’Briggan catches eye of TV execs

BALBrIGGAn’s credentials as a location for film and television have again been enhanced by hit Virgin Media series ‘The Catch’.

Already this year, another feature film, ‘Kathleen’ has been recording scenes in the area.

The Catch, available on Virgin Media’s Player, is a tense, four-part psychological thriller starring Jason Watkins, Poppy Gilbert and Aneurin Barnard.

Already aired on Channel 5 in the uK, The Catch was filmed around Balbriggan in the summer of 2022, despite being set in england.

And it is just one of over 20 film, television and music video productions made in Balbriggan since 2019. scenes from ‘The Green Knight’ an 2021, an acclaimed epic medieval fantasy film, starring dev Patel, which grossed over $19 million, were filmed in the area in 2020.

Former t V producer, us native eamonn donlyn, now settled with his family in Balbriggan, is working with local stakeholders to help grow the arts in the town.

The one-time esPn/ disney and CBs executive is developing a creative arts strategy for Balbriggan.