Aoife Kelleher
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@MichaelKellyIC
Given that some of those people are abuse victims, Michael, I think that that is a thoughtless and tasteless comment.
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Delighted to have produced and narrated the first programme in the new series of
@RTEdoconone
, which tells the story of Majella Moynihan, who, in 1984, as a young Garda recruit, became pregnant by another recruit Garda. Now on
@RTERadio1
#doconone
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Delighted that our doc about Vincent Hanley is Pick of the Week in
@Independent_ie
1980s Ireland was harsh and unforgiving to so many, including those in the LGBT community & people with HIV/AIDS. Hope you’ll revisit that time with us on Monday at 9.35pm
@RTEOne
@MindtheGapFilms
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@MichaelKellyIC
I'm sure you're aware that the term "trigger" is used by psychologists to describe something that calls to mind a previous trauma. It's hardly very compassionate to use it in this context.
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I’ve written a book with Majella Moynihan, telling her extraordinary life-story and describing her experiences as a member of An Garda Síochána. It’s out next week and you can pre-order it here:
#AGuardedLife
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Absolutely thrilled for
@MajellaMoyniha2
, who was so brave to come forward and tell her story in our
@RTEdoconone
. She’s an incredible woman and deserves all of her accolades.
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If you missed our
@RTEdoconone
, The Case of Majella Moynihan, this afternoon, you can listen again here. The programme will also be repeated tomorrow on
@RTERadio1
at 7pm.
#Majella
#DocOn1
#DocOnOne
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It has been a privilege to assist Majella Moynihan in telling her story, first in our documentary & now in our book, A Guarded Life, published today. As a child and as a member of An Garda Síochána, her experiences reveal so much about Irish society but also about her resilience.
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It was a joy to make this documentary about the late Vincent Hanley with such a great team:
@MindtheGapFilms
, Matthew Kirrane, Graham Newcombe, Colm O’Meara and the brilliant
@ladyiveagh
.
Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes.
RTÉ One.
Monday, Feb 21st @ 9.35
Via
@MindtheGapFilms
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Commissioner apologises to former garda investigated over premarital sex
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There has been a huge response to our
@RTEdoconone
, The Case of Majella Moynihan. It’s being repeated now on
@RTERadio1
.
#Majella
#DocOn1
#DocOnOne
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Hugely grateful to Sarah Blake, Liam O’Brien and the
@RTEdoconone
team for their support and for providing a platform for Majella’s story. It took a long time to find a home for this documentary.
#Majella
#DocOnOne
#DocOn1
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Delighted and honoured that The Case of Majella Moynihan has won second place at the Prix Europa for Radio Current Affairs.
#PrixEuropa
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My three neighbours are having a heated conversation in the middle of the road. About Albert Camus. I ❤️ Drumcondra.
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Henry. Wee Wheels.
Henry Wee Wheels, as the toy poodle is affectionately known, had been left to die in China after suffering terrible injuries in an attack by another dog, is now helping school children in Co Armagh during the pandemic 🤗
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Our
@RTEdoconone
‘The Case of Majella Moynihan’ will be repeated on
@RTERadio1
this evening at 6pm. It’s a timely reminder of the treatment meted out to single mothers and their children in Ireland, as recently as 1983.
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Please watch our short documentary about women and families who have experienced a diagnosis of Fatal Foetal Abnormality. Our contributors were so brave to share their stories:
@TFMRIRE
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Delighted that One Million Dubliners won Best Factual
@CelticMediaFest
.
@UGFilms
@rte
@IrishFilmBoard
@rogerchilds2u
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Such a debt of gratitude is owed to
@maeveorourke
,
@Ka_ODonnell
and
@cmcgettrick
for their years of tireless work representing and advocating for the survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland. At times like this, I don’t know how they keep going.
#UnsealTheArchives
#Stand4Truth
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Thinking of all of the sick Dads out there, their families and everyone caring for them. Ours survived septicaemia two weeks ago thanks to the amazing staff at
@Beaumont_Dublin
. Forever grateful.
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Delighted that The Case of Majella Moynihan has been shortlisted for the
@IMRORadioAwards
for Best Documentary:
@RTEdoconone
@MajellaMoyniha2
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One Million Dubliners was made with & by such incredible people
@glasnevinmuseum
,
@UGFilms
, our crew & the wonderful Shane. A labour of love
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We spent over a year filming in The Midlands Prison to make this four-part series. The first episode goes out this Wednesday at 9pm on
@VirginMedia_One
"Half of the people I grew up with are dead through drugs and drink... the prison saves half of them"
Catch 'Inside Ireland's Biggest Prison: True Lives' this Wednesday at 9pm on Virgin Media One
#InsideIrelandsBiggestPrison
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Delighted that The Case of Majella Moynihan has been nominated for the Prix Europa for Radio Current Affairs
@MajellaMoyniha1
@RTEdoconone
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Late to this. What an incredible, life-affirming story.
Celebrations at Tullamore College after 14-year-old student was granted leave to remain in Ireland
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Delighted that One Million Dubliners has won a medal at New York Festivals Television & Film Awards in Las Vegas.
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This guy is at large in Drumcondra since yesterday lunchtime. He’s completely deaf and there’s no sign of him in the neighbourhood, so we’re hoping someone has taken him in. If you do see a large, white and likely confused gentleman, we’d love to have him home
#lostfoundpets
Lost yesterday in
#Drumcondra
, deaf male cat, 12 years old.
Please check your garden sheds if they've been open.
@aoifekelleher
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We Need To Talk About Dad, a doc I made with the wonderful
@BrendanCourtney
& family, is on Monday, 9.35pm, on RTÉ1:
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I am in awe of
@DoireannNiG
’s writing in A Ghost In The Throat, which is so profound, poetic and minutely observant. It’s a book I want to carry with me everywhere. It’s the book I want to be buried with.
With her new book,
@DoireannNiG
has recovered the story of a woman who shouldn't have been forgotten, she tells us
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Delighted that One Million Dubliners is to receive the Directors' Choice award at the Boston Irish Film Festival
@IrishFilmFest
@UGFilms
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Absolutely delighted. Thanks
@IFTA
Amazing news! Our RTÉ documentary “We Need To Tak About Dad” has just recieved TWO Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) nominations. Dad would be so honoured and proud, thank you
@IFTA
.
@WAKATVIRELAND
@aoifekelleher
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So delighted that our Marriage Equality video has gotten over 300,000 views this week. Only a month to the big day:
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If you haven't seen One Million Dubliners, there's another chance to catch it tonight at 10.15pm on RTE1:
http://t.co/VcIOSkUuvI
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So happy to be in Boston for the international premiere of
#OneMillionDubliners
@IrishFilmFest
. Only half an hour to go.
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Beautiful
#HowToTellASecret
Wonderful work from
@SeanieLove
@AnnaRodgersDocs
@ZlataFilipovic
@Robbie_Lawlor
@LadyVeda
@EleanorBowmanDP
@MichaelFleming_
@hughrodgers
@artscouncil_ie
@DublinFilmFest
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@gabysayshey
Exactly. It’s not that people shouldn’t hear from beloved and established presenters like Seán but the dearth of younger talent on air feels so pronounced now.
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Archive segment in
#Centenary
edited by the brilliant Juangus Dinsmore in
@screenscenepost
. Impressive to include such a challenging piece.
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Thor is back! Courtesy of the amazing detectives in the Dublin 9 Mammies & Daddies WhatsApp group. Thanks everyone for sharing and helping.
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Keeping fingers crossed for The Case of Majella Moynihan at the
@IMRORadioAwards
this evening. It would be lovely to be celebrating with the amazing team who brought it to
@RTEdoconone
but will have to settle for another reunion with my couch.
@MajellaMoyniha2
@RTERadio1
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Val McDermid schooling absolutely everyone on Christmas University Challenge.
#StHilda
'sForever
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Ten years ago, I directed my first documentary, Growing Up Gay, inspired by the life-saving work of
@BeLonG_To
&
@MichaelNBarron
. It was a labour of love by all involved, including
@AnnaRodgersDocs
,
@CTLFilms
,
@RTEOne
& above all by our brave, generous teenage LGBT+ contributors.
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Delighted that The Case of Majella Moynihan has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards.
@MajellaMoyniha1
@RTEdoconone
The moment you've been waiting for is here! Our Grand Jury members have selected the 2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards Finalists.
Up next: The Medal Round.
#RadioAwards2020
#NYFRadioAwards
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Strange Occurrences In A Small Irish Village is
@SunTimesIreland
Critics' Choice. It's on Wednesday, 9.35pm on RTÉ1.
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So happy for
@MajellaMoyniha2
that
#AGuardedLife
has made the Bestsellers’ List. I know how much it meant to her to put her story out into the world and it was a privilege to help her do so.
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We Need To Talk About To Dad, a new doc I made with
@BrendanCourtney
and his family, is on Monday at 9.35pm on RTÉ1.
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Pretty surprised to see a doc about a cemetery called 'One Million New Yorkers' among the successful funding applications to
@IrishFilmBoard
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Beaumont Hospital saved my Dad’s life ten days ago, so I’m so glad and grateful that
@griffski
has been walking the Camino to raise money for their Foundation
@JustGiving
: ""
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Thrilled that
#AGuardedLife
has been chosen as one of
@easons
Books of The Month. And in such wonderful company
@oneilllo
@jconnollybooks
@nicolatallantsw
@Wendy_Holden
@MajellaMoyniha2
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For anyone who has missed it so far, One Million Dubliners will be repeated on
@RTEOne
next Thursday July 30th at 10.15pm.
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It’s a great pleasure to be included in this collection of work by Irish women filmmakers. A fantastic initiative by
@IFI_Dub
.
36 short films by 36 Irish female filmmakers. The F-Rated Collection is finally here! ✨
'F-Rated: Short Films by Irish Women' presents varied stories told through the prism of the female gaze. Watch FOR FREE on our brand new IFI Archive Player:
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Wonderful to see
@MajellaMoyniha2
telling her story with such grace and dignity on
@RTELateLateShow
.
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The RBG pin that I ordered a week ago arrived safe, sound and possibly cursed.
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I just love
#KeepingIrelandAlive
's unflinching depiction of the extraordinary, everyday heroism of medics and patients. People at their best
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@basicspace8
@OtherVoicesLive
So, you’ll retweet male artists saying “exposure is not payment” but when a woman speaks up for herself she’s a drama queen? Nice.
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My neighbours got a new front door and, for our road, at least, it’s shaping up to be Lockdown 2’s Normal People.
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My Grandad, on honeymoon in Glengarriff and looking better in a photo than I ever have.
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'Why haven't I known about her up to now?': RTÉ broadcasts landmark series celebrating women in Irish history. Starting tonight at 8.30pm on
@RTEOne
-
#RTEHerstory
#IrelandsEpicWomen
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If we’ve learned anything from new Blade Runner and Her, it’s that many men secretly long to marry an iPad.
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Delighted that One Million Dubliners is pick of the week in the
@SunTimesIreland
. It's on Thursday at 10.15 on RTÉ1.
http://t.co/zaZJUntheY
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Delighted One Million Dubliners is included in
@Scannain_com
's list of ten great films by Irish women directors:
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Bringing One Million Dubliners to Baton Rouge, LA at 6.20pm this evening for the Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival. It's a beautiful place.
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A grand total of zero original plays by Irish women in 32 years
@GateTheatreDub
. Brilliant piece by
@eithneshortall
.
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Thinking back to
@GaryLineker
and
@ThierryHenry
laughing about Iceland's chances in this match. Good times.
#ENGICE
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Our documentary, The John Pauls, made the cover of
@IrishTimesMag
this week. On the telly on Monday 10th September, 9.30pm,
@RTEOne
.
@ANIMO_TV
@NiamhMaher
@jeanellendevlin
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John Oliver on HBO. Making fun of words that I wrote in my house. In my pyjamas. Surreal.
@BeLonG_To
@InvisibleThrd
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@colmtobin
I had spoken to my grandparents about doing this but it was taking me a while to get organised & my grandfather became impatient, so he interviewed himself one Easter Sunday, opening with the statement that he regretted moving to Dublin. Which was where he met my grandmother. 😬
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Can never watch Florence & The Machine without thinking of the 2008 Gay Prom &
@SenDavidNorris
's incredible speech
#Glasto2015
#GrowingUpGay
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I loved every moment of this story!
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum.
As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
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Delighted that
#OneMillionDubliners
has been nominated for
#IFTA15
and that the amazing Emer Reynolds has been nominated for her editing.
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Lovely mention of our documentary Mrs. Robinson in
@IrishTimesMag
today. Screening at
@GalwayFilm
in July and nationwide in August.
@Loosehorse_ie
@CormacHargaden
@PaulMullenEdits
@matthewkirrane
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Delighted that One Million Dubliners is nominated for
#PrixItalia2015
. Here's a profile of all of the Irish entries:
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Filmed the beautiful Mise Éire by
@cassidycomposer
in
@knockshrine
tonight. One last shot and our new documentary film will be wrapped.
#eek
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So proud of
@hughrodgers
, who is making his directorial debut on Monday with this beautiful doc
#marrefmemories
The anniversary of the Referendum, revisit the hopes, fears & ultimately celebrations of a day when Ireland said YES
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#The8thFilm
is a powerful record of a momentous time. It would have been emotional to see it in the Town Hall Theatre. Fantastic opening to the Galway
#FilmFleadh
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@caatdolan
@obrien_ruairi
Some brands don’t even hire female directors or crew for optics. Amazing how many of the motivational videos produced for women’s day are made by entirely male crews.
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Our new trailer for Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village:
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Gorgeous, uplifting documentary on
@RTEOne
now, directed by
@AnnaRodgersDocs
and beautifully shot by
@EleanorBowmanDP
, showing the impact of art in children’s lives.
#creativekids
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@susanliddy2
@WFTIreland
@IPSG
It’s not about eliminating people from the airwaves past a certain age and it’s certainly not about Seán as an individual but there has to be more mobility in the schedule and room made for new voices.
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We Need To Talk About Dad, the doc I made with
@BrendanCourtney
@WAKATVIRELAND
&
@luciagavin
, will be repeated on
@RTEOne
tonight at 10.40pm
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My short documentary, Home, will be on
@RTE2
tomorrow at 11.35pm as part of the
@Shortscreen
series. Featuring the wonderful
@MickODeaArtist
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"The fight for Irish freedom goes on" - brilliant piece by Olivia O'Leary on women in the Irish republic:
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The disdain, distrust and misogyny conveyed by the phrase “abortion on demand” is just breathtaking.
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So excited to
#CovideoParty
again tonight.
@AlisonSpittle
has been the very angel of lockdown and Winona Ryder’s accent in Dracula is surely the greatest comedic event in all of cinema.
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If you missed it, it’s so worth listening back to
@ZlataFilipovic
’s brilliant interview on the
@RyanTubridyShow
this morning, describing her childhood in wartime Sarajevo and how history is being repeated in Ukraine.
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Our Strange Occurrences In A Small Irish Village contributors will be on
@RTELateLateShow
tomorrow, discussing all things Knock.
#knockfilm
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Honoured that
#OneMillionDubliners
won gold for Best Television at
#Sandfords2015
in beautiful Lambeth Palace. Thank you
@sandfordawards
.
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Thanks
@FilmIreland
for including Strange Occurrences In A Small Irish Village in your favourite films of 2016:
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Two Irish films up for Best Picture. What an incredible year for Irish cinema.
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Delighted that Spotlight has selected One Million Dubliners as one of the best international documentaries of 2015:
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation names One Million Dubliners a highlight of Vancouver International Film Festival:
http://t.co/p4h7Hk0zpB
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Loved
#ADateForMadMary
. Powerful, moving, funny depictions of female characters and female relationships. Gorgeous.
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Delighted to have directed this one with such a great team
@ANIMO_TV
@NiamhMaher
@jeanellendevlin
@PiranhaBar
@MayaDerrington
. It’s on tomorrow night at 9.35pm on
@RTEOne
.
Tag a John Paul and let them know about our Monday night doc dedicated to all the JP's out there 🙋♂️
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Delighted that Strange Occurrences In A Small Irish Village screens at Newport Beach Film Festival this month:
#NBFF
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