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Corks 96FM By Emma Mullan Image via Getty The filmmaker behind Brendan Graces TV farewell has revealed that the comedian made an incredible gesture just days before he passed away. Producer of Funnyman,  Brian Reddin told The Irish Sun that Brendan summoned him to his hospital bed just days before he passed away in July 2019, to ensure he had the end for his series. Brian Reddin spoke about how he was at the side of B...

Who murdered Maurice ‘Moss’ Moore? That’s the question at the heart of broadcaster and writer Billy Keane and producer and director Brian Reddin’s intriguing one-off special The Real Field. Or, at least, that should be the question. It eventually becomes obvious to you, me and everyone involved in this otherwise agreeable offering that nobody will ever know who killed Moore and that a 60-minute documentary is not going to solve a 62-year-old mystery. If it did, we’d have known about i...

With The Field often on the exams curriculum, there are very few Irish people who haven’t seen a production of the play or Jim Sheridan’s film adaptation. But there are many who don’t know the story behind the play. My documentary The Real Field will be shown on RTÉ One tomorrow night at 9.25pm. It looks at the unsolved murder that inspired my father’s famous drama. Maurice Moore was murdered in November 1958. Dan Foley was the chief suspect. Mr Foley was never charged with the Moore...

Updated / Thursday, 24 Dec 2020 06:00 "She was unashamedly Irish. It was what made her different, what made her stand out, and she was never going to let Hollywood forget it" A new documentary about the life of Irish screen icon Maureen OHara will air on TG4 on Christmas Day at 9:00pm. Here, its director, Brian Reddin, tells RTÉ Entertainment about what he discovered while making Maureen OHara - Banríon Hollywood. "I have always been a huge fan of Maureen OHara and as a teenager on a visit...