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Kneecap dominates 2024 BIFA Awards with seven wins including Best British Independent Film |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Irish language box office hit Kneecap has emerged as the big winner of this year’s British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), with the film earning seven awards including Best British Independent Film. |
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Tourism Ireland opens applications for 2025 International Programming Ireland Fund |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Tourism Ireland has announce that applications are open for its 2025 International Programming Ireland Fund. |
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TG4 reveals line-up of award-winning Irish-produced films airing this Christmas. |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Leading the list of home-grown productions scheduled to be broadcast on TG4 this Christmas is the Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin, which will make its TV premiere on Christmas day at 8pm on TG4. |
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ITV releases trailer for new drama Playing Nice starring Niamh Algar and James Norton |
| 04 Dec 2024 | The official trailer has been released for gripping new ITV psychological thriller, Playing Nice starring BAFTA nominated Irish actor Niamh Algar (Mary and George, The Virtues) alongside BAFTA nominee James Norton (Happy Valley), Olivier nominated James McArdle (The Mare of Easttown), and BIFA nominated Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey). |
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Official trailer released for Dexter: Original Sin starring Patrick Gibson |
| 02 Dec 2024 | The official trailer featuring Irish actor Patrick Gibson reprising the role of Dexter in Paramount+ and Showtime’s new series Dexter: Original Sin has been released ahead of its debut on Paramount+. |
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Strident's new Cybersex crime documentary commissioned by BBC Three & Northern Ireland |
| 25 Nov 2024 | BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Three have commissioned Northern Ireland production company Strident’s new documentary film, Hunting The Cybersex Crime Gang. |
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FX's Troubles drama Say Nothing debuts to wide acclaim on Disney+ |
| 21 Nov 2024 | New Troubles drama Say Nothing has been lauded international since its launch on Disney+ last week. |
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Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars airs this Thursday on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Writer and podcaster Blindboy Boatclub will explore the origins, evolution, and cultural legacy of early Irish Christianity in his new documentary Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars. |
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Round 2 participants and host studios announced for Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2024 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Screen Ireland and Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet has announced the Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship participants and host studios for the second programme of 2024. |
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Full line-up revealed for 15th Belfast Media Festival with over 40 sessions scheduled |
| 07 Nov 2024 | The 15th Belfast Media Festival (BMF) 2024 entitled ‘Creativity in Motion’ will take place on Wednesday, November 13th and Thursday, November 14 at the MAC Belfast, in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland. |
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RTÉ and Screen Ireland to broadcast three new Storyland dramas on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player |
| 31 Oct 2024 | RTÉ and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has unveiled three new Storyland dramas, which will air on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from tonight Thursday, October 31st at 10:35pm. |
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Mipcom: Twenty-strong delegation of Irish entertainment companies attend Cannes |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Twenty Irish digital entertainment companies have embarked on Cannes this week for MIPCOM, led by Enterprise Ireland. |
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Production underway on Deadpan Pictures' Irish Blood starring Alicia Silverstone for Acorn TV |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Filming is underway in Ireland on Irish Blood, which follows hot-shot Los Angeles divorce lawyer, Fiona Sharpe, who receives a letter from her estranged father and sets out to uncover the mystery of his disappearance. |
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Kneecap biopic to release on Prime Video next month; African theatrical rights acquired |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Kneecap, the debut feature film from Rich Peppiatt, will be available to stream in Ireland and the UK on Prime Video next month. |
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New original sitcom Good Boy from Tony Cantwell and Hannah Mamalis debuts on RTE Player |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Good Boy, a brand-new four-part RTÉ Player Original sitcom, is now available on the Player with all episodes ready to stream. |
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Irish delegation travels to Los Angeles for trade mission promoting Ireland's VFX & Post sector |
| 25 Sep 2024 | An Irish delegation, including Minister Peter Burke (T.D.), Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, and the IDA, have partnered on a trade mission to Los Angeles. |
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RTÉ reports net deficit of €9.1m in 2023; declining TV Licence revenue and increases in operating costs listed as contributing factors |
| 17 Sep 2024 | RTÉ Annual Report for 2023 has confirmed a net deficit of €9.1m for the national broadcaster that named a decline in the TV Licence revenue, increase in operating costs, and the broadcast of several special events as contributing factors to a “challenging year for the organisation”. |
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Minister Martin confirms Government agreement on funding of RTÉ and Public Service Media |
| 24 Jul 2024 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, TD, has announced that Government has agreed multi-annual public funding for RTÉ which, through a combination of an improved TV licence system and Exchequer support, will ensure that RTÉ is supported to deliver on its Statement of Strategy. |
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€725m public funding plan for RTÉ to be signed off on by Cabinet |
| 24 Jul 2024 | At its final meeting this morning before the summer recess, the Cabinet will sign off on a new funding proposal for RTÉ, which is expected to retain the TV Licence fee. |
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Coimisiún na Meán appoints Aoife MacEvilly as Commissioner for Broadcasting and Video on Demand |
| 23 Jul 2024 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has announced the appointment of Ms. Aoife MacEvilly as Commissioner for Broadcasting and Video on Demand in Coimisiún na Meán. |
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