Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/20265 Favourite Irish Films: -An Cailín Ciúin -The Dead -Da -That They May Face the Rising Sun -Hush-A-Bye Baby letterboxd.com/spdonlan/lis...letterboxd.comFavourite Irish Films+'Hey, is that real? She couldn't be.' - The Quiet Man (1952) 'Stand out so I can have a proper look at you.' - The Quiet Girl (2022) Personal favourites, *not* the best Irish films. Irish here is esse... 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I wish more people knew about A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton. It could be nicely paired with Rocky Road to Dublin. Or maybe Comerford's Down the Corner (1977). Or a Radharc documentary ... 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's not a popular choice. And I know its limits. But I saw it as a young man, even before I'd read the play, and it's stuck with me ever since. I still haven't seen it on the stage ... 110
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An Cailín Ciúin The Dead Da That They May Face the Rising Sun Hush-A-Bye Baby letterboxd.com/spdonlan/lis...letterboxd.comFavourite Irish Films+'Hey, is that real? She couldn't be.' - The Quiet Man (1952) 'Stand out so I can have a proper look at you.' - The Quiet Girl (2022) Personal favourites, *not* the best Irish films. Irish here is esse... 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An Cailín Ciúin The Dead Da That They May Face the Rising Sun Hush-A-Bye Baby letterboxd.com/spdonlan/lis...letterboxd.comFavourite Irish Films+'Hey, is that real? She couldn't be.' - The Quiet Man (1952) 'Stand out so I can have a proper look at you.' - The Quiet Girl (2022) Personal favourites, *not* the best Irish films. Irish here is esse... 010
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An Cailín Ciúin The Dead Da That They May Face the Rising Sun Hush-A-Bye Baby letterboxd.com/spdonlan/lis...letterboxd.comFavourite Irish Films+'Hey, is that real? She couldn't be.' - The Quiet Man (1952) 'Stand out so I can have a proper look at you.' - The Quiet Girl (2022) Personal favourites, *not* the best Irish films. Irish here is esse... 211
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026'Within Ireland, it might provide some catharsis or energize calls for greater truth and reconciliation. But some viewers might find that message obscured by the emotive tropes of on-screen trauma, the genres the film triggers, and the rituals it reenacts.' headstuff.org/entertainmen...headstuff.orgFrank Berry’s The Lost Children of Tuam Digs Up Ireland’s Darkest Secrets - HeadStuffThe Lost Children of Tuam revisits Ireland’s institutional past through Catherine Corless’s investigation into the children buried in Tuam 000
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanCrooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy birthday to Bruce Springsteen, born on this day in 1949. Here’s our look at the long cinematic lineage of his 1982 masterpiece “Nebraska”: buff.ly/Pvt7rHDbuff.lySpringsteen Goes Hollywood, By Way of Nebraska — Crooked MarqueeThe new Bruce Springsteen biopic, about the making of his 1982 minimalist masterpiece, is the latest in the album’s long cinematic lineage. 024
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanCurrent Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood. www.currentaffairs.org/news/coyote-...currentaffairs.org“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate MonopoliesThe film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood. 0184
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'The song evokes the criminal underworld of late nineteenth-century New York with references to the slang term for police wagons (Black Marias) and the prison on Blackwell Island close to Manhattan.' dimplediscs.bandcamp.com/track/the-bl...dimplediscs.bandcamp.comThe Black Maria, O, by Dimple Discstrack by Dimple Discs 000
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanBryan Fanning @bryanfanning.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Why not bring a friend and come to my book launch. Please share because otherwise hardly anyone gets to see posts here :) 155
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Free screening of The Grey Fox (1982) Saturday, 19 September at 7:30 pm The Paramount Theatre (Kamloops) A post-film panel explores Miner's life and legend. See thekfs.ca/movie/the-gr... 010
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026'Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.' newrepublic.com/article/2151...newrepublic.comThe Final Battle for America’s DemocracyForget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how. 001
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanDonal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We are launching the Research Centre for Legal Historyon 16.09.26. I am delighted to say that we have a great line up of incredible speakers. We have a very limited number of spaces in the room, but wanted to open it up to the wider legal history community www.eventbrite.com/e/2000181837...eventbrite.comResearch Centre for Legal History LaunchThis event is the launch the Mayooth University School of Law and Criminology's newly established Research Centre for Legal History. 01414
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026⏰ The Radharc Awards have extended their deadline for submitting projects to Monday 14th September! The Awards are seeking Irish documentary films of outstanding quality which broadcast or were digitally distributed for the first time between 3 September 2024 and 2 September 2026. ➡️ radharc.ieradharc.ieRadharc Films - The Radharc TrustPreserving the Archive and Celebrating the Legacy of Radharc Films CALL FOR ENTRIES The Radharc 013
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFilm Ireland @filmireland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Frank Berry's The Lost Children of Tuam hits Irish cinemas on September 25th. 001
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFilm Ireland @filmireland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The nationwide National Cinema Weekend celebration takes place Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September. Participating cinemas will offer admission prices starting from just €4 (RSP) throughout the weekend. www.cinemaweekend.ie/homecinemaweekend.ieNational Cinema Day IrelandOn Saturday, 31st August, more cinemas than ever across the Republic of Ireland will mark the return of National Cinema Day with admission tickets at participating cinemas reduced to just €5 (RSP) inc... 142
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026RIP Wendell Berry (1934-2026) www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comWendell Berry, US author, farmer and environmentalist, dies aged 92Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at home 000
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanDonal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 18/08/2026PSA: Irish judges have started putting their extra-judicial speeches online: www.supremecourt.ie/supreme-cour... It may prove to be a useful research tool for scholars.supremecourt.ieSpeech Archive 022
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanCrooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Why did ‘The Commitments’ mean so much to young people in the pre-Nirvana 1990s, and how could it resonate with digital natives coming of age today? crookedmarquee.com/this-is-our-...crookedmarquee.comhttps://crookedmarquee.com/this-is-our-music-the-commitments-at-35/ 183
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanDonal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The 5th Legal Histories of Empire conference is going to be held in Bengaluru 13-15 July 2028: lhbe.org/save-the-dat...lhbe.orgSave the Date - Legal Histories of Empire V - Legal Histories of EmpirePlease save the date 13-15 July 2028. We are delighted to announce that we will be hosted for Empires V by NLSIU Bengaluru. We will likely also have a pre-conference part day on the 12th (for those wh... 041
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Féile John Ford: 11-13 September 2026 An Spidéal, Co. Galway, Ireland '[A] unique festival celebrating the life, legacy and artistry of the legendary filmmaker John Ford, whose family roots lie in An Spidéal, Co. Galway, a place he frequently returned to both physically and imaginatively.' 041
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFilm In Dublin @filmindublin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Vincent Browne, the sculptor of Dublin's Mr Screen statue and many more iconic public art works, has died aged 78. We'll always be thankful to Browne for his work on one of our favourite sights in the fair city of film, now in residence at the Savoy Cinema. Ar dheis Dé raibh a anam Vincent. 02211
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026'It is a moment that clunkily crowbars some of the most famous lines of Shakespeare’s writing ... into a personal moment of despair and suicidal ideation, which ultimately undermines Mescal’s emotional performance with its sheer obviousness.' rupture.ie/articles/ham...rupture.ieHamnet’s Shakespeare Problemby Emer McHugh I am following the release of Hamnet – Chloé Zhao’s recent adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel that follows Anne Hathaway (here known as Agnes) in the wake of the death of h... 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026'Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice' 000
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad theonion.com/barack-obama-pretends-… 402136202
Reposted by Seán Patrick Donlancobrunstrom.bsky.social @cobrunstrom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Elon Musk slams James Joyce's "inauthentic" and "woke" version of the Odyssey. conradbrunstrom.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/e...conradbrunstrom.wordpress.comElon Musk slams James Joyce’s “inauthentic” and “woke” version of the Odyssey.In an extended campaign waged across social media, Elon Musk, has attacked James Joyce’s bold adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, focusing on many of the character portrayals. “It̵… 021
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“Berry shows restraint in his direction, allowing the facts to fuel the drama.” Screen International reviews Frank Berry’s The Lost Children of Tuam, winner of the Best Film Award @galwayfilm.bsky.social. 🏆 💚 #IrishFilmscreendaily.com‘The Lost Children Of Tuam’ review: Sensitive, unfussy drama follows investigation into Irish mother and baby homeLiam Neeson produces Frank Berry's respectful drama, which stars Monica Dolan as Galway historian Catherine Corless 031
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026'We hope that Screening Coercive Confinement can serve as a space of reflection, that it may demonstrate how our knowledge of Ireland’s histories of coercive confinement can help undo its carceral presents and prevent us from creating more carceral futures.' See exhibitions.moli.ie/screening-co... 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026‘This country is run on epidemics; where you been? Price-fixing, crooked TV shows, inflated expense accounts. How many honest men you know? Why, if you separate the saints from the sinners, you're lucky to wind up with Abraham Lincoln.’ – Hud www.criterion.com/films/30203-...criterion.comHudA family’s downfall becomes a stark elegy for the ideals of the American frontier in this quietly subversive reimagining of western myths. In the fourth of his six collaborations with the progressive ... 010
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Il Sorpasso (1962), as remade by Wenders, with notes from Antonioni. Highly recommended. 000
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Out now, including my film review of Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars (2024). On newsstands everywhere (in Ireland). 100
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 30/06/2026Almost 200,000 historical records have been released online by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. The release of the records will cover seven centuries of Irish history and will make over half a million documents free and permanently available to the publicrte.ieAlmost 200,000 Irish historical records released onlineAlmost 200,000 historical records have been released online by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. 417898
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The Programme's up! The Fleadh's 'a week-long international film festival ... every July ... in Galway .... to be a platform for the boldest new films, and to bring audiences & filmmakers from around the world together, to celebrate our shared passion for film.' www.galwayfilmfleadh.comgalwayfilmfleadh.com38th Galway Film Fleadh | 7th -12th July 2026 011
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanThe Complete Picture podcast @aninventivename.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Episode 4: Steven Spielberg. Parts 1 + 2 available now on Spotify. I’m thrilled to be joined by @keelanhothothot.bsky.social to tackle our most ambitious project to date: the filmography of Steven Spielberg! Link in Bio! #filmindublin #stevenspielberg #filmpodcast #disclosureday 044
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026'To mark France’s National Day, Bastille Day Ireland 2026 will offer a nationwide celebration with film screenings (1-19 July) ..., a festive gathering ..., and an online programme featuring films and competitions with great prizes to win./All events are free!' ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/bastille-...ie.diplomatie.gouv.frBastille Day Ireland 2026 | France in IrelandJoin us for Bastille Day Ireland 2026! Enjoy music, films, competitions & more. This year a special film festival will run from 1-19 July in Cork, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and online. All events are free... 000
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanFís Éireann/Screen Ireland @screenireland.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Frank Berry’s The Lost Children of Tuam will be receiving its World Premiere at the 2026 @galwayfilm.bsky.social. The screening will take place on Saturday, 11th July at 8:20pm at the Town Hall Theatre, with key cast and creatives attending. Learn more ➡️ www.screenireland.ie/news/the-los... 031
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanIrish Politics Newsletter @tullmcadoo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A Pogrom is still a pogrom. Just because people are afraid of what to label it, doesn't make it any less a pogrom. www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/its-still-...irishpoliticsnewsletter.ieIt's Still a PogromWe've been here before in Belfast 021
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Tomorrow. For Italian Heritage Month (Canada). Le città di pianura (2025, with English subtitles) Kamloops Film Society - The Paramount, 2pm 010
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Includes Ann, Ballywater, Breakfast on Pluto, An Cailín Ciúin, Cal, A Date for Mad Mary, The Field, Housewife of the Year, Kathleen is Here, Katie, Lakelands, My Left Foot, North Circular, Song of Granite, That They May Face the Rising Sun, What Richard Did, and more. www.rte.ie/culture/2026...rte.ie55 Irish movie classics available to watch free onlineLooking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free! 010
Reposted by Seán Patrick DonlanMitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026We're just a few days away from the big *June 1, 2026* deadline for many Am. Society for Legal History prizes. Don't miss this chance to have your legal history research recognized or funded: aslh.net #legalhistory #aslhaslh.netAmerican Society for Legal HistoryThe American Society for Legal History was founded in 1956 to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching in the broad field of legal history. The Society holds its Annual Meeting each fall. The... 054
Seán Patrick Donlan @spdonlan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Loved this! I briefly worked there in 1986. I suppose there's an anniversary coming .. 000