The documentary is a nuanced and uncynical examination of confession, as priests themselves acknowledge how a rite meant to offer absolution and guidance had for many years become a tool of control and shame, with devastating consequences. Yet, Sins of Ireland also explores forgiveness – not as an easy resolution, but as a necessary reckoning with the past and a gateway to spiritual redemption. In confronting their own failings and the sins of the church, these priests lay bare the complexities of remorse, accountability, and the possibility of reconciliation. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn