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1. Big Swinger (1989)
15 min | Short
Jimmy is an ex-showband drummer who runs a pirate radio station in a small midlands town. He is assisted by Sid, his young side-kick, who is an aspiring musician. The peace and quiet of the... See full summary »
Director: Declan Recks | Stars: Tom Hickey, Kevin Reynolds, Maurice O'Donoghue, Graham Wilkinson
Votes: 8
2. Father Ted (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 43,862
3. A Fine Romance (1989)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Louisa Phillips and Michael Trent are a once married couple who are still tied together by their job of co-hosting a travel show. This will they or won't rom-com was filmed in the scenic hot spots of Europe.
Stars: Margaret Whitton, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Moore, Dinah Lenney
Votes: 79
4.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
A Song for Europe
(1996)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted and Dougal enter their song, "My Lovely Horse", into the Euro Song 96 contest.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 681
5. The Light of Day (2014)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
A hilarious mockumentary 'The Light of Day' follows a flailing film crew as they attempt to adapt the vampire graphic novel 'The Quench'. Hindered by their tragically over-zealous director,... See full summary »
Directors: Amy Carroll, Conor Dowling, Eoin O'Neill | Stars: Jack Hickey, Lorna Larkin, Aidan Lawlor, Dermot Magennis
Votes: 39
6.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading
(1996)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted, Dougal and Jack try to give up their vices for Lent.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 583
7.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
Escape from Victory
(1998)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted comes up with a scheme to win a football match against Father Dick Byrne.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 517
8. Animated Tales of the World (2000–2004)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Each episode of the series retells international story tales that has originated in many countries around the world, such as Poland, Scotland, Russia, etc.
Stars: Julie Higginson, Sheridan Smith, Wayne Foskett, John Normington
Votes: 90
9.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
Den grimme ælling
(2005)
TV-14 | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Mother Duck has found a strange egg amongst her duck eggs, which hatches into a most ugly duckling. The Ugly Duckling quickly finds that he has upset the strict social structure of the ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Dermot Arrigan, Nicola Coughlan, Liz Cuti, Ned Dennehy
Votes: 7
10. The Fairytales (2003–2005)
TV-14 | 28 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Animated adaptations of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tales. The series celebrates his 200th birthday using a narrative style and wit updated to suit present day audience.
Stars: Henrik Koefoed, Ditte Gråbøl, Thomas Mørk, Søren Spanning
Votes: 310
11.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
Competition Time
(1995)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted, Dougal and Jack enter a talent competition visited by a BBC presenter with an odd drinking problem.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 639
12. Ros na Rún (1996– )
25 min | Drama
Irish language "soap" set in an imaginary Connemara village.
Stars: Macdara Ó Fátharta, Fionnuala Ní Fhlatharta, Máire Eilish Ní Fhlatharta, Pól Ó Griofa
Votes: 83
13. Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted (2011 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary, Comedy
On the 15th anniversary of its launch, this documentary follows Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on a return trip to Craggy Island to take in its location and discuss how the series was made with cast and crew.
Director: Adrian McCarthy | Stars: Patrick Drury, Neil Hannon, Frank Kelly, Graham Linehan
Votes: 77
14.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
Nattergalen
(2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Stig Hoffmeyer, Henrik Koefoed, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 7
15. War of the Buttons (1994)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The children of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoelaces, and underwear of their captured opponents, in order to get the boys in trouble ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Brendan McNamara
Votes: 4,596 | Gross: $0.01M
16.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
Kejserens nye klæder
(2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The Emperor is very concerned about fashion. So when two great "aristes" of fashion design come to his palace with letters of recommendation from the best dressed leaders of the world, he ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Dermot Arrigan, Klaus Bondam, Nicola Coughlan, Christian Damsgaard
Votes: 7
17. Falling for a Dancer (1998)
Unrated | 200 min | Drama, Romance
After a casual fling with an actor, a 1930s Irish woman becomes pregnant and avoids the stigma of raising a bastard child by marrying a boring older man.
Stars: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Liam Cunningham, Eleanor Methven, Maurice O'Donoghue
Votes: 724
18. Mebollix (2006)
10 min | Short, Comedy
A comedy drama about Tony Doyle facing his imminent vasectomy, and his journey home.
Director: Simon Gibney | Stars: Paddy C. Courtney, P.J. Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, Ronan Wilmot
Votes: 17
19.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
De vilde svaner
(2005)
TV-14 | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Dermot Arrigan, Nicola Coughlan, Liz Cuti, Ned Dennehy
Votes: 8
20. Making the Cut (1998 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Sean McGinley, Andrea Irvine, Alan Archbold, Anne Brogan
Votes: 23
21. The Lilac Bus (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Con O'Neill, Stephanie Beacham, Beatie Edney, Dervla Kirwan
Votes: 63
22. Da (1988)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Fantasy
A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.
Director: Matt Clark | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Martin Sheen, William Hickey, Karl Hayden
Votes: 514 | Gross: $0.60M
23.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
Den lille havfrue
(2003)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The youngest Princess of the mermaids falls in love with a human Prince.
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Dermot Arrigan, Nicola Coughlan, Ned Dennehy, Patrick FitzSymons
Votes: 10
24.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
Lille Idas blomster
(2003)
TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Little Ida is sad because her flowers have wilted. She can't understand how they were blooming yesterday, and today, they look faded and tired. Hans, her tutor and a great storyteller, ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Henrik Koefoed, Mathilde Kjær Hansen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Søren Spanning
Votes: 8
25. After Midnight (1990)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
An alcoholic night watchman in a Dublin hotel redeems himself with the help of a new assistant.
Director: Shani Grewal | Stars: Saeed Jaffrey, Hayley Mills, Ian Dury, Dhirendra
Votes: 41
26. The Courier (1988)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery, he does some digging and discovers that the messenger company is a front for a drug ... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Deasy, Joe Lee | Stars: Padraig O'Loinsigh, Cait O'Riordan, Gabriel Byrne, Ian Bannen
Votes: 141
27. Connemara (1990)
98 min | Adventure, History
Story based on the legend of Tristan and Isolde set in the Middle Ages.
Director: Louis Grospierre | Stars: Charley Boorman, Brigitte Marvine, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johara Farley
Votes: 17
28. A Short History of Ireland (1998 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Norman Staples | Stars: Maurice O'Donoghue, Brendan Finucare, Owen Leonard, Kitty Leyden
Votes: 15
29. EastEnders (1985– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.
Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown
Votes: 9,241
30. Pigs (1984)
78 min | Drama
Grim tale of marginalized souls in an apocalyptic Dublin inner city. Jimmy takes up residence in a derelict and once elegant house in a no-go inner area. He is soon joined by other ... See full summary »
Director: Cathal Black | Stars: Jimmy Brennan, George Shane, Maurice O'Donoghue, Liam Halligan
Votes: 51
31. True Lives (1998– )
Documentary
Stars: Michael McElhatton, Miche Doherty, Maurice O'Donoghue, Nicolas Cosgrave
32. Buried Alive (2004– )
30 min | Comedy
On each programme one celebrity guest will view and react to their obituary film. Each film is not just a portrait - it's an obituary, with all the trappings that entails.
Stars: Frank Kelly, Louis Walsh, Mary Coughlan, Barry McGuigan
33. Faith (1993)
15 min | Drama, Short
Director: Martina Durac | Stars: Brendan Cauldwell, Eamonn Kelly, Maurice O'Donoghue
34. Waiting for Houlihan (2004)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Maurice Healy | Stars: Con Houlihan, Maurice O'Donoghue
35.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1507
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Wendy Richard, Olivia Shanley, Pat Laffan, Todd Carty
36.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1508
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Todd Carty, Adam Woodyatt, Caroline Paterson, Sean Gleeson
37.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1509
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Todd Carty, Melanie Clark Pullen, Wendy Richard, Olivia Shanley
38.
A Fine Romance (1989)
Episode:
Absence of Chalice
(1989)
Drama, Romance
In Ireland, the villagers think Louisa has discovered a long-lost chalice. She and Michael find out that they're still legally married, and Michael tries to keep her from selling a house he once owned.
Director: Bill Froehlich | Stars: Margaret Whitton, Christopher Cazenove, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Moore
39.
The Fairytales (2003–2005)
Episode:
The Flying Trunk
(2005)
TV-14 | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Dermot Arrigan, Nicola Coughlan, Liz Cuti, Ned Dennehy
40.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
4
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Pamela Carragher, Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings
41.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
5
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Terry Byrne, Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings
42.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
6
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings, Bairbre Hergett
43.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
8
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Pamela Carragher, Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings
44.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
9
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Pamela Carragher, Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings
45.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
10
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings, Bairbre Hergett
46.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
17
(1996)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings, Bairbre Hergett
47.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
18
(1997)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Maire Hastings, Bairbre Hergett
48.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
19
(1997)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Bairbre Hergett, Ann Marie Horan
49.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
20
(1997)
Drama
Stars: Brendan Conroy, Diarmuid de Faoite, Bairbre Hergett, Ann Marie Horan
50.
Ros na Rún (1996– )
Episode:
30
(1997)
Drama
Stars: Terry Byrne, Diarmuid de Faoite, Sorcha Fox, Maire Hastings