Which Irish sitcom, produced by Hat Trick Productions, was mostly filmed in County Clare?
"Father Ted Father Ted is a British sitcom that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. Written by Irish writers Arthur Mathews & Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of 25 episodes. The show aired on RTÉ Two in Ireland, and in Australia on Nine Network (series 1) and ABC Television (series 2 and 3). Set on the fictional Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland's west coast, the show starred Dermot Morgan as the"
"County Clare she gained voice-work employment on RTÉ Radio. She first appeared on ""Ros na Rún"" on its pilot, broadcast in 1992. Her character was written out but she returned in 1995 to play Frances, which she plays to the present. In a recent interview, she listed her favourite and worst things about Galway as ""The Atlantic"" and ""The drizzly rain"". Ann Maire Horan Ann Marie Horan, Irish actress on TG4 drama, ""Ros na Rún"". Horan was born in Galway and raised in Eyre Square, the daughter of an actor who worked in Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe. She first acted on"
"for release on 21 December 2018. Derry Girls Derry Girls is a Northern Irish sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee. Produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions and starring a predominantly Northern Irish cast, the show is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s. It premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4, production of a second series began later that year on 8 October 2018. The show follows the lives of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland) and their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) and Michelle's English cousin, James (Dylan Llewellyn), as"
"Derry Girls Derry Girls is a Northern Irish sitcom created and written by Lisa McGee. Produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions and starring a predominantly Northern Irish cast, the show is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s. It premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4, production of a second series began later that year on 8 October 2018. The show follows the lives of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland) and their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) and Michelle's English cousin, James (Dylan Llewellyn), as they navigate their teens in Derry"
"counties of Leinster or Ulster. This subgroup of people often live in urban areas such as Navan, Kells and Naas. The term is also frequently used to refer to Dubliners that live in rural parts of county Dublin. The comedian Pat Shortt has made a successful living out of a culchie-themed act. He has his own television series, ""Killinaskully"", based on a theme of a culchie in a village in rural Munster. Television presenter Dáithí Ó Sé has been said by humourist George Byrne of ""The Herald"" to have a style interpreted as anywhere from ""edgy"" to ""a big lump"
"follows the lives of seven college students in Belfast. Their drama series ""Rásaí na Gaillimhe"" (part funded by the BAI's Sound and Vision Fund) was a major hit for the channel, becoming their second most popular show just after ""Glór Tíre"". Set during the week of the Galway Races, it is a drama-comedy starring Don Wycherley, Ruth Bradley, Olga Wherly, Hughie McGarvey and Owen Roe. TG4 broadcast their first supernatural thriller on 13 January 2010. ""Na Cloigne"" (""Heads"") is set in contemporary Ireland and revolves around a young couple (Nuala and Séan). Nuala is an artist with supernatural powers connecting"
"""'Good Luck, Father Ted'"", is in Portrane, North County Dublin. The 'Very Dark Caves' featured in ""The Mainland"" were the Aillwee caves in the Burren, County Clare. Some exterior shots for the episode ""And God Created Woman"" were filmed in Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin. The opening sequence (including shots of the ""Plassy"" shipwreck) were filmed over Inisheer — the smallest of the Aran Islands. The interior scenes were recorded at the London Studios in front of a live studio audience. The series is set in a humorously surreal world in which Ted is the only fully rounded normal character"
"home city of Limerick and began performing in musicals such as Legally Blonde, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat, Sister Act, the Wiz and Annie Get Your Gun. Now he is also currently appearing in the TV3 crime drama Red Rock as Limerick gangster, Little Barry and is in rehearsals for Much Ado About Nothing playing the part of Claudio. Little Barry returns to screens in the UK and Ireland in April 2018. https://www.limerickpost.ie/2017/12/01/joseph-jacobs-favourite-son/ https://m.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/entertainment/braybased-tv-series-wins-top-bafta-award-26981540.html Brian James Roche Brian James Roche (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish actor and ballet dancer from Ardnacrusha, Co.Clare near Limerick, Ireland. He"
"the largest number of votes between the two finalists wins the competition. The programme has been compared to ""Trailer Park Boys"", a Canadian mockumentary, with Tordoff citing the show as an influence. The show was filmed on location in Swinford, County Mayo. In May 2010 director Mike Cockayne joined as a writer and producer. The Hardy Bucks have filmed a Christmas special and second series with director Liz Gill. Irish Comedy series Created by Mike Cockayne was commissioned and broadcast by RTÉ from 12 October 2010 until 26 October 2010. Following the success of their debut television series, the Hardy"
"Any Time Now (TV series) Any Time Now is a 2002 co-produced six-part comedy-drama by RTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland. The show initially aired on BBC One Northern Ireland and RTÉ One in 2002. The show was filmed in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and Belfast, in Northern Ireland. ""Anytime Now"" was an Irish contemporary six-part drama series, set against the backdrop of the newly thriving and cosmopolitan Dublin, about the lives, loves, and libidos of three lifelong friends. Nora Moggin (played by ""Angelina Ball""), Kate O'Dowd (played by ""Zara Turner"") and Stevie McCutcheon (played by ""Susan Lynch"") live in Dublin."
"The Boys from County Clare The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003 and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005. The film was entitled The Boys and Girl From County Clare for the U.S. release and The Great Ceili War for the U.K. release. Set in 1965, Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs"
"episodes. The main character, Skye, was originally named Maia, like in the Israeli Disney Channel original series ""North Star"". The series ""The Lodge"", filmed in Northern Ireland, takes place in the county of County Down. Most of the scenes are filmed in Montalto Estate and at The Carriage Rooms, which are in Ballynahinch. On 13 December 2016, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2017. On 21 February 2017, it was announced that production had begun on the second season and it would consist of 15 episodes. The premiere episode of ""The"
"reviews from 28 critics. The Boys from County Clare The Boys from County Clare is a 2003 Irish comedy/drama film about a céilí band from Liverpool that travels to Ireland to compete in a céilí competition in County Clare. Directed by John Irvin, the film was released in Canada on September 12, 2003 and in the U.S., on a limited release, on March 13, 2005. The film was entitled The Boys and Girl From County Clare for the U.S. release and The Great Ceili War for the U.K. release. Set in 1965, Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living"
"set in Ireland, dispensing with the lame family drama and ramping up the action up to and including a trip to the underworld where poor Mikey is forced into a leather harness so he can haul the steamer trunk full of leprechauns and his now shrunken grandfather(!) easily make Spellbreaker a two-leaf clover film to Leapin’ Leprechauns!‘s one-leaf clover blarney. And if it’s all resolved with a bit of leprechaun wish deus ex machina that seemed made up on the spot, well, that’s just something to be chalked up to the mysterious ways of those tricky Fairy Folk, right?"". TV"
"in an emergency session of the Parliament, the Government altered the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland to allow the High Court to freeze the assets of suspected drug barons."" The film was shot on location in Dublin and in Naas in County Kildare, with some scenes also being shot near Newtownmountkennedy in County Wicklow. Colin Farrell makes an appearance as a heavily tattooed young man Guerin briefly engages in conversation about a soccer match. ""Veronica Guerin"" received mixed reviews from critics, as it holds a 53% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 138 reviews. A. O. Scott of ""The New"
"Father & Son (TV serial) Father & Son is a four-part Irish television crime thriller produced by Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films. The series was broadcast in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One and in the United Kingdom on ITV. Written by Frank Deasy, the serial depicts the return of Michael O'Connor (played by Dougray Scott) to his native Ireland, after spending several years imprisoned in the United Kingdom. A parallel storyline follows O'Connor's son and sister-in-law in Manchester. The serial was filmed entirely on location in Dublin and Wicklow from October to December 2008, with only minimal"
"Whitworth is a self-employed artist and a vocal instructor for community choirs in Omagh and Enniskillen. Kevin McAleer Kevin McAleer (born 1956) is an Irish professional stand-up comedian. He came to prominence on the RTÉ television show ""Nighthawks"" which began broadcasting in the late 1980s. McAleer became known for his three-minute sketches of surreal rustic tales told in his slow County Tyrone drawl. One critic said that McAleer """"put the dead back into deadpan"""". His is currently touring his latest one man comedy show entitled 'Kevin McAleer-Guru' and played the part of boring Uncle Colm in 'Derry Girls' on Channel"
"its name from the village that grew up around the quarries in which granite was mined until the early 20th century - carrig being the Irish word for rock. Fair City occasionally makes use of real Dublin locations. Sequences have been shot in the Natural History Museum, during the Dublin City Marathon, and, more recently the Zoo and on the Luas, as well as at the National Ploughing Championships. The title sequences involve shots of Dublin. The series was originally focused on four families: the O'Hanlons, the Kellys, the Clarkes and the Doyles. Some of the earlier characters also included"
"Irish language. Most of the actors/actresses in the show are native Irish speakers. The dialect used in the show is mostly Connacht Irish, although there are characters from County Donegal (where Ulster Irish is spoken) played by Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Niall Mac Eamharcaigh. Munster Irish is spoken by ""An tAthair"" David (Father David). The series producer is Déirdre Ní Fhlatharta. On 13 September 2011 TG4 launched a new 10 part online series titled, Na Rúin (The Secrets). The mini-series took on the theme of mystery, when 16-year-old Ciara goes missing from The Teaghlach (a halfway house for troubled teenagers"
"An Klondike An Klondike (Irish for ""The Klondike"") is an Irish Western television series first broadcast on TG4 in 2015. It is also known by its international title Dominion Creek when streaming in the US on Netflix and on Acorn. An edited version of the first series of the show, cut to 110 minutes, was released theatrically at the Galway Film Fleadh in August 2015, so as to be in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Created and directed by Dathaí Keane, the show filmed on location in Connemara, Ireland, with the County Galway scenery standing"
"Killinaskully Killinaskully is an Irish television comedy series which details the bizarre goings-on in a fictitious Irish village called Killinaskully located in the hills of Ireland. It was actually filmed on location in the villages of Killoscully and Ballinahinch in County Tipperary, the title being a fusion of these two placenames. The show's humour comes from the unusual characterisations of traditional, stereotypical rural Irish folk. The show was chiefly written by the comedian, Pat Shortt, who also performed many of his own roles - starring among him were Jack Walsh, Joe Rooney and Páraic Breathnach. It has spawned its own"
"music. Lynch describes herself as ""a bit minimalistic as regards possessions"", donating most of her music collection (which included Adam Ant and Alison Moyet) to Oxfam when she moved house. Katherine Lynch Katherine Lynch (born 10th December 1972) is an Irish television personality from County Leitrim. She has had several television series broadcast on RTÉ Two, with titles like ""Working Girls"", ""Wonderwomen"" and ""Single Ladies"". Lynch also participated as a ""bainisteoir"" in the second series of the RTÉ One's ""Celebrity Bainisteoir"". She is said to have established a following among the Irish gay community. Lynch began her career as part"
"Enterprise and was the leader of Seanad Éireann for five years. Her father and brother were politicians. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is the 2005 winner of The Rose of Tralee and a recurring panellist on the topical comedy show ""The Panel"". She described the experience of managing "" a gang of lads"" as ""daunting"". Ivan Yates is a Fine Gael TD-turned bookmaker. He was Ireland's Minister for Agriculture for seven years. Eight clubs competed in the first season of ""Celebrity Bainisteoir"". Ballymanus are based in County Wicklow. They appeared in the RTÉ documentary, ""Green Fields"", filmed in 1984 when the GAA"
"role required. Maurice O'Donoghue, who plays Father Dick in the series, was their second choice for the role of Ted, being the right age and having a similar look and lightness. Mathews always preferred Dermot Morgan; Linehan was initially reluctant, fearing he would play Ted the same as ""Father Trendy"", a character he played on the RTÉ television show ""The Live Mike"", but Morgan lobbied hard for the role and was cast. The show was pitched directly to the UK's Hat Trick Productions and Channel 4 by the duo, contrary to rumours that RTÉ (the Irish national broadcaster) were originally"
"series were broadcast by Scottish broadcaster STV. The first series was directed by Ciaran Donnelly and the second by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Tristan Lynch and Mary Callery acted as executive producers. Both series were filmed on location in Ireland. The series was a hit with critics and audiences alike, and became a ratings success for RTÉ, becoming the channel's most watched drama in 2004, beating off soap opera ""Fair City"". Orla Brady also received an Irish Film and Television Award nomination for Best Actress in a TV serial in 2004, and the first series was also up for nomination for best"
"Factory in Dublin. This includes an all inclusive Gardaí station, the Neptune Café and several home sets in the main warehouse. As Red Rock is set in a seaside town, Howth and Dún Laoghaire are often used for on-location shooting. The series is part of the main prime time schedule for TV3, and was first broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8:30pm. Initially, the channel revealed that it had commissioned 40 weeks worth of episodes, to air right through until December of that year, with a mid-series break. From September 2016, the series received a major overhaul, with the theme"
"Amanda Burton Amanda Burton (born 10 October 1956) is a Northern Irish actress, well known for her television roles, including Heather Black in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Brookside"", Beth Glover in ""Peak Practice"", Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series ""Silent Witness"", Clare Blake in ""The Commander"" and Karen Fisher in ""Waterloo Road"". Burton was born in Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the youngest of four sisters. Her father was a primary school headmaster at Ballougry Primary School, which Amanda attended as a child. After later attending Londonderry High School, a girls-only secondary school in the city"
"2008. Killinaskully Killinaskully is an Irish television comedy series which details the bizarre goings-on in a fictitious Irish village called Killinaskully located in the hills of Ireland. It was actually filmed on location in the villages of Killoscully and Ballinahinch in County Tipperary, the title being a fusion of these two placenames. The show's humour comes from the unusual characterisations of traditional, stereotypical rural Irish folk. The show was chiefly written by the comedian, Pat Shortt, who also performed many of his own roles - starring among him were Jack Walsh, Joe Rooney and Páraic Breathnach. It has spawned its"
"Mint Productions Mint Productions is an Irish production company that has produced documentaries and television series for RTÉ, BBC and Channel 4. The company, founded by RTÉ television presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and her producer husband Steve Carson, has produced a number of series, including ""Fine Gael: A Family At War"" (2003), ""Our Lady's"" (2003), its follow-up ""Return to Our Lady's"" (2005), ""Legal Eagles"" (2004), ""Making Babies"" (2004) and ""Junior Doctors"" (2006). Amongst its most noted achievements are ""Haughey"" (2005) and the IFTA-winning ""Bertie"" (2008), two separate series on the lives and political careers of two of Ireland's more prominent taoisigh,"
"County Kerry, since 1910 and his grand daughters, Louise and Paula, run The Butler Arms Hotel there to this day. In 1951, the film director John Ford came to the west of Ireland to film ""The Quiet Man"", starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. The grounds of the castle, as well as nearby Cong, formed the backdrop for much of the action in the film. In more recent years the castle has been used as a set for ""French Court"" in The CW's hit medieval drama ""Reign"". The castle and surrounding grounds figure prominently in the first three seasons of"
"Naked Camera Naked Camera is a hidden camera comedy television show which began airing on RTÉ Two in 2005. Set and filmed in the Republic of Ireland (mostly in Dublin), its concept is similar to that of the UK show ""Trigger Happy TV"" or the ascendant candid camera elements of ""The Live Mike"". Comedians PJ Gallagher, Patrick McDonnell, and Maeve Higgins wrote the scripts and portrayed the sketch characters. Produced by Scratch Productions for RTÉ, the third and concluding series aired in February 2007. There follows a list of recurring characters, the most noteworthy of which is Jake Stevens. Other"
"built either in the 1840s or in 1917. It follows a simple T-plan and features a round-headed door, rose window and belcote. Kilfenora Kilfenora (, ) is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the ""City of the Crosses"" for its seven (now five) high crosses. The village had around 220 inhabitants in 2011. Much of the TV show ""Father Ted"" (1995–98) was filmed there."
"with a week as the first production in the new Grand Opera House Studio in Belfast in December 2006. Subsequently, McKeever and Montgomery produced ""It's Not All Rain & Potatoes"", a sketch comedy about Ireland for Terra Nova Productions, and ""Is It Me?"", a sitcom for BBC Northern Ireland. Her long-term partner Australian-born Mike Moloney died at his north Belfast home in April 2013. Nuala McKeever Nuala McKeever is a comic actress from Belfast, Ireland. McKeever grew up in the west of the city and graduated from Queen's University Belfast with a degree in languages. After graduating from university, McKeever"