Birdy Sweeney
Biography: Birdy Sweeney was an Irish actor best remembered for his regular role in TV drama Ballykissangel. His name came from his uncanny ability to mimic birdsong.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 14, 1931
Deathday: May 11, 1999
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The Crying Game
1992-09-02
The Crying Game
Overview: Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-02
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Arise and Go Now
1991-09-04
Arise and Go Now
Overview: Exploding poets, randy bishops and bungling IRA hoodlums are causing havoc in a small town in Northern Ireland. Kevin, an IRA recruit, and Father Dade, the local priest, try to drive some sanity into their world
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-04
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The Nephew
1998-08-28
The Nephew
Overview: Twenty years ago, Tony Egan's sister went to America. Nobody ever heard of her again. But now, the message of her death arrives in her town of birth. Only days later, her only son Chad arrives, too. Obviously, his mother took a black husband. Soon, Chad falls for Aislin, who has a bit of a crush on him too. But there is an old conflict going on between her father and Chad's uncle. This conflict resurfaces and begins to draw circles, wider and wider.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-28
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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1988-04-03
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
Overview: The McAuleys are local celebrities and Eileen Hughes, a young shop assistant, is flattered to be taken under their wing. Then she accepts their invitation to join them for a week's holiday in London ...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-03
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The Poorhouse Revisited
2011-08-01
The Poorhouse Revisited
Overview: In the time of Ireland's Great Famine, an elderly gravedigger revisits a traumatic event through the decaying visions of his fragmented dreams.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-01
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Journey to Knock
1991-09-17
Journey to Knock
Overview: Journey to Knock humourously follows three disabled men on their pilgrimage from the North of England to Knock shrine in Co. Mayo.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-17
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Downtime
1997-10-21
Downtime
Overview: Former police psychologist Rob helps to save young Chrissy when she is about to commit suicide by jumping of 21st-story balcony with her 4-year-old son Jake. When he persuades her to go on a date, they are trapped with Jake in an elevator after a drunken gang crashes into the elevator's engine room and creates havoc.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-21
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A Woman Calling
1984-01-01
A Woman Calling
Overview: Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Snapper
1993-08-06
The Snapper
Overview: Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-06
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Reefer and the Model
1988-08-05
Reefer and the Model
Overview: Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction. They head to the trawler where he lives with friends Spider and Badger, that operates between Galway and the Aran Islands. The makeshift family are forced to turn to crime to make a living.
Genres: Drama Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-05
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Angela's Ashes
1999-12-25
Angela's Ashes
Overview: An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-25
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The Butcher Boy
1998-02-20
The Butcher Boy
Overview: Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-20
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The Cry
1984-07-31
The Cry
Overview: Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-31
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Naming the Names
1987-02-08
Naming the Names
Overview: Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that...
Genres: History Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-08
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Space Truckers
1996-10-04
Space Truckers
Overview: John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-04
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Divorcing Jack
1998-10-01
Divorcing Jack
Overview: He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-01
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