Enjoy Irish Film and Animation on TV This Christmas
Posted: 20th December 2018
This Christmas, enjoy a host of Irish films on TV, including the Academy Award®-nominated Brooklyn and Song of the Sea and Golden Globe-nominated Sing Street to Irish favourites such as The Guard and A Date for Mad Mary. See below for more:
Screen Ireland Films
Saturday, 22 December
The Guard, John Michael McDonagh, RTÉ One, 22:00
Garage, Lenny Abrahamson, RTÉ One, 23:55
Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree, Katerina Vykhodtseva, RTEjr, 17.30
(Additional screenings: 23 December, 08:05,17.30 | 24 December, 08: 00 | 25 December, 17.15)
Watermelon, Kieron J. Walsh, Virgin Media One, 21:00
Sunday, 23 December
A Date For Mad Mary, Darren Thornton, Virgin Media One, 21:00
(also playing on St. Stephen’s Day on Virgin Media One at 00:00)
Christmas Eve
Sing Street, RTÉ 2, 22:20
Christmas Day
Brooklyn, John Crowley, BBC Two, 01:30
Song of the Sea, Tomm Moore, Channel 4, 05:40
Sunday, 30 December
Calvary, John Michael McDonagh, BBC Two, 00:00
New Year’s Eve
Grabbers, Jon Wright, RTÉ 2, 02:20
Netflix
Among a wide variety of Irish films and Screen Ireland-supported titles on Netflix, don’t miss Damien O’Connor’s Angela’s Christmas, which has been winning wave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Ireland On Screen
Christmas Eve
Ryan’s Daughter, David Lean, RTÉ One, 08:10
Christmas Day
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, RTÉ One, 18:50
Thursday, 03 January
Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg, Sky One, 21:00