Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)

In 1968, Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon conducted a series of ‘innocent’ interviews with politicians, clergy and ordinary people of the day which exposed the truth of a repressed, suppressed and censored country; and the hypocrisy of church, politics and state. The resulting documentary is a provocative, biting portrayal of 1960s Ireland.

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Ryan’s Daughter (1970)

Set in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

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Saoirse? (1961)

Documentary covering the period 1919-1922 in Ireland's history; showing the war of independence against the British and the civil war that followed using archive footage from the time, including original newsreel footage.

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Seven Women (2016)

Everyone has heard of the seven men who signed the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, but rarely hear about the women who were caught up in the extraordinary events of Easter 1916. This riveting documentary reveals the stories of seven women who were at the heart of the Easter Rising.

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Some Mother’s Son (1996)

The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.

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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.

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Spitfire Paddy: The Ace with the Shamrock (2017)

Documentary about the life and career of Irish World War II fighter ace Brendan "Paddy" Finucane.

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Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village (2016)

In August of 1871, many residents of the small village of Knock, County Mayo reported seeing an apparition of the Virgin Mary. More than a century later, the village is still defined by this event; although more modern explanations sit uneasily beside the traditional beliefs.

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The Dead (1987)

Based on the short story by James Joyce, Gabriel Conroy and wife attend an early January dinner with friends at the Dublin home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.

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The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)

After inheriting his father's title, the young noble, Hugh O'Connell, is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.

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