Updated / Thursday, 4 Mar 2021
21:12
Dervla Kirwan has told the
Ray D Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that her new RTÉ One series
Smother is Celtic noir , and that her character Val has a unique way of manipulating the truth .
The Kate O Riordan-penned series begins on RTÉ One on Sunday night, taking viewers into the highly dysfunctional Ahern family following the death of Val s psychological terrorist husband, Denis (Stewart Graham). The Ahern daughters are played by Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake and Niamh Walsh.
?? New Irish Drama Smother starring Dervla Kirwan and Seána Kerslake and set in a small town in #Clare , starts this Sunday at 9.30pm on @RTEOne@RTEplayer#Smotherpic.twitter.com/2yLkEpGG3m
Written by Kate O’Riordan (
Mr. Selfridge, The Bay) and produced by Treasure Entertainment (
Finding Joy, Handsome Devil) with BBC Studios,
Smother is an investigative thriller about the secrets families keep from each other, set in a small town on the beautiful, wild and rugged coast of County Clare.
Dervla Kirwan (
The Stranger, White Dragon) leads as family matriarch Val – a devoted mother who is determined to protect her family and particularly her three daughters Jenny, Anna, and Grace, at any cost.
Jenny is a heavily pregnant single doctor, unsure of the choices she has made, played by Niamh Walsh (
Watch the trailer for new Irish noir thriller Smother
Updated / Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021
10:20
Niamh Walsh as Jenny, Dervla Kirwan as Val, Seána Kerslake as Grace, and Gemma Leah Devereux as Anna
New noir thriller
Smother, starring Dervla Kirwan and Seána Kerslake and filmed in Lahinch, County Clare, debuts om RTÉ One on March 7th and we ve got a sneak preview of the new drama for you to watch.
Kirwan (
The Stranger,
White Dragon) plays family matriarch Val Ahern - a devoted mother who is determined to protect her family and particularly her three daughters Jenny, Anna, and Grace, at any cost.
Canadian connection helps Highland based firm export league table By Calum MacLeod
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Updated: 12:26, 19 February 2021
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Gael Force managing director Stewart Graham (centre) at the company s Canadian base in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, with Gael Force Canada colleagues Darren Lane and Anthony Balmer.
A marine manufacturing company with its roots in the Western Isles and its base in Inverness, has been named Scotland s fast-growing international sales success.
Gael Force, which is headquartered in Merkich, was the highest placed Scottish business on the 12th annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table and the only one to make the UK Top 10 with seventh place.
Highland based marine manufacturer makes waves on export league table By Calum MacLeod
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Updated: 12:14, 19 February 2021
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Gael Force managing director Stewart Graham (centre) at the company s Canadian base in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, with Gael Force Canada colleagues Darren Lane and Anthony Balmer.
A marine manufacturing company with its roots in the Western Isles and its base in Inverness, has been named Scotland s fast-growing international sales success.
Gael Force, which is headquartered in Merkich, was the highest placed Scottish business on the 12th annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table and the only one to make the UK Top 10 with seventh place.