Youtuber John D. Ruddy produces videos about Irish and world history. He released his second book, ‘Manny Man does revolutionary Ireland, 1916 to 1923’, this autumn. The Donegal native has had blinding success online, amassing over 17 million views a

Reviews and interviews in Film, Music and beyond.

Filmmaker Carl Finnegan talks about his entry into film making, his first movie Two Gallants, which was adapted from a James Joyce story. Read the Crackplot article here: https://crackplot.com/2014/11/03/carl-finnegan-filmmaker-interview/

Alex Fegan is a filmmaker whose documentary ‘The Irish Pub’ recieved attention globally. I speak to him about how he got into film as well as the production company he co-founded, Snackbox films, that helps others get into film as well. Read Crackpl

Daniel Condon and Daniel Holmwood, co-writers/directors of the short film Downside up about a a brother who is his brothers carer. They talk about making their first film together. Read the Crackplot interview here: https://crackplot.com/2014/11/05/danie

Kamila Dydyna, an actor, writer and producer living in Dublin, A real mover and shaker in the Dublin film industry who has bucketloads of projects on the go at the moment. Read the full interview on Crackplot here: https://crackplot.com/2014/12/06/kamila

Filmmaker Bertie Brosnan is promoting his latest work ‘SINEATER‘. I spoke to him about why he got into film, his experience on the US film scene and the positive attention he received from the Cannes film festival for his film ‘Jacob Wrestling The

I interviewed Filmmaker Carla Mooney about the Silk Road Film Festival, an international festival dedicated to creating and bringing films from east to west and forging creative bonds between the two sides. Read the full Crackplot article here: https://c

I speak to young filmmaker Arran Bradstock about how he got into film, where he’s going with it and his latest short ‘The Long Haul‘. Read the full Crackplot article here: https://crackplot.com/2015/03/20/arran-bradstock-interview/

RTEs Rick OShea has been a prolific figure in bringing Literature to the public via the media, whether it be poetry, novels, or, as I found out when I spoke to him, Graphic Novels/Comic Books.Read the Crackplot article here: https://crackplot.com/2015