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CREDITS

After The Silence

Two x 1 Hour Documentaries on Irish Civil war memory.

RTE – Producers: Scratch Films. 2023

 

Cold Case Collins

Drama Director. One hour Period Drama on the death of

Michael Collins.

Producers: Loose Horse Television. 2022

 

O’Casey In The Estate

2 x 1 Hour documentary for RTE. Writer and Director.

An amateur drama groupprepare to stage O Casey’s

Plough and The Stars in The Abbey Theatre.

Shinawil Television. 2021

Penance

Lead Director, 3 part Drama series

Producers: Element Pictures. West Road Pictures.2020

 

Blood

Lead Director of Blood Season 2

3 Episodes.

Producers. Element Pictures, West Road Pictures.2020

 

I Dolours

Feature Length Documentary,

telling the story of IRA volunteer Dolours Price.

Producers – Irish Film Board/RTE/ BAI - New Decade films.

2018

Khorfakkan 1507 

Feature Length period drama on the Portuguese invasion

of an Arab village.

Producers - Sharjah Media. 2019

Best Asian Feature Film, Best Director,

- Istanbul Film Festival.

Barbarians Rising

Four One hour drama docs for The History Channel US.

Producers – October Films.   2016

 

 

Trial of The Century

Two One hour dramas for TV3 / BAI. An intense drama on

the imaginary trial of Padraig Pearse.

Producers – Treasure Films. 2016

 

After Braveheart/ War of The Three Kings

Two one hour drama docs for BBC/RTE/BAI, detailing the

14th Century invasion of Ireland by Scotland’s King Robert

The Bruce.

Producers- Tile Films. 2015

 

Druid Shakespeare

One hour documentary following Druid Theatres adaptation

of Shakespeare’s History plays.

Producers – Wildfire films. 2015

 

WB Yeats: No Country for Old Men

One hour documentary for RTE based on the great poet.

IFTA – Best Director and best documentary 2013.

Producers – Hotshot Films. 2014

Saving The  Titanic

Two one hour drama documentaries on the engineering

crew of the ill- fated ship.

RTE, ZDF, ARTE, Irish Film Board.

Producers - Tile Films

Winner – Best Director. British Independent Film Festival.

New York Festivals Accolade winner - 2012

 

John Sheahan – A Dubliner

One hour documentary on the last surviving Dubliner.

Producers – Scratch Films. 2018

 

John Connolly- Of Blood and Lost Things

One hour documentary on Ireland’s leading Crime writer.

Producers – Tyrone Productions. 2014

 

Man On A Mission.

One Hour documentary portrait of Brother Colm ,

the man behind the great success of Kenya long distance

running.

Winner of Best Sports Documentary IFTA 2012.

Producers:MotiveTelevision.

JFK ; A Homecoming.

One hour documentary on the 1963 visit to Ireland by JFK

Producers- Animo Television/ Ronan O Muirthile.

 

VINCENT O BRIEN – THE MASTER

One hour documentary on the legendary horse trainer

Winner Bronze Torc – Celtic Media Festival –2011

Best Sports Feature.

 

The Forgotten Irish.

Two , One hour documentaries on the Irish that went to

Britain in the fifties, never to return.

Producers- Animo Television

 

CROMWELL IN IRELAND

Two One hour drama-documentary’s on Oliver Cromwell’s

campaign in Ireland for RTE1 and The History Channel.

Producers – Tile Films- Best Single Documentary 2008

  

AN GAA – 125 BLIANA

Ten Half hour documentary’s on the social history of the

GAA for TG4.

Producers - Nemeton

 

 

Future Shock – Property Crash

One hour documentary on the state of the housing market

in Ireland for RTE 1

Producers – Animo Television

 

  

Michael ; The Sound Of Sunday

One hour documentary on GAA commentator

Michael O Muircheartaigh for RTE 1.

 

Producers:MotiveTelevision

BEST SPORTS FEATURE 2006

 

 

Flann O Brien “ The Lives Of Brian”.

One hour doc for Arts Lives strand, following the life of

Irish Author Flann O Brien.  

RTE 1.

Producers – Mint Television / Ronan O Muirthile

Best Single Documentary 2006

 

 

 

 

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