25 Oct 1996
Michael Collins
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
The Writing on the Wall
A youth workshop in Derry is mounting various projects, including a dramatized enquiry into the death of a soldier. But when a squaddie is shot on the doorstep, then real life intrudes in the shape of the police and security forces.
Top Billed Cast
John Deehan John Paul
Brendan Deeney Sean le boxeur
Paddy Doherty Seamus Doherty
Nigel Haggan Matt
John Keegan Eamon
Neil McCaul Neil
Noel McCloskey Noel
Mary McMenamin Sandra
Raymond McMonagle Cha
Mickey Mooney Joe
Mary Murphy Sheila McGuinness
Arthe Nelson Maeve
Noel O'Brien Noodles
Mary Ryan Aoife
John Shiels Kenneth
Thomas Strawbridge Knicknitt
Noel Tierney Hugh
Joseph B. Long Mac Gregor
Des McAleer Major Bond
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