Award-winning short film An Irish Goodbye on BBC One NI and RTÉ One
Date Posted: March 9, 2023
The BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated An Irish Goodbye is to air on BBC One NI on Sunday 12th March at 10:30pm and RTÉ One on Saturday 11th March at 10:40pm. The premieres are ahead of the 95th Academy Awards where it is nominated for Best Short Film.
An Irish Goodbye is a production from Goldfinch Entertainment, First Flight and Floodlight Films made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, the black comedy An Irish Goodbye follows the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) after the untimely death of their mother.
Under the watchful eye of parish priest Father O’Shea (Paddy Jenkins), the brothers’ pained reunion is worsened by the fact Turlough must now make new care arrangements for Lorcan, who has Down’s syndrome. A robust and dedicated farmer, Lorcan’s dream of continuing to work the land he grew up on is thwarted when Turlough decides he’s sending him to live with their aunt on the other side of Ireland. But when the brothers discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mother, Lorcan senses an opportunity: he’ll only agree to leave the farm once he and Turlough have themselves completed every single wish on their mother’s list…all one-hundred of them.
Also starring Michelle Fairley, An Irish Goodbye is written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White. It is produced by Pearce Cullen, Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Executive Producers are Nick Sadler, Keith Kehoe, Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie and Kevin McGrath.
