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25.01.2022 New hard-hitting single from Áine Tyrrell. Galway born but Australian domiciled, Áine has been writing and performing from the heart the length and breadth of Australia. Making contacts and co-productions with many different communities but finding many political and cultural intersections with Australia's First Nation people. This new record pulls no punches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVhzaPwbH4&feature=youtu.be

25.01.2022 This week’s Festival Film Flashback to stream comes from 2015. As the Troubles hit 1970s Belfast, young rebel and music lover Terri Hooley opens a record shop in the most bombed half-mile of Europe. He gathers a motley crew to bring his city back to life - whatever else is happening. Based on a true story, Good Vibrations is a great flick with heart, soul and very, very good sounds. Perfect to round up a rainy weekend. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfqkyjx3g_w Avai...lable from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com//mov/good-vibrations/id912994481 GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/sto/movies/details/Good_Vibrations YouTube: #sofascreening #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #Iso #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #FísEireann #wfh #GoodVibrations #FergalSharkey #AdrianDunbar #JodieWhittaker #RichardDormer #DylanMoran #LiamCunningham #Belfast

24.01.2022 A great music, arts and culture festival coming up this weekend in Fremantle, Western Australia, staged by our friends at Kidogo Arthouse. Great to see the Irish and Indigenous folks working together! https://www.kidogo.com.au/kidogo-irish-aboriginal-festival/

24.01.2022 https://www.irishtimes.com//jack-charlton-s-own-grievances He done more for Anglo-Irish relations than the Queen and Charlie Haughey put together. Jack Charlton philosophy on life...'Play the easy ball'. Another good man gone.

23.01.2022 Big ups to Comhaltas Sydney for keeping it lit!

22.01.2022 We want them ALL!

21.01.2022 This week's Festival Flashback is the outstanding animation Song of The Sea. Not just enchanting for children, fans of Ghibli, folklore and beautiful stories - this is worth a watch. 99% Rotten Tomatoes score. From Irish Film Festival Aus 2016. Trailer: https://youtu.be/VrhoOzW8oF8 Available from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com//song-of-the-sea-2014/id947952957... Google Play: https://play.google.com/sto/movies/details/Song_of_the_Sea YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVcf0ugHp0M #sofascreening #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #Iso #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #FísEireann #wfh #SongofTheSea #CartoonSaloon #TommMoor

21.01.2022 Leah Flanagan is an Australian First Nations singer and songwriter with Irish connections. Growing up in the tropics of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory, Flanagan was raised by a community of cultures bolstering her proud Italian, Aboriginal (Alyawarre) and Irish heritage. Like many musicians in these Covid times Leah is turning to the the web to fundraise for her terrific new album. Go néirigh an bóthar léi.

20.01.2022 We're screening no less than FIVE documentaries this year. Here's our Top Picks for your Thursday night: 1. THE BALLYMURPHY PRECEDENT - award-winning director Callum Macrae explores the murders of 11 innocent people by the British Army Paratroop regiment in West Belfast, 1971. ... 2. ENDLESS SUNSHINE ON A CLOUDY DAY - John Connors (of Love/Hate fame) directs this heart-wrenching true story of Irish influencer, Jade McCann as she documented her and her father's cancer diagnoses online. 3. SÉ MO LAOCH - a lively music-filled exploration of Australian-Irish musician, Steve Cooney who is widely-regarded as one of the best trad guitarists in Ireland today. TICKETS: https://watch.eventive.org/irishfilmfestivalaus

20.01.2022 Join us at the The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney on October 16th as we celebrate #harpday2020 for the first time in Sydney! Grab a picnic and enjoy a lunchtime ...performance by renowned Sydney Harpist Cliona Molins and friends. The performance will begin from 12.30pm. Check out our website for more details about the event! Harp Ireland RTÉ lyric fm Arts Council Ireland Culture Ireland

18.01.2022 How good is Tom Vaughan Lawlor's acceptance speech for Best Actor at this year's Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards! 'Rialto' is streaming on demand from 19 - 29 Nov. Hit the 'BOOK NOW' button at the top of the page for tickets.

18.01.2022 Big news came in overnight ... Arracht has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category. Want some exclusive content? Catch the interview with Director, Tomás O’Suilleabháin and actors Donal O’Héalaí and Dara Devaney when you purchase the film. ... This unforgettable Famine drama is streaming on demand from now until 29 Nov.

18.01.2022 Comment if you can relate.

17.01.2022 Want to brush up on your Gaelic? TG4 is no longer geo-blocked so you can access dozens of Irish series from anywhere online! (Pssst- there is the option to translate the page to English if you need some help) FÉACH ANSEO: https://www.tg4.ie/ga/player/catagoir/faisneis/

17.01.2022 In what has no doubt been one of the hardest years in their history, Melbourne's Gaelic Park very generously sponsored our festival. Thank you so much to Michael Comerford and the team for their support. https://www.facebook.com/gaavictoria/

16.01.2022 This one is doing the rounds at the moment ... Very much NOT part of our festival. Just some exquisite content to make your ears squirm.

16.01.2022 We ran an International Short Film Competition for the Irish Diaspora to showcase their talent. And the results didn't disappoint. There's just over 48 hours left to enjoy eight Sensational Shorts for just $10! Keep your eyes peeled for the two winners: Wine Lake (Irish Diaspora Best Short Winner: Australia) and What Betty Sees (Irish Diaspora Best Short Winner: Global).... WATCH: https://watch.eventive.org/irish//5f90d553ba6bfe0094aabc58

16.01.2022 Australia's favourite Galway woman is back in Sydney next week. Áine Tyrrell causing more chaos for the Patriarchy! Saturday is sold out but still some tickets left for Friday. https://www.facebook.com/events/903306460073009/

15.01.2022 https://variety.com//jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-barry-ke/

14.01.2022 Variety says 'Rialto' builds an intimate portrait of masculine crisis, illuminated by two extraordinary central performances.' Starring the hypnotizing Tom Vaughan Lawlor and written by Mark O'Halloran, we are so excited to bring this beautiful, confronting, unforgettable film to Australia. Streaming on demand from 19 - 29 Nov. Book at the link below.

13.01.2022 The Republic of Cork honours its punk rock past. https://www.irishexaminer.com//artsandc/arid-40037669.html

13.01.2022 The Online Irish Film Festival starts NEXT WEEK! 3 Comedies 1 Thriller 3 Dramas... 5 Documentaries 8 Short Films Streaming on demand 19 - 29 November, at your place. Head to the BOOK NOW button at the top of this page for tickets

12.01.2022 A touching tribute to frontline workers in Drogheda and all round the globe. (And I've got to disclose my brother Brendan is a member of the choir!) Liverpool supporters will recognise the song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RSKpvY9cK4

12.01.2022 In 2018 on the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement we screened watershed film In the Name of Peace, John Hume in America, and hosted its’ Writer/director in Australia. Hume’s work in kick-starting peace negotiations during the early 90s, doubtless led to the 1994 IRA truce and later Good Friday Agreement. However his work - from the late 1960s - was never greatly featured in modern Irish history. Please click below to see an intro to the film by then Consulate G...eneral of Ireland to Australia, Jane Connolly. sited and Full director Q+As on the Irish Film Festival website In the Name of Peace, John Hume in America, is not currently available via Video on Demand (VOD). We will announce any updates to this, as and when they occur. https://www.youtube.com/watch #JohnHume #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #FísEireann #MauriceFitzpatrick #IrishFilmFestivalAustralia

11.01.2022 This year Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was due to take place in Mullingar with over 500,000 people from Ireland and around the world travelling to the Irish midlands for the biggest traditional Irish Music festival in the world. This year’s festival has been postponed but TG4 will be broadcasting 4 nights of the best traditional music with the best of musicians from around the world from the heart of Mullingar from August 6-9 as we create our own #Fleadh2020. The Fleadh people ...have asked us to contribute some music from around the globe and here is the Sydney segment brought to you by Comhaltas and the Gaelic Club. Big ups to Jimmy Mullarkey on the accordion from County Sligo leading the session on the accordion. Jimmy is a legend in trad circles in Sydney and has set many a céilí on fire (metaphorically speaking of course!). You can catch the four TG4 Fleadh programs at: https://www.tg4.ie/en/?s=player #fleadh2020 #comhaltas #comhaltassydney

10.01.2022 The Irish Run the World! The Ireland fund are organising their annual 5K fundraiser on Sept 19. It's a great cause helping charitable agencies in Ireland and Australia. It also links up the Irish diaspora from Wellington to Washington (and not forgetting Woolloomoollloo!) Get active and take part... details here. https://www.mycause.com.au/events/australianglobal5k2020

10.01.2022 NEWSFLASH: It’s finally arrived! Dingle Single Malt Batch 5 has now landed in Australia. This extremely limited ‘small batch’ single malt has been delighting the critics and has been aged in Bourbon, Pedro Ximinez and Medeira casks. Artisan Ireland are the exclusive online retailer in Australia for Dingle Single Malt Batch 5 and if you would like to be in with a chance to win a bottle of this extremely limited release, sign up at the link below!

10.01.2022 The stormy east coast waves are looking a little like the rugged Atlantic coast right now, so that's where this week's #IrishFilmAtHome brings us. Between Land and Sea, is a striking film shot in Lahinch, Co Clare, and will let you hit the waves without leaving your sofa. Links to streaming, rental and trailer below. Award-winning doumentary maker Ross Whitaker finds a community of surfing enthusiasts drawn to Lahinch because of the town’s craggy rocks and killer waves. The d...oco follows these folks for 12 months, and sees how they keep their heads above water, recreationally and financially, when both are dependent on the country’s erratic seasons. Another Irish Film Festival Flashback (2019) scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, see trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fp4GTOOu-I iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com//between-land-and-s/id1478303083 GooglePlay: https://play.google.com//mov/details/Between_Land_and_Sea DocPlay: https://www.docplay.com/shows/between-land-and-sea -- #sofascreening #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #Iso #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #FísEireann #wfh #atlantic #BetweenLandandSea #IrishSurf #Lahinch #CoClare #surfschool #RossWhitaker #BigWaves #Aileens

09.01.2022 A great chance to see some Irish Music hosted by Comhaltas Sydney ! Grab tickets at: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=733184

08.01.2022 Missing the Irish film festival? You're in luck! Click the link below to check out SBS on Demand's 'Green Week' - 8 Irish films available to stream for a limited time. Revisit some of our favourite films from over the years! - Calm with Horses (2020) - Song of Granite (2017) - Good Vibrations (2013)... Start watching now! https://irishassociation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click

08.01.2022 You may not know the name Mark O’Halloran, but if you’re from Ireland, you’ll know his films - ‘Garage,’ ‘Adam & Paul’ and ‘Viva’ to name a few. Irish Film Festival director, Dr Enda Murray chats to Mark about adapting his play, ‘Trade’ into the award-winning film, ‘Rialto’ starring the inimitable Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Catch the extended version of this interview when you purchase ‘Rialto.’ Streaming on demand now until 29 Nov! (there’s a wee surprise for cat lovers in there ...too ) Thank you Culture Ireland for making these Q&A’s possible and to Amire Strategic Digital Marketing for sponsoring this incredible film. #rialtomovie #markohalloran #tomvaughanlawlor #ireland #IFFAU2020 #filmfestival #streaming #irish

07.01.2022 This weekend’s #IrishFilm@Home is the critically-acclaimed Bobby Sands 66 Days, playing on Netflix. It's an evenhanded, insightful, and overall absorbing look at this resonant chapter from Irish history. Sands’ emotive and non-violent protest to be classified as a political prisoner saw him elected to the British Parliament and bring the plight of himself and fellow inmates to the world stage. Stream here: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80126507... If this played in the background of your childhood, or if you are new to this part of history - this is an eye-opening view. Directed by Brendan J Byrne Bobby Sands: 66 Days brings you to 1981 Belfast. Scored 78% on Rotten Tomatoes. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPCCawjcOVw #sofascreening #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #Iso #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #IrishFilmFestivalAustralia #NIScreen #BobbySands66Days #BobbySands #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #BrendanJByrne #MartinMcCann #FintanOToole

06.01.2022 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this festival happen. A lot goes on behind the scenes of seemingly small events like this one. A massive shout out to our sponsors. We always appreciate your support, but given 2020 has been such a risky business year, the faith and generosity you displayed won't be forgotten. A special thank you to Create NSW whose support enables festivals like ours to stay alive.... But most of all, thank you to YOU, our audience, for sharing the joy of Irish film, for sharing the love on Facebook and for all the generous donations you made in addition to your ticket purchase. We love you! See you in 2021!

05.01.2022 It’s the last weekend of the festival! Start streaming your films before midnight Sunday. Go forth and conquer! Link in bio.

04.01.2022 Some Monday night cheer for ye Streaming on demand now. Link in bio.

03.01.2022 We were staying in places with local populations who didn’t really care about the film. You’d just be down the pub, and you’d chat with anybody, so all of the resources that I needed were there. Find out how the rather strapping Armenian-American-English star of Calm With Horses perfected an Irish accent at the link below. Calm With Horses is streaming on demand from 19 - 29 November. Tickets on sale now.

03.01.2022 For anyone finding it tricky to navigate the online film festival world, we're going to leave this post pinned to the top of our Facebook page for the duration of the festival. Click the link below for help guides to buying tickets, accessing films and watching the festival at home :)

02.01.2022 Big ups to a new Irish talent who has arrived in Sydney. Catch her at her first Sydney gig all the way from Derry!

02.01.2022 The burning question of 2020 has been: How do you say ‘good luck Irish Film Festival’ in Korean and Nepalese?’ You asked. We answered.

02.01.2022 This week’s #IrishFilmAtHome is not a Festival flashback, but a classic screening on SBS On Demand. Back in 1989 Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of artist and author Christy Brown. It’s brilliant. And has come up as a favourite Irish film ever in discussions at Festival HQ. What is your favourite Irish Film Ever? We want to know! Watch here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand//1203101251950/my-left-foot... #sofascreening #IrishFilmAtHome #IFFAU2020 #LoveIrishFilm #Iso #IrishFilm #IFIInternational #CultureIreland #BordScannáin #FísEireann #wfh #Oscar-winning #DanielDayLewis #BrendaFricker #CP #ChristyBrown #IrishFilmFestivalAustralia https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand//1203101251950/my-left-foot

01.01.2022 Some great music live from Mullingar at da Fleadh! https://tg4.ie/en/player/home/