Ireland

Iranian short wins at Oscar-qualifying Foyle Filmfest. in Ireland

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Kaveh Mazaheri's short film ‘Funfair’, an Iran/Canada co-production, has won the best short film award at the 32nd edition of Foyle Film Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland.

'Leakage' wins best feature at Dublin Independent Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Leakage', directed by Suzan Iravanian, has won the Best Feature Film award at the 2nd edition of Dublin Independent Film Festival in Ireland.

'Funfair' goes to Oscar-qualifying Foyle Filmfest. in Ireland

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iran/Canada co-production ‘Funfair’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri, will take part at the 32nd edition of Foyle Film Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Two Iranian shorts taking part at Ireland’s Richard Harris filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Two Iranian shorts, ‘Are You Volleyball?!’, directed by Mohammad Bakhshi, and ‘Cleaner’ by Mohammadreza Mayghani, are taking part at the 7th Richard Harris International Film Festival currently underway in Ireland.

'Funfair' goes to Cork Film Festival in Ireland

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran/Canada co-production ‘Funfair’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri, will take part at the 64th edition of Cork Film Festival in Ireland.

Iran parl. speaker meets with Macedonian, Irish counterparts in Belgrade

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani met and held talks with his counterparts from Macedonia and Ireland in Belgrade on Monday.

Rouhani meets with UN secretary General, Irish president

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has met with the UN Secretary General António Guterres and the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins.

‘Hendi & Hormoz’ to vie in 3 upcoming intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Abbas Amini’s feature ‘Hendi & Hormoz’, a co-production between Iran and Czech Republic, has been accepted into the competition programs of three upcoming film festivals in the UAE, Ireland and Italy.

Irish MP calls for opening embassy in Iran to help get access for beef

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Ireland should open an embassy in Tehran in order to help open up new markets for beef, Independent Deputy Michael Collins has been quoted as saying by the Southern Star newspaper.

Ireland welcomes expanding coop. with Iran: Dáil chair

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Chairman of Irish Parliament (Dáil) Seán Ó Fearghaíl said his country welcomes expansion of relations and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran in various fields.

Iranian amb. to Dublin:

Ireland determined to boost coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Dublin Masoud Eslami said that Ireland is determined to broaden cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Ireland stress boosting ties, coop.

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Heads of Iran-Ireland parliamentary friendship groups stressed the need to expand bilateral cooperation in a joint statement on Thursday.

14th Intl. Public Relations Symposium kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The 14th International Public Relations Symposium has kicked off on Mon., gathering hundreds of public relations aficionados and executives from Iran and overseas in the Iranian capital Tehran.

‘With Me’ to vie at Ireland’s Kerry Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘With Me’ directed by Azadeh Ghochagh has been accepted into the competition section of 19th Kerry Film Festival (KFF) in Ireland.

‘Like a Good Kid’ goes to 2 Oscar-affiliated festivals

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Like a Good Kid’ directed by Arian Vazir Daftari has been accepted into the competition program of two Oscar-affiliated festivals in Ireland and Albania.

‘Umbra’ goes to 2 film festivals in Italy, Ireland

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian will vie at International Cork Film Festival in Ireland and Medfilm Festival in Italy.

‘The Skier’ goes to Irish Film Institute

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘The Skier’ directed by Fereydoun Najafi has made it into the screening program of 2018 Irish Film Institute in Ireland.

Irish president:

Various grounds exist for expansion of Iran-EU coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins highlighted that various grounds exist for expansion of cooperation between Iran the European Union.

Former Arsenal player to play for Iran Tractor Sazi FC

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Irish professional striker Anthony Stokes has signed a two-year contract to play for Iranian club Tractor Sazi in the next Persian Gulf Pro league.

Iran appoints second female envoy in its history

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has appointed Parvin Farshchi as new ambassador of Iran to Finland which is the second female envoy of Islamic Republic in its 40 years history.

‘Alphabet’ goes to Ireland’s ‘Still Voices’ filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi has been accepted into the screening program of the 4th Still Voices Short Film Festival in Ireland.

Fajr 2018: Complete guide to Main Competition lineup

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The 2018 Fajr International Film Festival has announced the lineup for its Cinema Salvation (International Competition) program, and it is as solid as ever.

Iran, Ireland eyeing expansion of ties

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) - Iranian and Irish authorities in an expert-level meeting underscored the two countries’ enthusiasm for further development of bilateral relations and cooperation in all fields, especially economic spheres.

‘Retouch’ scoops Best Intl. Short at Ireland's ADIFF

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Retouch’ directed by Kaveh Mazaheri has won the Best International Short award at the 16th Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF) in Ireland.

Irish man converts to Islam in Imam Reza Holy Shrine

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – An Irish man, who had got familiar with Islam after travelling to Iran, converted to Islam after studying some Islamic sources and main books.

‘A Few Knots Away’ goes to Ireland filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘A Few Knots Away’, directed by Mansour Forouzesh, will be screened at the 62nd Ireland’s Cork Film Festival.

Irish Senate head:

Ireland not to follow Trump’s orders on N-deal

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Chairman of Irish Senate stressed Wed. that his country attaches great importance to Iran’s nuclear deal and will disregard US President Trump’s calls for scraping the agreement.

Pres. Rouhani:

'Iran can provide for Europe's energy needs'

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – In a Tue. meeting with Chairman of Irish Senate, Iranian President Rouhani stressed that the Islamic Republic can be a reliable source for meeting the energy needs of European countries.

Ireland stresses EU’s resolve for preserving N-deal

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – In a Tue. presser in Tehran, chairman of Irish Senate highlighted the resolve of European Union to take utmost advantage of every capacity of Iran’s nuclear deal for further expansion of relations.