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

THE IRISH RIVIERA
This early film from Irish Tourist Association enticed visitors to the sunny south coast: Cork City, Mizen Head, Garnish, and the then inhabited Blasket Islands.

FILM INFO: 10 minutes, 1989, Colour

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THE STORY OF MICHAEL FLAGHERTY
Inspired by Flaherty’s Man of Aran, this short film celebrates the simple yet grueling life of fictional Michael and Sarah Flagherty in Connemara and on the Aran Islands.

FILM INFO: 14 minutes, 1941, Black and White

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AN ISLAND EVACUATED
British newsreel of the evacuation of Inishark.

FILM INFO: 2 minutes, 1960, Black and White

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ACHILL ISLAND
Life on Achill Island, off County Mayo – shark fishing, shepherding, pottery making, teaching, B&B-ing and socialising in the pub by night.

FILM INFO: 27 minutes, 1972, Colour