Director Ian Fitzgibbon discusses ‘The Walsh Sisters’


29 Sep 2025 | IFTN sat down with director Ian Fitzgibbon to discuss his latest series, The Walsh Sisters, following its season debut on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday, September 28 at 9.30pm. 



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BBC announces Irish golf series with Bill Murray


29 Sep 2025 | BBC announces a new six-part series where Hollywood actor Bill Murray visits Ireland’s well renowned golf course. Murray visits “some of the Emerald Isle’s most iconic courses in a love letter to both the game and the place that shaped the Murray clan.” 



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Denise Gough cast in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia


29 Sep 2025 | Irish actress Denise Gough, best known for her role in Disney+’s Star Wars series Andor as the ambitious Imperial officer Dedra Meero is joining to cast of Greta Gerwig’s reboot of The Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix. 



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New WRAP Commission Location Recce Support Scheme


29 Sep 2025 | The WRAP Commission has launched a new scheme for production location recce support, which covers eligible productions in Clare, Donegal, Galway city, Galway county, Mayo, Roscommon and/or Sligo. 



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Irish Premiere of Saipan announced as Opening Gala of 70th Cork International Film Festival


29 Sep 2025 | Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced that the Opening Gala of the 2025 edition, marking the significant 70th anniversary of Ireland’s oldest film festival, will be the Irish Premiere of Saipan, directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, and starring Steve Coogan and Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke. 



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Colin Farrell presented the Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award


29 Sep 2025 | Oscar-nominated Irish actor Colin Farrell presented his new film, Edward Berger’s The Ballad of a Small Player, in Zurich on Saturday, where he received the Golden Icon award in honour of his career achievements. 



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Virgin Media Television announces release date of Baz Ashmawy’s Faithless season 2


29 Sep 2025 | Virgin Media Television has announced the return of its series, Faithless, for a brand-new season, launching on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Play at 9pm on Wednesday, 8th October. 



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Sawyer Spielberg to lead Colin Broderick’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen’


26 Sep 2025 | As reported by Variety, Sawyer Spielberg (filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s son) has landed his first major lead role in Irish filmmaker Colin Broderick’s crime drama ‘Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen’ 



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Irish actor Peter Claffey selected for Stars of Tomorrow 2025


26 Sep 2025 | As reported by Screen Daily, Screen International has announced the 2025 line-up for Stars of Tomorrow, which spotlights 20 rising stars across acting and filmmaking in the UK and Ireland. Irish actor Peter Claffey has been selected. 



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House of Guinness is available with Irish subtitles on Netflix


26 Sep 2025 | Netflix announced that its new series, House of Guinness, will be available to members with Irish subtitles. It’s the first time Netflix have included Irish subtitles on one of their titles. 



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Updated Screen West Website & Galway Talent Database Callout


26 Sep 2025 | Ardán is creating an up-to-date database for screen talent working in film, TV, games, animation, and VP who are habitually resident in Galway (6 months or more per year). 



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The Traitors Ireland acquired by BBC


25 Sep 2025 | The BBC have acquired The Traitors Ireland for BBC Three and iPlayer. The series will launch in November, after BBC’s upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors concludes. 



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Michael McElhatton discusses ‘House of Guinness’


25 Sep 2025 | IFTN sat down with Irish actor Michael McElhatton to talk about House of Guinness, the new drama series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which premieres today, September 25th, 2025, on Netflix. 



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Seamus O’Hara discusses ‘House of Guinness’


25 Sep 2025 | IFTN sat down with Northern Irish actor Seamus O’Hara to talk about House of Guinness, the new drama series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which premieres today, September 25th, 2025, on Netflix. 



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Obituary season 2 teaser trailer released


25 Sep 2025 | Obituary returns for a second season. The official teaser trailer has been released. 



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Virgin Media Television will host first Presidential Election debate


24 Sep 2025 | Virgin Media Television has announced comprehensive coverage of the 2025 Presidential Election campaign with the three confirmed candidates invited to appear on a special Tonight Show: Presidential Debate next Monday.   



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Warner Bros. release The Bride! trailer starring Jessie Buckley


24 Sep 2025 | Irish Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley stars in The Bride! alongside Academy Award winner Christian Bale, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Warner Bros. have released the official teaser trailer. 



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Irish film The Spin releases on October 24


24 Sep 2025 | Brenock O’Connor and Owen Colgan star in Irish film The Spin, directed by Michael Head. The film will receive a nationwide theatrical release of October 24. 



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Latest round of Coimisiún na Meán Sponsorship Scheme launched


24 Sep 2025 | Coimisiún na Meán has launched a new round of its Sponsorship Scheme, which will provide approximately €300,000 in funding to support a range of media-related events and activities during the coming year. 



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Belfast Harbour Studios to be operated by The MBS Group


24 Sep 2025 | Belfast Harbour Studios, Northern Ireland’s premier studio facility, and one of the UK’s leading production campuses, has engaged The MBS Group to operate the state-of-the-art media campus. 



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