Irish screen stars will be bringing it all back home for the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Friday night.
Among those confirmed to attend are: IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy (Small Things Like These), Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Blitz), Andrew Scott (Ripley), Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent), Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters), Anthony Boyle (Say Nothing, Masters of the Air), Kneecap's JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, and Naoise Ó Cairealláin; Liam Cunningham (3 Body Problem), Eva Birthistle (Kathleen is Here), Victoria Smurfit (Rivals), Alisha Weir (Abigail), Clinton Liberty (House of the Dragon), and Chris O'Dowd (creator and star of new series Small Town, Big Story).
Watch: Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh discuss Small Things Like These.
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Caitríona Balfe (Outlander), Patrick Gibson (Dexter: Original Sin), Alison Oliver (The Order), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Baltimore, Say Nothing), comedian Deirdre O'Kane, Baz Ashmawy (Faithless), Clare Dunne (Kathleen is Here), Hazel Doupe (Say Nothing, Kathleen Is Here), Elaine Cassidy (Sanctuary), Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing), Róisín Gallagher (The Dry), and Brían F O'Byrne (Conclave) will join them on the night.
Watch: Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu discuss The Outrun.
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Other stars up for awards include: Eileen Walsh (Small Things Like These), Steve Wall (Oddity), Zara Devlin (Small Things Like These), Fionnuala Flaherty (Kneecap), Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters), Chris Walley (Bodkin), Simone Kirby (Kneecap), Peter Coonan (King Frankie, Kathleen is Here), Colin Farrell (The Penguin), Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters), Ciarán Hinds (The Dry), Paul Mescal (Gladiator II), Siobhán Cullen (The Dry, Bodkin), Carolyn Bracken (Oddity), Jessica Reynolds (Kneecap), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), Michael Fassbender (The Agency, Kneecap), David Wilmot (Bodkin), and Fiona Shaw (Bad Sisters).
Also in attendance will be director Jim Sheridan, Barry Ward (That They May Face the Rising Sun), comedians Pat and Faye Shortt, Nora Jane Noone (Bring Them Down), Hilary Rose (The Young Offenders), broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan, Yasmin Seky (Kin, Dancing with the Stars), and Dónall Ó Héalaí (Crá).
TikTok star Eric Roberts will host interviews on IFTA's official TikTok account from 5:00pm.
This year, Kneecap leads the film categories with 17 nominations and Say Nothing leads the television categories with 10 nominations.
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