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15th Mar 2019

10 Irish movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix for the weekend that’s in it

Keeley Ryan

Netflix June

Staying in this weekend?

The first big Bank Holiday weekend of the year is officially here – and the weather is starting off less than ideal.

So, the idea of staying in and catching up with some of Netflix’s brilliant additions is seeming more and more appealing.

Here are 10 Irish movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix this St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

Can’t Cope Wont Cope

In Dublin, friends Aisling and Danielle must come to terms with adulthood with their millennial hijinks and hangovers begin to wear off.

Cardboard Gangsters

A low level drug dealer decides to move up the ranks of the illegal narcotics trade in Darndale, Dublin, putting him and his gang on a violent path.

 

Handsome Devil

A self-described outsider is sent to a rugby-obsessed boarding school, where he forms an unexpected bond with the star player

The Young Offenders

Never ones to think things through, two Irish teens steal bicycles and set off to the coast to find a bale of cocaine from a smugglers capsized ship.

Trespass Against Us

A man from a criminal family yearns to break away and find a better life, but his father’s staunch opposition puts his dreams of freedom in jeopardy

Wake Wood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSBKbpK8hQo

After losing their only child in a dog attack, two parents discover a pagan ritual that will grant them three more days with their deceased daughter.

Katie         

KATIE intimately follows champion boxer Katie Taylor as she attempts to rebuild her career after a year of turmoil threatened to derail her career. With many writing her off, Taylor decided to start again, and the notoriously private champion agreed to let a small crew document her attempt to rescale the heights.

MAZE

When IRA member Larry Marley is sent to Northern Ireland’s Maze prison, he puts his methodical and manipulative plan for a mass escape into action.

The 34th

‘The 34th’ tells the story of the driven and dedicated people who formed Marriage Equality in Ireland and developed it into a highly effective grassroots force with one clear goal in mind – the extension of Civil Marriage to same sex couples. Through revealing interviews and archive material, former board members and staff outline the strategising, fierce battles, sheer hard graft and personal cost of running such an all-consuming campaign.

 

The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville tells the true story of Irish Soldiers who were besieged by overwhelming enemy forces while on a UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo.  The heroes led by Commandant Pat Quinlan fought for five days and heroically defended their outpost.