Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 25/05/2026

  • AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY)

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s wonderfully quirky and irresistibly enchanting Amélie returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversary. After a lonely childhood, the adult Amélie (an adorable Audrey Tautou) devises elaborate, secret stratagems for bringing happiness to those around her. In... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: TO DIE FOR (PROGRAMME 1)

    Join us for free screenings at lunchtime on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Collect tickets at IFI Box Office or online (with a small booking fee).

    TO DIE FOR Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • HEN (2026)

    OPENS MAY 22ND

    Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece. As she fights for survival in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.00, 20.30

  • IFI YOUTH PANEL: SHOPLIFTERS

    SCREENS MONDAY MAY 25th

    Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters is a devastating portrait of a makeshift family living on the margins of Tokyo. Through their small acts of theft and tenderness, the film explores the lower-class survival, chosen bonds, and the fragile definitions of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.00

  • OBSESSION

    Socially awkward Bear (Michael Johnston) harbours an unrequited crush for childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). On a whim he buys a ‘One Wish Willow’ novelty toy and wishes for Nikki to love him “more than anything in the world”. His... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.40, 20.20

  • ONCE WE WERE PUNKS

    OPENS MAY 22ND

    1980s Bailieboro, Co. Cavan, four school friends Justin, David, Noel and Paddy form a punk band and set their sights on world domination. They have fun but not a huge amount of talent and when the big... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.50, 18.10

  • THE CHRISTOPHERS

    Gifted art restorer Lori (Michaela Coel) has been engaged by the estranged children of Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), a once infamous, now reclusive, London artist, to help them in a scheme to secure their inheritance. Posing as Sklar’s new assistant,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.10, 18.20

  • TRAD

    Donegal teenager Shóna McAnally feels conflicted about her prodigious talent as a traditional Irish fiddle player. She takes to the road with her little brother Mickey and a troupe of wandering musicians, on a cross-country journey of adventure, romance and... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.40


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