''An Irish Goodbye'' is a 2022

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written, produced, and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White. The film star
James Martin
Seamus O'Hara, Paddy Jenkins and

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Summary

The film is a comedy set on a rural farm in

Glenmornan Glenmornan () is a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Brownhill, northeast of Strabane, and southeast of Artigarvan. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 78 people. Glenmornan is in the Strabane District ...

, a small

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in the west of

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. Turlough is estranged from his brother Lorcan, who has

Down syndrome Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual dis ...

. After their mother, Grainne, dies from an illness, Turlough returns to the family farm from London in order to sell the property and drive Lorcan to live with their aunt, but Lorcan refuses. The local priest, Father O'Shea, produces a list of "bucket list" items that the brothers' mother had written before her death, but Turlough insists that it is useless now. Turlough later fights with Lorcan about Lorcan's desire to stay taking care of the farm. The next morning, Turlough prepares to drive Lorcan away, but Lorcan refuses to leave until they've fulfilled all of Grainne's "bucket list," which is 100 items long. Turlough reluctantly agrees, and the brothers spend time with Grainne's

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of ashes, happily bonding once more as they "help Grainne" model for a painting, fly with balloons, and smoke marijuana. However, when Lorcan breaks the urn in order to fulfill the 99th item on the list, "skydiving", Turlough becomes upset and insists that this is the reason Lorcan can't be trusted with the farm, and he officially puts the property up for sale. As Turlough prepares to finally move Lorcan out, he is greeted by Father O'Shea, who reveals with surprise that he had never given Lorcan the bucket list. Turlough confronts Lorcan, and though Lorcan apologizes for lying to Turlough about the list, Turlough instead suggests that they finish the list by fulfilling the 100th item, "going to space." They send up Grainne's ashes with fireworks, and as they recline by a bonfire, Lorcan adds a 101st item on the list: the wish that he and Turlough become best friends again, and that Turlough will leave London to return to help with the family farm. Turlough agrees to consider the option.

Accolades

The film won the

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and won

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at the

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