Pat Laffan – MRQE

I Can’t… I Can’t

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

The tale of a young Irish Catholic bride who is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her fathers lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage with her husband. Her parish priest forbids her to accept her doctors suggestion that she should use contraception and she is driven to desperate measures.

Leap Year

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

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan — an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.

The Wednesdays

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

Sometimes, when you’re in the autumn of your days, you’ll try anything just to put a smile on your face again. And so in this funny, sad (and sometimes wobbly) tale we meet two pensioners who manage to re-ignite the love they’d almost forgotten about. Unfortunately, soon the law comes knocking at their door

How Harry Became a Tree

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set in rural Ireland. Believing that “a man is measured by his enemies”, Harry Maloney (Colm Meany) sets out to ruin George O’Flaherty the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry’s son Gus (Cillian Murphy) upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together. During this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans.

Park

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A troubled woman (Claudia Terry) tells her therapist (Jayne Snow) about the shocking abuse she suffered at the hands of a sinister groundskeeper (Des Nealon).

Girl with Green Eyes

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Catholic-Irish farm girl Kate, along with her gregarious best friend Baba, moves to Dublin to pursue a more exciting life.