When Irish Eyes are Watching

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A podcast about Ireland in Films hosted by Alex, Clíona and Seán. Each episode we discuss a film that features Ireland (or Irish characters) as a main element of the story. Many Irish people may know that perturbed feeling when a moon-faced eejit called Séamus blows something up in a Harry Potter…

When Irish Eyes are Watching

  • Jan 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
  • 45 EPISODES


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Episode 45- Ronin

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 66:37


In Episode 44 Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about John Frankenheimer’s 1998 action thriller, Ronin.

Episode 44- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 61:24


In Episode 44 Alex, Clíona & special guest Michael Towers talk about Steven Ayromlooi's 2003 entry to the series; Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood.

Episode 43- Jimmy's Hall

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 69:47


In episode 43, Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Ken Loach’s 2014 biopic drama Jimmy's Hall.

Episode 42- Snatch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 129:06


In Episode 42 Seán & Alex are joined by Andrew & Darren from The 250 in a special crossover episode on Guy Ritchie’s 2000 crime comedy Snatch.

Episode 41- Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 59:07


In Episode 41 Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Robert Stevenson’s 1959 Disney fantasy Darby O’Gill and the Little People.

Episode 40- Veronica Guerin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 68:43


In Episode 40 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Joel Schumacher’s 2003 crime biopic Veronica Guerin.

Episode 39- My Left Foot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 67:12


In Episode 39 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Jim Sheridan’s 1989 biopic My Left Foot.

Episode 38- Room

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 80:40


In Episode 38 Seán & Alex are joined by Andrew & Darren from The 250 in a special crossover episode on Lenny Abrahamson's 2016 drama Room.

Episode 37- The General

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 72:30


In Episode 37 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about John Boorman’s 1998 crime biopic The General.

Episode 36- Leprechaun in the Hood

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 37:19


In Episode 36 Alex, Clíona & special guest Michael Towers talk about Rob Spera's 2000 hood-based entry to the series; Leprechaun in the Hood.

Episode 35- Rat

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 41:31


In Episode 35 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Steve Barron’s 2000 comedy Rat.

Episode 34- Waking Ned

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 62:53


In Episode 34 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Kirk Jones’ 1998 comedy Waking Ned.

Episode 33- Barry Lyndon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 98:17


In Episode 33 Seán, Alex & Clíona are joined by Andrew & Darren from The 250 in another special crossover episode on Stanley Kubrick's 1975 period epic Barry Lyndon.

Episode 32- The Crying Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 65:16


In Episode 32 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Neil Jordan's 1992 thriller The Crying Game.

Episode 31- Handsome Devil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 60:19


In Episode 31 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about John Butler's 2016 comedy/drama Handsome Devil.

Episode 30- A Date For Mad Mary

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 73:58


In Episode 30 Clíona, Alex & special guest Grace Duffy talk about Darren Thornton's 2016 Drogheda-set drama A Date for Mad Mary.

Episode 29- The Siege of Jadotville

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2017 62:30


In Episode 29 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Richie Smyth's 2016 historical war drama The Siege of Jadotville.

Episode 28- Into the West

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2017 53:07


In Episode 28 Alex, Clíona & special guest Aoife Crowley talk about Mike Newell's 1992 magic realist drama Into the West

Episode 27- The Boy from Mercury

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2017 45:54


In Episode 27 Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Brian Murray's 1997 nostalgic family film The Boy from Mercury.

Episode 26-Leprechaun 4: In Space

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 37:27


In Episode 26 Alex, Clíona & special guest Michael Towers talk about Brian Trenchard-Smith's 1997 extraterrestrial themed entry to the series; Leprechaun 4: In Space.

Episode 25- Braveheart

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017 87:01


In Episode 25 Seán, Alex & Clíona are joined by Andrew & Darren from The 250 in a special crossover episode on Mel Gibson's 1995 historical epic Braveheart.

Episode 24- Kisses

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 47:07


In Episode 24 Seán, Alex & Clíona talk about Lance Daly's 2008 coming of age drama Kisses

Episode 23- The Devil's Own

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2017 55:49


In Episode 23 Seán, Clíona & Alex talk about Alan J. Pakula's 1997 drama thriller The Devil's Own.

Episode 22- Leprechaun 3

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 52:35


In Episode 22 Alex, Clíona & special guest Michael Towers talk about Brian Trenchard-Smith's 1995 horror comedy Leprechaun 3.

Episode 21- The Young Offenders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017 51:47


In Episode 21 Seán, Clíona & Alex  talk about Peter Foott's 2016 comedy The Young Offenders.

Episode 20- A Film with Me in It

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 54:47


In Episode 20 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about Ian Fitzgibbon's 2008 dark farce A Film with Me in It.

Episode 19- War of the Buttons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 56:41


In Episode 19 Clíona, Alex & Seán talk about John Robert's 1994 Irish schoolboy epic War of the Buttons

Episode 18- The Country Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2016 46:47


In Episode 18, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Desmond Davis's Enda O'Brien adaptation The Country Girls.

Episode 17- Dementia 13

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 45:18


In Episode 17, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Francis Ford Coppola's slasher B-movie Dementia 13.

Episode 16- Sing Street

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 55:12


In Episode 16, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about John Carney's 2016 musical comedy drama Sing Street.

Episode 15- Mickybo & Me

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 48:51


In Episode 15, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Terry Loane's 2004 coming of age comedy Mickybo & Me.

Episode 14- Intermission

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2016 57:54


In Episode 14, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about John Crowley's 2003 ensemble black comedy Intermission.

Episode 13- Leprechaun 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 32:08


In Episode 14, Alex, Clíona & Sean tackle Rodman Flender's 1994 horror comedy sequel Leprechaun 2.

Episode 12- Ryan's Daughter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2016 76:48


In Episode 12, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about David Lean's 1970 romantic epic Ryan's Daughter

Episode 11- The Van

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2016 43:41


In Episode 11, Alex, Clíona & Seán talk about Stephen Frears's 1996 Roddy Doyle adaptation The Van

Episode 10- Leprechaun

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 38:19


In Episode 10, Alex, Clíona & special guest Michael Towers talk about Mark Jones's 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun.

Episode 9- The Last Of The High Kings

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 40:06


In Episode 9, Alex, Clíona, Seán talk about David Keating's 1996 comedy drama The Last of the High Kings.

Episode 8- In the Name of the Father

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2016 67:53


In Episode 8, Alex, Clíona and Seán discuss Jim Sheridan's 1993 biopic In the Name of the Father.

Episode 7- The Butcher Boy

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016 63:25


In Episode 7, Alex, Clíona and special guest Aoife Crowley discuss Neil Jordan's 1997 dark comedy The Butcher Boy.

Episode 6- The Snapper

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2016 57:58


In Episode 6, Alex, Clíona and Seán discuss the 1993 comedy The Snapper directed by Stephen Frears.

Episode 5- Calvary

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 94:28


In Episode 5, Alex, Seán and special guest Aaron Devine discuss John Michael McDonagh's 2014 melodrama Calvary.

Episode 4- Michael Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2016 73:07


In Episode 4, Clíona, Alex and Seán discuss Neil Jordan's 1996 historical biopic Michael Collins.

Episode 3- Gangs of New York

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 69:58


In Episode 3, Alex, Clíona and Seán tackle Martin Scorsese's 2002 historical gangster epic Gangs of New York.

Episode 2- In Bruges

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 58:25


In Episode 2, Alex, Clíona and Seán tackle Martin McDonagh's 2008 dark comedy In Bruges.

Episode 1- Far & Away

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 76:33


In Episode 1 Alex, Clíona and Seán talk about Ron Howard's 1992 opus Far & Away.

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