Niamh Algar – MRQE

“Iris Affair, The”

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

A rootless genius, Iris Nixon, steals an enigmatic code from a charming philanthropist and disappears. A tense countdown ensues as she races to unravel the code’s mystery.

“MotherFatherSon”

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his 30 year-old son, Caden, spirals out of control, the devastating consequences threaten the future of the family, its empire, and a country on the brink of change.

“Playing Nice”

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

“Deceit”

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The true story of a controversial honeytrap at the heart of the 1992 police investigation into the murder of a young mother in London. Examining the complicated and toxic sexual politics of the early 90s and the polices obsession with the wrong man, Deceit enters a dysfunctional world, where a female undercover officer, codename Lizzie James, is asked to become sexual bait for a suspected killer.

The Wonder

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl’s supposedly miraculous fast.

Censor

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled movies she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past.

Calm with Horses

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm’s loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

The Last Right

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his flight from Boston to County Cork. Travelling back to Ireland to attend his mothers funeral, Daniel also checks on his autistic brother. What follows is an unconventional road trip with his brother and the mortuary assistant as they take the coffin from Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.

The Drummer and the Keeper

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting societys rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Aspergers Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.

Without Name

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.