John Murphy

‘If I were to take up hurling now, at 41 years of age, how bad could I possibly be?’ Book extract from Old Parish, Ciaran Murphy’s account of taking up Ireland’s national game as a late (very late) starter

‘If I were to take up hurling now, at 41 years of age, how bad could I possibly be?’

If anyone’s planning to go to the cinema this weekend, make it your business to see Sanatorium. Fingers crossed it will represent us at the Oscars - and honestly, it’s just a truly gorgeous film. And cinematic.

I was singing its praises on Arena last week:
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More info here... ifi.ie/margo-harkin

YouTube video by Irish Film Institute Margo Harkin: Radical Witness Trailer

The IFI is doing a Margo Harkin retrospective season all throughout Sept.

Margo has long been one of Irelands most important and influential filmmakers & this season is a rare opportunity to see her most vital works.

It opens with 'Stolen' this Tuesday which I was honoured to cut a few year back.

YouTube video by Luke McManus North Circular - Cinema Trailer

After an incredible cinema journey at home and abroad North Circular hits the small screen tonight. RTE ONE 9:35.

Don't miss it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0y...

YouTube video by Luke McManus North Circular - Cinema Trailer

After an incredible cinema journey at home and abroad North Circular hits the small screen tonight. RTE ONE 9:35.

Don't miss it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0y...

Delighted to be heading back to the Galway International Arts Festival this Saturday for a chat with two heroes of mine - Dr Paul Rouse, the GAA polymath, and @sineadocarroll.bsky.social.

All organised by the wonderful Catriona Crowe, limited tickets still available on www.giaf.ie/festival/eve...

Sanatorium will be in Irish cinemas in September. So do come along!

Delighted that 2 films I cut won awards at this years Galway Film Fleadh. 'Baite' won the best Irish Language Award and 'Sanatorium' won the award for Best Feature Documentary.

⭐️Winner of Best Irish Feature Documentary: Gar O'Rourke for SANATORIUM ⭐️

⭐️Winner of Best Irish Language Feature Film: BÁITE⭐️

Justine McCarthy: For over 30 years, George Gibney has lived as a free man, without having to face a trial Some of his accusers died before they got a chance to readjust their picture of Gibney from an all-powerful figure to a 77-year-old man facing extradition

Justine McCarthy: For over 30 years, George Gibney has lived as a free man, without having to face a trial

Yet another terrific piece that finds space for the weird little movie I financially ruined myself by making:

15 Irish Horror Movies To Chill Your Summer - Reactor Yes, there's folk horror, but there's so much more.

@leahschnelbach.bsky.social has declared: It's an Irish horror summer.

Here's 15 Irish horror films that take new and refreshing directions on horror tropes, even if that means holding space for a psychic driving instructor:

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The chapter about the making of ‘hurricane’ was extraordinary.

Have you read Sam O’Steen’s biography. It’s a cracking read.

Happy birthday Mark!

Aislinn Clarke’s new film is everything I’ve always wanted in a folk horror. It’s truly terrifying and also looks absolutely stunning. Make sure to see it in a cinema. #fréwaka demands a big screen.

🩸FRÉAMHACHA🩸
🎬I bPictiúrlanna na hÉireann - Inniu 25 Aibreán🍿#horrorfilm #cine4 #frewaka #frewakamovie

“Uncanny nightmare fuel” @variety.com

Aislinn Clarke’s Fréwaka (Fréamhacha) is in Irish cinemas now, a dtacaíonn Fís Éireann go bródúil leis. 🐐 💚

🎟️ Book your tickets now: www.wheretowatchireland.com/movie/frewaka

#IrishFilm #IrishHorror

#Fréwaka hits Irish cinemas TODAY 🐐🔥🐐

@screenireland.bsky.social @tg4.bsky.social @doublebandfilms.bsky.social @aislinnclarke.bsky.social

Mystical Irish Folk Horror Fréwaka Weaves an Unnerving Spell Aislinn Clarke's Irish folk horror Fréwaka unnervingly gets under your skin as both a paranoid drama and a creepy, mythological film.

Shudder's mystical Irish folk horror Fréwaka weaves an unnerving spell. #Frewaka #Ireland #horrormovies www.pastemagazine.com/movies/horro...

So terribly sad to hear this awful news. I was honoured to work with Martha on ‘Stolen’ just two years ago. She was a wonderful producer and a lovely person. My sympathies to all her family and friends.

Every evil has it's roots...🐐

Catch our preview of FREWAKA next Wednesday 23rd, followed by a Q&A from with @claremonnelly.bsky.social, Bríd Ní Neachtain and @aislinnclarke.bsky.social hosted by @whosaisha.bsky.social 🎤

Book now 🎟👉 ifi.ie/film/frewaka/

Only a fortnight to go until our preview of the haunting Irish language folk horror FRÉWAKA! 🐐🔥

Join us on Wednesday 23rd, for our Q&A screeing with @claremonnelly.bsky.social , Bríd Ní Neachtain and @aislinnclarke.bsky.social hosted by @whosaisha.bsky.social 🎤

Book now 🎟👉 ifi.ie/film/frewaka/

‘Sanatorium’ review: Striking portrait of Odesa’s Soviet-era health facility Documentary from Irish director Gar O'Rourke debuts at CPH:DOX

My favourite in the main CPH:DOX competition: Sanatorium is a witty, elegantly composed account of a run down Soviet era health spa in Ukraine. www.screendaily.com/reviews/sana...

‘Sanatorium’ Visits a Brutalist Ex-Soviet Wellness Resort in Ukraine Offering an “Oasis of Respite” Gar O'Rourke's doc will premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen: "I pretty much fell in love with the place after a week of mud baths, and hydro massages, electro massages, and salt pool therapies."

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YouTube video by MetFilm Sales Sanatorium (2025) | Official Trailer | MetFilm Sales

It's world premiere day for 'Sanatorium' at
CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. I'm immensely proud to have cut this film for director Gar O'Rourke and I cant wait for audiences to see it www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUiG...

Every evil has its roots.

🐐 Fréwaka (Fréamhacha), the new folk horror from writer-director Aislinn Clarke, is coming to Irish cinemas on April 25th, proudly supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland.

#IrishFilm #IrishHorror

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