The Irish Film Festival Boston

04/13/2026

We’re thrilled to co-present Power Ballad at the the Independent Film Festival Boston on Monday, April 27th at Somerville Theatre. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, John Carney (Once, Sing Street), and starring Paul Rudd & Nick Jonas, it is a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship, and the price of ambition. For tickets & more info: https://iffboston.org/events/powerballad/

04/03/2026

Taiwan Film Festival of Boston is hosting their Spring Series this month on April 4th, 16th & 17th. Visit their website for more details and to purchase tickets - https://taiwanfilmfest.org/

03/26/2026

To everyone who joined us at the weekend - thank you! It was great to catch up with so many friends and gather for a pint in Orleans. It wouldn’t have been a success without you 💚

03/25/2026

☘️ We had a magical weekend for our March Screening Series! Special thanks to the Consul General of Ireland, Boston & the Irish American Partnership for their continuing support. We were thrilled to welcome film maker Ross Whitaker who discussed his documentary - Beat the Lotto after the screening. Thanks to all of you who joined us - we loved catching up with so many old friends and meeting new Irish film fans! 💚🎬☘️

03/23/2026

☘️ We are thrilled to co-present Celtic Utopia at Salem Film Festival on Friday 3/27. Just in case you didn’t see enough Irish Film last weekend - check out this amazing story about the vibrant music scene and its connection to Irish heritage in post-colonial times. It creates a rich story of the first 100 years of Irish independence and the wealth of talent within many genres of music from punk to folk. Tickets and more info: https://www.salemfilmfest.com/films

03/21/2026

Just a reminder for this evening’s programming change. Christy has moved to 9pm. If you had tickets for Báite last night - please join us this evening ☘️

03/21/2026

We have a change to our Saturday evening programming - Christy is now screening at 9PM & Báite will screen at 7PM. We apologize for any inconvenience with this change to the schedule. Documentary, Beat the Lotto will still screen at 5PM.

03/20/2026

Tickets will be available on the door so join us this evening for feature film Báite and short film Retirement Plan from 7:30pm at Somerville Theatre. ☘️

03/19/2026

We’re just 1 day away from kicking off our March Screening Series at Somerville Theatre! Join us for feature film. Báite and Oscar nominated short film, Retirement Plan. Don’t forget to join us after the film at Orleans for light bites! Thanks as always to the Irish Consul of Ireland, Boston, for their partnership. Tickets available here: www.irishfilmfestival.com

03/14/2026

☘️ You’re invited to join us at Orleans for light bites after the screening of Báite & Retirement Plan on Friday, 20th. We can’t wait to get-together! Tickets still available: www.irishfilmfestival.com

03/12/2026

We are counting down the days to our March Screening Series on 3/20 & 3/21.

☘️ On Friday we’re screeningWe’re just 2 weeks away from our March Screening Series on 3/20 & 3/21.

☘️ On Friday we’re screening Báite - an Irish language film (with subtitles) that was IFTA nominated and is getting rave reviews in Ireland. It screens with 2026 Oscar nominated short film - Retirement Plan.

☘️ On Saturday, 21st, enjoy Ireland of the 1980s with documentary Beat the Lotto. Christy (with subtitles) won Best Film at the IFTAs and screens on Saturday evening. It’s a heart-warming and raw coming of age film about 2 brothers growing up in Cork.

Tickets available now: www.irishfilmfestival.com

Friday March 20, 2026 | 7.30pm | Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis SquareBÁITE (Subtitled in English)2025/Ireland (94 minutes)Director: Ruán MaganA woman's body is found under the waters of a lake in the countryside, and the arrival of a Detective from Dublin is the last thing Peggy, the owner of Casey...

03/06/2026

We’re just 2 weeks away from our March Screening Series on 3/20 & 3/21.

☘️ Báite is an Irish language film that was IFTA nominated and is getting rave reviews in Ireland. It screens with 2026 Oscar nominated short film - Retirement Plan.

☘️ On Saturday, 21st, enjoy Ireland of the 1980s with documentary Beat the Lotto. Christy won Best Film at the IFTAs and screens on Saturday evening. It’s a heart-warming and raw coming of age film about 2 brothers growing up in Cork.

Visit our website for tickets: https://www.irishfilmfestival.com