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Alan Gilsenan
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Producer: Martin Mahon
Category
Documentary
The names of the United Irishmen – Theobald Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet, William Drennan, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and Mary Ann McCracken – have become the stuff of legend, but the reality of what they achieved is often forgotten. In their struggle for independence from the British Crown, the United Irishmen proved unique in their embrace of all sides – Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter. Their ill-fated rebellions of 1798 and 1803 arguably laid the foundations for the violence that blighted Ireland until the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Now, as Irish people attempt to find new ways to live in harmony across the island, the story of the United Irishmen deserves to be re-told with Gilsenan’s signature authority and great visual and aural flair. The Society of United Irishmen was founded in November 1791 in the Eagle Tavern on Eustace Street, now home to the IFI and neighbours. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
100 minutes, Ireland, 2023, Colour
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HOME TRUTHS (PROGRAMME 1) 13:40
I SAW THE TV GLOW 20:20
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: BROWN BAG FILMS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS! 11.00
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: GREETINGS FROM MARS 13.30
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: THE CONCIERGE AT HOKKYOKU DEPARTMENT STORE 16.15
KNEECAP 13:15, 17:45, 20:10
LONE STAR 4K RESTORATION 11:00
MRS ROBINSON 11:10, 14:30 (OC), 18:10
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO 20:00
ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS 15:30
PULP FICTION 4K RE-RELEASE 17:00
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council