Irish Travellers hit cinemas today

Irish Travellers, the documentary by Alexander Murphy, hits cinemas on October 28, 2026. The director follows an Irish Traveller family whose life in a caravan by the roadside is threatened by eviction.

Pa and Lisa O’Reilly are raising their ten children in a farmhouse set amid the fields. The film follows their daily life through the seasons, between the youngest’s games, the rhythms of family life, and their worries about the future of their home.

Through this family, the documentary examines the passing down of a nomadic lifestyle and the obstacles encountered in preserving it. This French-Irish co-production, distributed by Dulac Distribution, runs 1h36. Alexander Murphy had previously directed Beyond Kathmandu.

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