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Northern Irish series chosen for SeriesFest pilot competition lineup |
| 26 Mar 2025 | SeriesFest, held in Denver, Colorado, has announced its latest pilot competition lineup. Northern Irish digital short series Country Rogues created by Eoin Cleland and PJ Hart has been selected. |
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Hallmark limited series begins production in Dublin |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Mae Whitman, Mary McDonnell and Jane Seymour set to star in The Twelve Dates of Christmas (working title), a six-episode limited series in the works for Hallmark. Production on the limited holiday series has begun in and around Dublin, Ireland. |
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Northern Irish writer Emma Moran writes thriller for BBC |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Writer and comedian Emma Moran from Co Fermanagh, the creator of the Disney+ series Extraordinary, is bringing Honey to the BBC and German public-service broadcaster ZDF. Honey is described as a "tender and flirty, slick and dangerous darkly comedic Cold War thriller." |
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Jack Reynor to star in Lee Cronin's The Mummy |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Lee Cronin's The Mummy has cast Irish actor Jack Reynor. The production will begin filming in Ireland next week and is set for an April 17, 2026 release. |
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Virgin Media TV doc on Ireland's First Medically Supervised Injection Facility |
| 24 Mar 2025 | This behind-the-scenes documentary looks at Ireland's First Medically Supervised Injection Clinic, the government's approach to drug policy. Ireland's First Safe Injection Rooms airs at 9pm on Monday 31st March on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One |
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Wildcard releases new trailer for Irish crime thriller Amongst The Wolves |
| 24 Mar 2025 | The official trailer and poster have just been released for Amongst The Wolves, the new film from Irish director Mark O'Connor. The film is set to open in Irish cinemas on Friday May 2nd. |
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Element Pictures announces new BBC drama The Cage |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha to star in new BBC drama The Cage, written and created by Tony Schumacher and produced by Irish production company Element Pictures. |
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First Irish production to use hydrogen power |
| 24 Mar 2025 | New film Kung Fu Deadly starring Chinese-Irish actor Steven He will become the first production in Ireland to deploy hydrogen power units. |
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A new Irish animation series lands on RTE2 this Spring |
| 20 Mar 2025 | HOLT, the brand-new, fantasy action-packed Irish animated series premiering this April on RTE2. |
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Gabriel Byrne joins John Wick spin-off Ballerina |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Irish actor Gabriel Byrne is joining the John Wick universe with Ballerina. The two-time Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne will star in the film opposite Ana de Armas. |
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Newgrange Pictures developing 'Pillgate' an Irish drug loophole comedy |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Newgrange Pictures, the Irish film and TV production company led by producer Jackie Larkin, is developing Pillgate, a dark comedy feature based on the legal loophole that temporarily decriminalised some Class A drugs in Ireland. |
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Colin Farrell in talks to play DC Comics hero Sgt Rock |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Irish actor Colin Farrell is in negotiations to play the DC Comics hero Sgt Rock in a movie that could begin filming in the UK this summer. |
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Martin McDonagh making his new film 'Wild Horse Nine' on Easter Island |
| 19 Mar 2025 | The Banshees of Inisherin writer-director Martin McDonagh has brought together an all-star cast for his new film Wild Horse Nine. |
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Sharon Horgan to make new comedy series for HBO |
| 13 Mar 2025 | 2025 IFTA Best Drama winner Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan is to write, star in and executive produce a new comedy series for HBO as part of a deal recently signed between her production company Merman and US TV network HBO. |
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Brian Durnin's 'Spilt Milk' Wins Glasgow Film Festival Audience Award |
| 13 Mar 2025 | 2025 IFTA nominee Spilt Milk took home the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival this year, wrapping up the 21st edition that featured guests including James McAvoy, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Tim Roth and Takehiro Hira. |
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Irish language music series Ceolta launches on BBC NI |
| 13 Mar 2025 | BBC NI Gaeilge has annoucned the launch of new music series Ceolta, set to premiere in March 2025. Hosted by Fiachna ? Braon?in of Hothouse Flowers and acclaimed singer-songwriter Eve Belle, Ceolta will bring audiences on an unforgettable journey through the rich and evolving music scene of Ulster. The series is supported by Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund. |
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Irish Language Broadcast Fund celebrates 20 years |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Northern Ireland Screen has marked 20 years of the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) with a special celebration event on Tuesday. |
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Michael Kinirons among 10 directors selected for Seriesmakers lab |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Irish filmmaker Michael Kinirons has been selected among ten projects for the third edition of Series Mania's Seriesmakers initiative, aimed at feature directors moving into TV series. |
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Irish Actress Nicola Coughlan cast in 'Magic Faraway Tree' |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 2025 IFTA nominee Nicola Coughlan, best known as Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton and as Clare Devlin in Derry Girls is among the ensemble cast for the film adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree. |
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Irish Actress Jessie Buckley to join Tim Crouch's play 'An Oak Tree' |
| 12 Mar 2025 | London's The Young Vic Theatre has announced an extended run and additional cast members including Irish actress and Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley for Tim Crouch's play An Oak Tree, which will now run from May 6-24th 2025, marking the production's 20th anniversary. |
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