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100 Years of Claas

Heres a video promo of a DVD I produced last year. You can buy the DVD here at De Courcey Classic & Vintage Club website. It costs €15 plus €2 p&p in Ireland and €3 for rest of Europe. Running Time is 60 minutes with 30 minutes of extras.


May 20, 2014 0

A Picture I took

or rather pictures is on display in The Blue Horizon, Garrettstown. I’m not sure where but I’m told it’s in a prominent location. It is of the De Courcey Vintage Clubs, Harvest Working Day which took place on Monday August 6th 2012. Very little effort or thought went into it as I was actually videoing…
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September 11, 2012 0

Directing a film I didn’t write (Part 2)

One of the challenges I faced with this project was visualising Niall’s words. It’s grand when your writing for yourself because it’s already in your head and in some cases writing with a particular location in mind, or at least you have an idea of what you are looking for. For instance, Kitchens. Maybe it’s…
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July 5, 2012 0

Ten Years On!

Its hard to believe it’s been ten years since I sat the leaving cert, way back in 2002! When I think ten years ago I’m thinking mid nineties! So it was this time ten years ago that I had to decide what I wanted to do after finishing school. I had applied for some courses…
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July 3, 2012 0

Directing a film I didn’t write

Up until now I had directed three short films all of which I had written myself. At the brilliant Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull last year (2011) myself and Niall Owens were discussing future projects. Niall asked what I was doing next and I told him although I had several ideas and scripts I…
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June 14, 2012 0

Blog reboot!

Hmm, I appear to have neglected my blog again. Then again, it’s not like I recently shot a new film and had something to blog about… oh wait! I have given it a little redesign and will hopefully add more soon as well as post about the new short.  


June 13, 2012 0

Best Performance Award for Brian Fortune

Delighted that Brian Fortune picked up the Best Performance Award for his role in Gemma? at the recent ShortDay Film Fest held at the Sugar Club. Well done Brian and well deserved!


September 12, 2011 0

Gemma? Wins Two Awards at Underground Fest

Gemma? picked two awards at the DareMedia Underground Film Festival for Best Local Film and Sponsors Choice.


July 18, 2011 0

Gemma? Screens at Daremedia Underground Film Festival

Gemma? had a great screening in Directors Cut on Daunt Square in section one of the drama at the Daremedia Underground Film Festival on Monday 11th of July.


July 13, 2011 0

USA Premiere

“Gemma?” will have its American Premiere at the Bodega Bay International Short Film Festival in California on the 28th of May. This will also be a HD screening. Bodega Bay was the location used for Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”.


April 6, 2011 0