Wild Geese: ‘Once you have it all figured out, life in LA is great’

Film director couldn’t resist the lure of Hollywood when chance presented itself

International language of laughter: RTÉ seeks comedies with export potential

Funding scheme with Irish Film Board will see four pilots and one full series produced

Irish film industry glued to unfolding Brexit drama

Co-productions with UK should survive, but free movement vital, says film board

Creative Ireland plan reaching ‘squeaky bum time’

Ireland needs to ‘go big or go home’ on film and television industry strategy, event hears

Another writers’ strike? It’s like a surreal Hollywood sequel

Ireland wants to be a ‘global hub’ for TV, but words don’t end up on the screen by magic

Colm Tóibín, novice screenwriter

The Irish writer has teamed up with Stellan Skarsgård, Nina Hoss and Volker Schlöndorff to make his first film, about ‘rewriting reality’

‘Screen Ireland’ is an aspiration without funding – for now

Irish Film Board would like to broaden its remit, but first it needs the money

Irish Film Board calls for restoration of funding to €20m

Capital budget has been cut 44% since 2008

‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Room’ win big at Ifta awards

Bob Geldof and Liam Neeson among stars in Dublin for Irish film industry awards

US investor buys Lord Edward St block

Irish Film Board calls for additional development money

R&D is ‘the lifeblood’ of the film and television business, says James Hickey

Landmark office block on Lord Edward Street seeks €6m-plus

Five-storey building of 1,324sq m has imposing granite façade

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Windmill Lane studios: a musical timeline from 1978 to now

Acts such as U2, Van Morrison and Kate Bush brought international fame to a small corner of Dublin’s docklands

Amazon’s television forays a ‘victory’ for content-is-king claim

Irish drama production has already benefited from the interest of the new tech players