Et job er gået galt og nu brænder jorden under lejemorderne Ray og Ken's fødder. Derfor sender deres chef Harry dem til den belgiske by Brügge, hvor de venter på deres næste opgave. Ken forelsker sig hurtigt i den lille middelalderby, mens Ray hader byens søvnige idyl. Da opkaldet fra Harry endelig kommer, har den kønne Chloë dog gjort Ray mere varm på opholdet. Men hvad har Harry på hjerte?
Gerry Conlon er en ubetydelig tyv i 70'ernes splittede Belfast, og hans største interesser er at drikke sig fuld og feste, hvilket hans stille og skrøbelige far Giuseppe er meget imod. Da Gerry gør IRA vrede, sender hans far ham til England, hvor hans udskejelser gør, at han er på det forkerte sted på det forkerte tidspunkt. Han er uskyldig, men tvinges til at tilstå terroristers bombeangreb og idømmes livsvarigt fængsel. Den uskyldige Giuseppe bliver også anholdt og fængslet, og i fængslet opdager Gerry langsomt, at faderens tilsyneladende skrøbelighed dækker over en utrolig styrke og klogskab. Sammen med en meget engageret forsvarer beslutter Gerry at få sin uskyld bevist, rense sin fars navn og afsløre sandheden bag en af juraens mest skamfulde begivenheder i nyere tid.
Da 8-årige Ben og hans 4-årige søster Saoirses mor forsvinder, bliver de to børn sendt til byen for at bo hos deres bedstemor. De beslutter dog hurtigt at vende tilbage til deres hjem ved havet, men rejsen bliver et kapløb mod tiden, og på vejen bliver de to søskende trukket ind i en verden, som Ben ellers kun kendte fra de folkeeventyr, hans mor plejede at fortælle. Men dette er langt fra en godnathistorie, og det står hurtigt klart for Ben, at deres overlevelse afhænger af Saoirse.
Filmen er baseret på den virkelige historie fra 1961 om belejringen af en irsk FN-bataljon på 150 mand under befalingsmand Patrick Quinlan af 3.000 congolesiske tropper anført af franske og belgiske lejesoldater hyret af mineselskaber.
Frank McCourts vender sammen med sine forældre tilbage til Irland, da det ikke lykkes at skabe et ordentligt liv i Amerika. Men hjemme venter kun fattigdom og den rene og skære elendighed, så de første 16 år af Franks liv er ingen dans på roser. Frank findes skam i virkeligheden, og i 1996 udkom hans erindringer, som Alan Parker har valgt at bringe til det store lærred.
Gerry Boyle er en irsk politibetjent, der er skide ligeglad med det hele. Selv da en FBI-agent banker på og begynder at udspørge ham om en international bande narkosmuglere, gider Gerry ikke rigtigt tage det alvorligt, og han gør sit bedste for konstant at hyle FBI-agenten ud af den. Men da det viser sig, at smuglersagen hænger sammen med en lokal forbrydelse, bliver Gerry modvilligt nødt til at tage sig sammen...
I 50 år har irske Philomena båret på en tung hemmelighed. Som teenager fødte hun en søn, som den katolske kirke tvang hende til at bortadoptere. En dag møder hun den desillusionerede journalist Martin Sixsmith, der fascineres af hendes historie. Sammen begiver det umage par sig ud på en bevægende rejse for at finde ud af, hvad der blev af Philomena's søn.
Irland 1920. Det netop overstået valg til det nye irske parlament har givet overvældende støtte til Sinn Fein, med deres ideer om selvstændighed, socialisme og skabelsen af en selvstændig stat. Dette kan den britiske overklasse ikke acceptere, og indsætter 7000 paramilitære styrker, som blev kendt som “black and tans” Damien er netop blevet færdig uddannet som læge, og har fået arbejde i London på et af landets bedste hospitaler. Men da han overvære to episoder af de brutale overgreb som “black and tans” udøver på lokalbefolkningen, ændre han mening og slutter sig til sin bror Teddy, i IRA’s befrielseskamp. IRA vinder frem og briterne giver tilsidst efter og tilbyder irerne en traktat der vil stoppe blodsudgydelserne. Ikke alle er dog enige i at det er frihed man har vundet, og en desperat borgerkrig bryder ud. Damien og Teddy står nu i et kæmpe dilemma som får fatale følger.
Michael Collins satte sit voldsomme fingeraftryk på en politisk konflikt i Irland, der den dag i dag er uden en holdbar løsning. Påskeopstanden i Dublin i 1916 er starten på irernes frihedskamp. Oprørerne slås brutalt ned af englænderne, men kampen fortsætter. Michael Collins leder en nationalistisk guerilla-lignende bevægelse, der vil bekæmpe englænderne med alle midler.
I en idyllisk irsk landsby omkring århundredeskiftet lykkes det for gamle Darby O'Gill at fange alfernes konge, Brian Connors. Det betyder, at Darby har ret til at få tre ønsker opfyldt, men alfekongen er en snu lille rad, så Darby må bruge al sin list for ikke at blive narret.
Borgerrettighedsforkæmperen Ivan Cooper har travlt med de sidste forberedelser inden starten på en fredelig protestmarch i den nordirske by Derry - bl.a. med at overtale de forskellige grupper på den irsk-katolske side til ikke at lave ballade. I det militære hovedkvarter er stemningen også anspændt. Den britiske øverstkommanderende er opsat på at statuere et eksempel og har udkommanderet ekstra mandskab i form af hårdkogte 'paras' (faldskærmssoldater). Pga. den overvældende militære tilstedeværelse forsøger Cooper at omdirigere demonstrationen. Men en del af demonstranterne fortsætter ad den planlagte rute og ryger dermed lige direkte ind i briternes afspærringer, hvor soldaterne venter med skarpladte våben...
En gruppe mislykkede klovne tager på et kaotisk roadtrip med et stift lig i klovnebilen, efter at et mystisk teknisk blackout har kastet Irland ud i anarki og kaos. Jenny er journalist og besat af konspirationsteorier. Hun leder efter en måde at sende ”sandheden” til hele verden. The Great Alphonso er en pompøs tidligere tv-klovn, som øjner en mulighed for at genoplive karrieren og genvinde den berømmelse, han længes sådan efter, mens Bobo, Pepe og Funzo desperat forsøger at undslippe vreden fra nogle hævnlystne menneskestatuer.
Joy er lige blevet mor og er parat til at give sit nyfødte barn væk, da hun møder Mully, en fræk gadedreng. Sammen tager de to uslebne diamanter ud på eventyr og en flugt fra verden.
Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland.
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in a comedy that follows an American man and an Irish woman who make a bloody mess as they struggle to fall in love in London.
A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence.
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family in the 1980's.
David Tynan O'Mahony, better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian. Initially becoming known in Australia during 1963–64, Allen made regular television appearances in the United Kingdom in the later 1960s and 1970s
Starting on the day a long, dormant feud between two local families is brutally reignited, this continuing drama is based around a busy Dublin Garda station. On one side, the Hennessys, a local dynasty, whose name is above half the businesses in town. On the other side, the Kielys, who have turned petty crime into a cottage industry. Charting the life and dramas of a community about to be enveloped by a feud, through the eyes of those who police it, each episode will be a mix of 'crime of the week' stories and on-going serial arcs, following principle characters in both their professional and personal lives. A powerful and moving drama, Red Rock is a contemporary western, set in the shadow of Ireland's 'gold rush'.
Ros na Rún is a long-running Irish soap opera produced for the Irish language television channel, TG4. It was originally broadcast on RTÉ One in the early 1990s before the existence of TG4. It now broadcasts for 35 weeks of the year, airing 2 episodes each week from September to May. The programme is set in a fictional village called Ros Na Rún, located outside Galway, and near Spiddal, and centres around the domestic and professional lives of its residents. It is modelled on an average village in the West of Ireland but with its own distinct personality – diverse population that share secrets, romances, friendships etc. While the core community has remained the same, the look and feel of Ros Na Rún has changed and evolved over the years to incorporate the changing face of rural Ireland. It has established a place not only in the hearts and minds of the Irish speaking public, but also the wider Irish audience.
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
The 3-part documentary series The Irish Civil War tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson, produced in partnership with University College Cork by RTÉ Cork as part of the Decade of Centenary commemorations and based on UCC’s “mammoth and magnificent” Atlas of the Irish Revolution, this documentary series features extensive archive film footage, photographs and materials, interviews with leading academics, archive interviews with contemporary participants and witnesses, firsthand witness accounts read by actors, detailed and dynamic graphic maps based on those featured in the Atlas of the Irish Revolution, and stunning cinematography of the very locations where events took place.
The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British television. Each show explores one subject from it's history through to the present covering 6 or 7 topics (or subheadings) using voxpops and informed opinion to inspire comedy sketches and unflinching rants from numerous created characters. The third series is performed by comedians David McSavage, John Colleary, Pat McDonnell and Dermot McMorrow among others. The topics we are covering this year range from Media and Politics to Christmas and Family.
The year is 1993. The UK and Ireland are swept up in electrifying boy band mania. Across Dublin’s clubs, bars and schools, a feverish hunt begins, to find the next musical sensation. In the era before tv talent shows ruled, hundreds vied for stardom, but only five working-class Dubliners would have the luck to be plucked from obscurity and be thrust into the global spotlight. It’s here, we begin our story.
A three-part documentary series that journeys to the heart of Ireland's coast, revealing its fascinating origins, rich biodiversity and magnetic charm.
The Panel was a weekly topical comedy-style chat show produced by Happy Endings Productions for RTÉ. It is based on the Australian programme The Panel, produced by Working Dog Productions for Network Ten. The 2010–2011 season began on 7 October 2010, with a new permanent presenter, Craig Doyle, and ran each Thursday at 22:15 on RTÉ One until 26 January 2011. The theme song is "Waterfall" by The Stone Roses.
Each episode looks back at the news and events of a particular year, using news archive footage, along with subtitles as the means of narration, to recount notable Irish and international events of the time.
A young British priest adjusts to life in a rural Irish community where life revolves around the church and the local pub. Everyone knows everyone else's business, and everyone usually has an opinion on it. While characters come and go, the small-town qualities remain.
Castles are the powerhouses that dot across our islands. History Hit’s Matt Lewis discovers Irish castles, from ancient high points to Norman keeps to medieval citadels.
A Garda from a small rural village in Ireland, moves to Dublin City and must adjust to life as a big-time Garda, with hilarious results.
Ardal O'Hanlon goes on a fascinating journey around the islands of Ireland, unearthing the history, observing the wildlife and meeting the islanders trying to live sustainably within their extraordinary environment.
Mainly contain sketches from Allen's earlier shows and he also talks about his long career with the BBC.
