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Adrian McCarthy @aidomc

Amongst other things I make documentaries | 'Rough Rider' | 'Portrait of a Gallery'| 'Pull Like a Dog'| 'OCD & Me' | 'Gilbert O'Sullivan - Out On His Own' | etc

Joined July 2009
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If you feel like getting anything off your chest with regards to what happened in SAIPAN, do come along to the IFI in Dublin TONIGHT for a special once off screening of RED MIST. ifi.ie/film/from-the-vaults-…
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David Roy@droyirishnews
12 Dec 2025
Inspirational Irish American Patrick Lydon lives on through award-winning new documentary Born That Way, screening from today at @QFTBelfast irishnews.com/entertainment/…

Inspirational Irish American Patrick Lydon lives on through award-winning new documentary

David Roy speaks to the Limerick-born filmmaker about Born That Way, his new documentary on the extraordinary life and work of the late Patrick Lydon, an Irish American who became the leading light...

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Born That Way begins a one week run in Queens Film Theatre. Friends of Documentaries in Belfast do please spread the word about what @FilmIreland calls an INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF HUMILITY AND LOVE OF COMMUNITY. @QFTBelfast @DocsIreland @irish_news @ericastarling1 @brendanjbyrne
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The best films of 2025- laughs, tears and a few small beers rte.ie/culture/2025/1205/154… via @rte BORN THAT WAY, probably the most poignant picture I’ve seen in 2025...... In this time of great division, you’ll see what a powerful effect just one person can still have on the world.

The best films of 2025 - laughs, tears and a few small beers

I genuinely feared the cinema year had peaked in January when it kicked off with Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold's The Brutalist...

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The Digital Hub@TheDigitalHub
27 Nov 2025
Due to popular demand, Curious Dog Films screening of 'Born That Way' in the @IFI_Dub in Temple Bar has been extended for a three week run until Wednesday, 3rd December.  Further information: ifi.ie/film/born-that-way/ #TheDigitalHub #Members #News #Screenings #Community #Dublin8
Black and white photo of a smiling family of four outside a house, with text: "Born That Way - A film about care, and love, and Patrick Lydon."

ALT Black and white photo of a smiling family of four outside a house, with text: "Born That Way - A film about care, and love, and Patrick Lydon."
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"FIVE STARS...ESSENTIAL VIEWING..DESPERATELY MOVING AND BEAUTIFULLY MADE" according to Donald Clarke in @IrishTimesCultr & we're not going to argue! Screening at 18.10 in the IFI, Dublin this evening and at 17.30 in @mayomovieworld in Castlebar. In cinemas for a few more days.
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Miriam O'Callaghan@MiriamOCal
12 Nov 2025
Born That Way review: A moving, beautiful documentary about a gentle Irish hero irishtimes.com/culture/film/…

Born That Way review: A moving, beautiful documentary about a gentle Irish hero

Patrick Lydon moved from Massachusetts to Ireland in the 1970s and established a unique community

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Our documentary film BORN THAT WAY is having a week long theatrical run in the @irishfilminstitute Dublin, starting this Friday 14th November at 18.20. We believe it's something the world needs to see right now. PLEASE DO SPREAD THE WORD. Tickets: ifi.ie/film/born-that-way/
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Our feature doc BORN THAT WAY (directed by Éamon Little) is screening in Belfast at @DocsIreland in the @UlsterMuseum this Saturday 28th June @ 11.30am. This is our 2nd Irish screening after winning Best Irish Documentary at DIFF in March. Tickets docsireland.ie/programme/wha…
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Go see @mikegarry and the wonderful Cassia String Quartet in @WorkmansDublin cellar on Monday 19th (tomorrow). #poetry with classical music at it very best. Treat yourself to something a tad special. tickettailor.com/events/chee…
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My good friend and former business partner of 20 years in Wildfire Films, Martha O'Neill died yesterday after a short illness. Her unique talents & vast experience are a huge loss to the film & TV sector. My heart goes out to Martha's wife Garry Hynes, and the O'Neill family.
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The world premiere of our new documentary BORN THAT WAY at @DublinFilmFest this Friday 28th February @ 20.30 in Screen One in the @IFI_Dub diff.ie/programme/born-that-… Director Éamon Little, editor Keith Walsh with great support from @ScreenIreland @CNaM_ie @rte @FilmmakersColl
https://www.diff.ie/programme/born-that-way Over Patrick Lydon's final year, he reflects on a life that took him from rock journalism in the US to driving the radically inclusive Camphill Movement in Ireland, sharing life with people of diverse needs and abilities. Patrick's lens on the world raises searching questions about ideas of disability and inclusion and shines a special light on the otherness in our society. A Curious Dog Films Production for Screen Ireland, RTÉ, Coimisiún na mean, Filmmakers Collaborative, S481 Irish Tax Credit.

ALT https://www.diff.ie/programme/born-that-way Over Patrick Lydon's final year, he reflects on a life that took him from rock journalism in the US to driving the radically inclusive Camphill Movement in Ireland, sharing life with people of diverse needs and abilities. Patrick's lens on the world raises searching questions about ideas of disability and inclusion and shines a special light on the otherness in our society. A Curious Dog Films Production for Screen Ireland, RTÉ, Coimisiún na mean, Filmmakers Collaborative, S481 Irish Tax Credit.
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Friends of mine have been filming with this extraordinary family for a few years trying to get their story out there. There's a treatment available that can help these two boys, but it’s costly. Please consider donating and sharing to spread the word. gofund.me/7e366c6d

Donate to SAVE George & Isaac’s HEARTS , organized by Monet Scrimali

Help us save George and Isaac's lives! Hi All Monet here, George and Isaac’s cousin. R… Monet Scrimali needs your support for SAVE George & Isaac’s HEARTS

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Ciarán Cassidy@CiaranCass
20 Nov 2024
'Housewife of the Year' is coming to cinemas this Friday. It's been quite the journey, over four years, all beginning with a phone call to Bernie and now here we are. We are having a very special screening with the contestants to launch the film on Friday evening @LightHouseD7
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Shout out to DOCUMENTARY DIRECTORS. Exploring Reality 2 - from the Doc Alliance of SDGI - this residency will incorporate masterclasses from international directors & industry professionals, exploring approaches to doc filmmaking. DEADLINE is 10 Oct. sdgi.ie/our-work/programmes/…
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Urge the Irish Government to Include Free HRT in the 2025 Budget - Sign the Petition! chng.it/DRpmPnhLP9 via @Change
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Stan Collymore
@StanCollymore
4 Aug 2024
Victoria Park, London, 1978. 100,000 Skins, Punks, Jews, Blacks, Muslims, Mixed , English, Irish, Hindus, Sikhs, Scots, Welsh, Working Class, Middle Class, trade unionists, unified against racists and fascists. Gen Z, it's your turn.
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Worth dusting this down again. 'WE WANT TO BE THE NEXT GARY AND PAUL'. A clip from 2016 when Fintan McCarthy and his brother Jake talk about their idols from our documentary 'Pull Like A Dog'. Now, he's a double @Olympics champion! #rtesport #skibb2paris
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Simon’s swansong – Frank McNally on the passing of a much-loved Dublin café irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…

Simon’s swansong – Frank McNally on the passing of a much-loved Dublin café

Cherished cafés come and go, like the generations that love them

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