More than 900 people are on waitlists for addiction supports in Ireland’s prisons
The longest queue is in Dublin’s Mountjoy, where more than 240 people languish on the waitlist for counselling for substance addiction.
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Luke: Irish documentary looks at life at a Soviet-era health retreat in Ukraine, against a backdrop of war
Gar O’Rourke’s “Sanatorium” is Ireland’s entry for best international feature film for the next Academy Awards.
Luke: In new short film “The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins”, any suggestion of “schmaltziness” is “chewed up and spat out”
Co-writers Dave Minogue and John Doran “draw more out of the premise with pathos than they would with straight laughs and heartstring tugging”.
Luke: Documentary “Beat the Lotto” is a nostalgia grab worth engaging with
“That there’s some acknowledgement of dark things on the edge of the frame, in the moments between the smiles, makes Ross Whitaker’s film” worth a watch.
In "Terratoma", director Liadán Roche explores artistic authenticity and obsession
The short film is an eerie, sometimes frantic psychological drama about Alice, an artist who is haunted by a toxic former relationship.
Luke: Documentary on musician John Murry “captures some very moving moments”
Filmmaker Sarah Share’s “The Graceless Age: The Ballad of John Murry” tells the story of the Mississippi-born musician, who is now living in Ireland.
Luke: New film “Four Mothers” is “equal parts heartwarming and heart-rending”
It’s from Darren and Colin Thornton, the sibling team behind 2016’s “A Date for Mad Mary”, “one of the truly great Irish films of the last 10 years”.
Luke: There’s too much that’s familiar in this Irish-language horror film
And as the same horrors appear again and again, attention and scarewithall wanes.
New film “Latina, Latina” explores the fascist architecture and monuments of Italy
“The impression is that the world has flipped upside-down. That the past, present and future aren’t as separate as we like to believe.”
On a layover in Dublin, a filmmaker pays homage to Quackser Fortune
“We’re leaving here in three hours,” said Frank Durant, at The Gravediggers.
A new film about writer Edna O’Brien “cuts through the fluff and grandstanding of documentaries of this type”
“Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story” is playing in theatres from 31 January.
Tarrac, reviewed
This “briskly paced, Irish-language sports film focusing on naomhóg racing” is “an underdog story that breezes past a lot of the generic formula”.
Apocalypse Clown, Reviewed
This “bemusing but often amusing comedy” won Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh this year.