Join us for free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect your tickets online (with a small booking fee) or at IFI Box Office. American film director and Irish citizen John Huston presents a guided tour of Dublin steeped in history and teeming with Dubliners young and old, scripted by author James Plunkett.

JOHN HUSTON’S DUBLIN

PROGRAMME ONE
In Part 1 he visits Moore Street and The Liberties, the horse track and the greyhound track and explores historical sites at the GPO, Kilmainham Gaol and Liberty Hall.

Dir. John McGreevy. 23 mins, Ireland, 1979, Digital

PROGRAMME TWO
Part 2 takes us to Dublin Zoo; Niall Tobin remembers Brendan Behan in Ryan’s Pub; Dublin architecture is explored in its public buildings and Georgian squares, while natural beauty is found along the coast and in the city’s parks.

Dir. John McGreevy. 25 mins, Ireland, 1979, Digital

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn