Behind the Scenes Archives

LIR’S ROONEY BOUNCE

October 21, 2021

WHILE NOVELIST Sally Rooney has been generating headlines over her stance on Israel, her influence is also being felt in Trinity College Dublin,... Read more »

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SUSAN BERGIN’S STRATEGY

October 21, 2021

WHEN SCREEN Ireland (SI)chair Susan Bergin and chief executive Desiree Finnegan launched the agency’s strategy, ‘Building for a Creative Future 2024’ earlier this... Read more »

DESIREE FINNEGAN’S SCREEN CHALLENGE

October 7, 2021

GIVEN THE release of the widely praised Rose Plays Julie, on the weekend of September 17 (see review p20), Goldhawk took a gander... Read more »

’KIN’ MONEY

October 7, 2021

WHILE DISENTANGLING the finances of RTÉ‘s latest ‘home-grown’ production, Kin (see The Phoenix 24/9/21) ), a show owned by its Canadian and British... Read more »

DAME EDNA’S WINDFALL

September 23, 2021

EARLIER THIS month it was announced that the National Library of Ireland (NLI) had acquired “Edna O’Brien’s Papers (2009-2021)”. The arts and culture... Read more »

‘IT’ ON THE FRINGE

September 9, 2021

AS FANS of Goldhawk are aware, the organisation known as the Trans Writers Union has called for a boycott of the Irish Times... Read more »

NEESON’S GOOD NEWS

September 9, 2021

SCREEN IRELAND (SI) has finally published details of its funding for this period. Among the winners is a Hollywood ‘co-production’ starring Liam Neeson.... Read more »

EOIN MCVEY’S FULL BOARD

August 26, 2021

AT LONG last, arts and culture minister Catherine Martin has filled the numerous empty seats on the board of the National Library of... Read more »

SLOW AHEAD AT MUSEUM

August 26, 2021

WHILE CATHERINE Martin has finally filled the board at the National Library, there is less sign of activity at the National Museum of... Read more »

JUSTIN GREEN’S GIGS

August 12, 2021

THE REFUSAL to grant Electric Picnic a licence led to an immediate reaction from promoter extraordinaire Denis Desmond of MCD, who said he... Read more »

TAXMAN PLOT DEVICE

August 12, 2021

IN A bumper year for the country’s ‘independent’ film and TV producers, 33 were given the green light by the Revenue in the... Read more »

LIZ BRENNAN’S BUDGET

July 29, 2021

PERHAPS THE new chair of Screen Ireland, Susan Bergin, might move to speed up the publishing of its funding decisions. It can take... Read more »

MAUREEN KENNELLY’S EXPANDING COLLECTION

July 29, 2021

WITH A fair amount of moolah sloshing around the arts world these days, it is not surprising that the Arts Council has announced... Read more »

MUSICIANS’ BUM NOTE

July 15, 2021

THE MUSIC has stopped for the Irish Association of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (IASCA) with the limited company behind the lobby group now... Read more »

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KEVIN BARRY’S NEW SCREENPLAY?

July 15, 2021

FANS OF novelist Kevin Barry’s award-winning City of Bohane could be in for a treat with the scribbler having incorporated a film production... Read more »

DESMOND’S HIGH NOTES

July 1, 2021

SINCE THE pandemic kicked in, arts minister Catherine Martin has been handing out grants like snuff at a wake and her latest announcement... Read more »

IFTAS ‘GLITZ AND GLAM’

July 1, 2021

ÁINE MORIARTY’S annual IFTA gong show will be brought to you by Virgin Media One on July 4, and fronted by Gráinne Seoige... Read more »

ANGELINE’S HIDDEN ASSETS

June 17, 2021

THE PROPOSED new TV series, Hidden Assets, first turned up on Goldhawk’s radar when Screen Ireland dished out €300,000 to production company Saffron... Read more »

OVERDUE AT THE LIBRARY

June 17, 2021

WHEN BUSY arts minister Catherine Martin found time last week to officially open the latest (photographic) exhibition at the National Library of Ireland... Read more »

LIQUIDATING THE STRYPES

June 3, 2021

THE STRYPES, like a succession of Irish bands, were once (not so long ago) the next big thing but announced their break-up in... Read more »

SCREEN IRELAND MOOLAH

June 3, 2021

SCREEN IRELAND has announced its funding decision for the first quarter of 2021. The loans are the first to be published since the... Read more »

NEW FACE FOR NCAD

May 20, 2021

SIMON HARRIS has advertised for expressions of interest from candidates interested in serving on the board of the beleaguered National College of Art... Read more »

MARY KELLY’S PRODUCTION

May 20, 2021

CHANGE IS in the air at Wexford Festival Opera (see p18) but the good news is that the finances have started to look... Read more »

NEW FACE FOR NCAD

May 20, 2021

SIMON HARRIS has advertised for expressions of interest from candidates interested in serving on the board of the beleaguered National College of Art... Read more »

MARY KELLY’S PRODUCTION

May 20, 2021

CHANGE IS in the air at Wexford Festival Opera (see p18) but the good news is that the finances have started to look... Read more »

ARTS COUNCIL TIGHTENS UP

May 6, 2021

THE CHARITIES Regulatory Authority (CRA) has just published a notice relating to a move by the Arts Council to combine nine trust funds... Read more »

CATHERINE MARTIN’S COLLECTION

May 6, 2021

THE ARTS minister Catherine Martin has added a “significant body of artworks” to the national collection, having allocated €1m to IMMA and the... Read more »

GERRY O’BRIEN’S SEQUEL

April 22, 2021

IT IS safe to say that the ‘Irish Film Agreement’ inked by Irish Actors Equity and Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) won’t be winning... Read more »

OPEN CALL WINNERS

April 22, 2021

WHILE ARTS minister Catherine Martin has been throwing millions of euro at the arts during the pandemic, the Arts Council has also been... Read more »

ANNIE’S SUCCESSOR?

April 8, 2021

ALTHOUGH THE board of Screen Ireland (SI) lost three directors a year ago when their terms ended, no replacement cast members were found.... Read more »

GENDER GAP

April 8, 2021

NOT MUCH attention has been paid to the latest report churned out by the Merrion Square Mafia, this time concerning the handouts to... Read more »

CATHERINE MARTIN’S ADDRESS

March 25, 2021

IT WAS interesting to see arts minister Catherine Martin taking time out earlier this month to “address female representation and equality in Ireland’s... Read more »

ED GUINEY’S ‘FESTIVAL’

March 25, 2021

WHILE ALL eyes where on Cheltenham, another festival of sorts was under way in the digital sphere, featuring free Irish films being offered... Read more »

MORE MOVIE MOOLAH

March 11, 2021

WITH THE running time for the Screen Ireland (SI) board appointments process approaching epic length, the film and TV biz’s favourite cash dispenser... Read more »

HUGH LANE’S NEW FACE

March 11, 2021

AT LONG last change is in the air at the Dublin City Council controlled Hugh Lane Gallery. While the board is getting some... Read more »

SUPER SARAH’S REVIEWS

February 25, 2021

READERS OF Mick Heaney’s radio reviews in the Irish Times were treated to another instalment in his long running editorial infatuation with presenter... Read more »