Táin Bó Cuailnge | World PremiereTáin Bó Cuailnge | World Premiere
Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry
Admission
£7 + £0.70 booking fee
Run Times & Intervals
29 mins
Age Guidance
Uncertified
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This screening will be introduced by writer Darach Ó Scolaí and followed by a post-screening discussion with Darach Ó Scolaí, director John McCloskey and cast/crew.
Queen Méabh of Connacht uses guile and statecraft to provoke a war between Connacht and Ulster to satisfy her queenly honour. This animated version of Táin Bó Cuailnge uses indigenous talent and understanding to bring Ireland’s most important epic tale to a modern audience.
Téann Méabh, banríon uaibhreach na gConnachtach, i muinín an ghlicis chun cogadh a spreagadh le hUltaigh agus a dtarbh cáiliúil a ghoid. Baineann an leagan beochana seo de Tháin Bó Cuailnge leas as tuiscintí agus buanna dúchasacha chun mór-eipic na hÉireann a chur i láthair lucht féachana ár linne.
A Raw Nerve Productions & Dearcán Media production for TG4 and the BBC, with support from the ILBF and Coimisiún na Meán.
John McCloskey | Ireland | 2026 | 29 mins | Subtitled
John McCloskey
Derry native, John McCloskey is an award winning animator based at the Nerve Centre in Derry. John has directed 3 animated TV series for BBC NI and created a further 11 animated films.
He has won the animation award at the Celtic Film and TV Festival 3 times and is also a BAFTA nominee. His graphic novel of An Béal Bocht/The Poor Mouth was nominated for the Irish Language Book of the year.
Táin Bó Cualinge is his ambitious animated rendering of one of Ireland’s most important epic tales. This animated film is a collaboration between the animation skills of John McCloskey, the multiple award winning animator and Darach Ó Scolaí’s approach to the original Irish language text.
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