to date

Irish Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

The Quiet Girl: Irish-language film breaks box office records in Ireland and UK

An Cailín Ciúin, as it is known in Irish, has earned more than €600,000 since its release last month

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

The Quiet Girl review – exquisite debut drama set in rural Ireland

A young girl sent to live with relatives for the summer blossoms in Colm Bairéad’s beguiling first feature

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022

‘I fell in love with it in a profound way’: how The Quiet Girl’s fostering story captured its director’s heart

First-time director Colm Bairéad on turning the novella Foster by Claire Keegan into the tear-jerking tour de force that swept the Irish Film and TV awards

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

The Quiet Girl review – deeply moving tale of rural Ireland already feels like a classic

A silent child is sent away to live with foster parents on a farm in this gem of a film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022