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04 Feb 2026

IFI@BrieryGap | Saipan

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When

04 Feb 2026

Time

8pm show start | doors open from 7:30pm

Cert 15A

Film Synopsis | Having qualified for the 2002 World Cup, the Republic of Ireland team arrive on the titular island with their talismanic captain Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke), under the management of Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan), to prepare for their campaign. Driven and uncompromising, Keane grows increasingly frustrated with the poor resources and his teammates’ lack of commitment. Open hostility quickly breaks out between him and the ever-more woebegone McCarthy in a film with appeal far beyond that of the football audience.

Following Good Vibrations (2012), their vibrant chronicle of the life and times of Belfast punk maven Terri Hooley, directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn turn to more recent national cultural history in Saipan, an account of one of the most infamous episodes in Irish sport.

Cert 15A | Films classified 15A have been deemed appropriate for viewers of fifteen and over. However, they can also be seen by younger children - provided they are accompanied by an adult who has deemed the film appropriate viewing for that child.

Box Office Hours | Tuesday to Friday 10am-2pm, Monday and weekends open one hour before shows.

Wheelchair Access | For accessibility requirements as part of your booking, please contact the Box Office on 083 143 6884 or email boxoffice@brierygap.ie.

OAP Tickets | Available at Box Office.

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How the explosive fallout surrounding Ireland’s 2002 World Cup campaign shook the national team, and the country itself.

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