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Irish Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Naomi Moore: ‘I'd love to go back to having no fear of anything'
How agreeable are you? I think I go with the flow quite a lot. At work, I'm agreeable until I really want to do something, and I'll make sure that gets done. Ultimately, I would say I'm agreeable unless I'm pushed too much. What's your middle name and what do you think of it? I'm Naomi Therese Marcella. My mother wasn't sure what to call me. I think she picked out Naomi first and then thought if people didn't like it, we could go with Therese. Marcella was my dad's mom's name, and that was picked to maybe ingratiate me in the will, but I didn't get anything! Where is your favourite place in Ireland? Naul, my home in Fingal, Co Dublin, where we've spent 20 years refurbishing a lovely old cottage that we have extended, renovated and put our own touches to. Naul is a sleepy village, pretty, untouched. Everyone knows everybody, so you can walk into the village pub or the Séamus Ennis Arts Centre at any time, and there's someone that you know. I love it. Describe yourself in three words. Creative. Chaos. Co-ordinator. READ MORE When did you last get angry? My husband may have seen me angry twice, my friends would probably have never seen me angry, and at work, rarely. If I do, it's usually because someone has been unfair or someone has been hurt. I never like to waste my energy on anger, so it's very rare. It takes a lot to wind me up. You have to really annoy me. [ Ireland's 'film censor' Ciarán Kissane: 'My mother told me I watched too much TV and now I watch movies for a living' Opens in new window ] What have you lost that you would like to have back? When you're in your 20s, you're totally bulletproof, and you don't have to think twice about anything. I'd still be a little bit like that, but not as much as I used to be. I'd love to go back to having no fear of anything. What is your strongest childhood memory? We grew up in Portmarnock , and my dad worked for a plastics factory; they made sturdy, thick bags for fuel like peat and coal. When I was about six, my brothers put me into one of them, tied the top with a big rope, tied the rope at the top of a tree and then launched me out. I'd go spinning around and around the tree until the bag whacked into it, and then I would spin back again. I think that's where I got the adrenaline buzz. Every photograph from that summer in the family album is of me in the bag! Where do you come in your family's birth order, and has it defined you? Being the baby of six has absolutely defined me. By the time I arrived, my parents had almost completely given up on discipline. That didn't work with the first five, so why bother with me? The fact that there were six kids meant you had to share – not only food and clothes but also love, kindness and generosity, all of which my mother instilled in us. My family gave me creativity, fearlessness, compassion, empathy and fairness. What do you expect to happen when you die? I would hope you get to see all the people you've lost, to hang out with them and have good fun. [ Only children: 'I have great colleagues, some are as close to me as any family members I could wish for' Opens in new window ] When were you happiest? I'm always happy, genuinely. I had a great childhood. I loved school. I still have friends that I was in kindergarten with. I boarded at Drogheda Grammar School, and I have great friends from there, too. Then, at 20, I met my business partners at the recording studio, which is where I met my husband. I'm now in a more reflective period where I'm happy to have chats in old pubs rather than going out clubbing. I'm always happy at whatever stage I'm at. I think I was born under a lucky star. Which actor would play you in a biopic about your life? I'd love Rosanna Arquette to do it. She could put on an Irish accent. I've always liked her and kind of identified with her for some reason. What's your biggest career/personal regret? It's boring, but I don't have any at all. In my personal life, I've always seemed to fall into a lucky space. I have great relationships with my family and my friends, and I've a wonderful husband. Career-wise, it's the same. I'm in a job that changes constantly, and I've had the opportunity to work with a broad range of people, all the way from Bon Jovi and 50 Cent to Hozier and Lewis Capaldi. Have you any psychological quirks? I probably have lots, but my main one is that I can't eat carrots unless they're cooked whole and roasted. If they're boiled, I won't eat them – I can't even stand the smell of them – and if they're chopped in circles, I can't eat them, either. In conversation with Tony Clayton-Lea
Irish Examiner
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Kneecap among the top performers as Irish box office totals €102.5m
Two Irish movies, Small Things Like These and Kneecap last year broke into the top 25 box office performers at the cinema here. That is according to the 2024 annual report for the Irish Film Classification Office (Ifco) which shows the biggest movie at the Irish box office last year was Disney's Inside Out 2, which grossed €6.2m. Inside Out 2 was well ahead of the second biggest hit at the box office last year, Despicable Me 4, which grossed €4.83m. Paul Mescal's much anticipated Gladiator II opened in November to mixed reviews and recorded the fifth highest box office of the year at €3.67m, and was edged out of the top four by Deadpool & Wolverine, which grossed €4.36m and Wicked which enjoyed a box-office of €3.83m. No Irish film broke into the top 25 box office movies for 2023 but last year, two did, with Small Things Like These ranked 11th and had a box office of €2.4m, while Kneecap had a box office of €1.14m and was ranked 25th. The report says total box office revenue in 2024 at the Irish cinema was €102.5m, up €1.5m on 2023, while total box office admissions in 2024 was 11.62m, up 1% on 2023. In his report, Ifco director Dr Ciarán Kissane said: 'It is great to see Irish titles, Kneecap and Small Things Like These, in the top 25 box office earners in 2024.' Small Things Like These stars Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson and was adapted for the screen by Enda Walsh from the best-selling Claire Keegan 2021 novel. The comedy drama Kneecap movie depicts the rise of Kneecap, the hip-hop trio from Belfast. The movie premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and was the first Irish language movie to do so where it won the NEXT Audience Award. Read More Irish companies double down on DEI despite shift in the US
RTÉ News
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
New film classification guidelines for Ireland announced
The Irish Film Classification Office has published its revised and updated Classification Guidelines, with changes in how depictions of drugs, bullying, self-harm, and anti-social behaviour are classified. The IFCO, which is marking its centenary this year, classifies audio visual content for cinema release and home entertainment content sold in Ireland. According to the office, "the publication of the new Guidelines represents a key milestone in IFCO's commitment to transparency and public engagement in film classification." The new revised guidelines were produced following a comprehensive public consultation process and independent research conducted by IFCO and Behaviour & Attitudes in 2023. The IFCO has also published a "plain English" version of the classification guidelines commissioned from the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA). Speaking about the new guidelines, Director of Film Classification Dr Ciarán Kissane said, "The publication of our revised Classification Guidelines marks a key milestone for IFCO. "By expanding the drugs category to include harmful behaviour, we are responding directly to the research published in 2023 and stakeholder feedback during our public consultation. "The new Classification Guidelines reflect our ongoing commitment to ensure our classifications remain relevant and reflect current community standards." "We are particularly proud to introduce a Plain English version of the Guidelines, developed in partnership with NALA. "It is important to us that our Classification Guidelines are accessible and easy to read for all, keeping in mind the younger audiences. By doing this, we hope to increase public understanding of IFCO's work and improve media literacy." In a statement, the office said, "The publication of the new revised Guidelines fulfils a key commitment set out in IFCO's Strategy Statement 2023 to 2025, underscoring the Office's dedication to providing trusted and timely classification and advice and evolving its practices in line with research, public engagement, and societal expectations". To mark the centenary of the IFCO, a new documentary entitled In the Opinion of the Censor, was screened at the Irish Film Institute last May, with an address from the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan TD. Narrated and presented by John Kelleher, Ireland's last Film Censor and first Director of Film Classification, the documentary examines the history of Irish film censorship. Drawing on contributions from historians, filmmakers, movie archivists, and media commentators, In the Opinion of the Censor sheds light on how the evolution of censorship closely mirrored changes in Irish society over the past century. Directed by Andrew Gallimore and Lydia Monin, film blends rare archival footage - drawing on the IFCO material donated to the National Archives in 2023, expert interviews, and scenes from censored films. Speaking at the film's debut screening, Jim O'Callaghan said, "Since its establishment, IFCO has undergone significant transformation, evolving from a body once focused heavily on censorship to one now centred on classification. "It has now been more than 20 years since a film has been censored or refused a certification for the Irish cinema audience and that is a clear demonstration of a positive and welcome shift of approach." "I want to pay tribute to Dr Ciaran Kissane and his predecessors, Mr Sheamus Smith and Mr John Kelleher, for their progressive leadership of IFCO. I have no doubt the office will continue to evolve along with Irish society." Dr Kissane, said, "In the Opinion of the Censor gives us an interesting look into the history of how film censorship has transitioned into classification. At IFCO, we are committed to providing trusted guidance and advice, that supports the availability of a diverse range of audio-visual content to the appropriate audiences. "For the past two years, the majority of our classifications have been in the advisory category. Our classification and accompanying consumer advice helps audiences make informed decisions on what audio visual content they - and their children - watch."
