THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM wins Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh

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Monday, July 1, 2026 - Volta Pictures is pleased to announce that THE LOST CHILDREN

OF TUAM has won at the Galway Film Fleadh following the World Premiere at the 2026

Galway Film Fleadh on Saturday 11 July.

Speaking about the award, director Frank Berry said “We are all absolutely delighted that

THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM has won Best Film at the Galway Film Fleadh. This award

means a great deal to us, especially after such a moving and unforgettable premiere in

Galway.”

"We are so honoured to receive this award and to have been met with such powerful and

overwhelming support at the launch of this film, which we will carry with us as we continue

its journey and share Catherine's story with the world. Thank you once again to the Galway

Film Fleadh and to our incredible cast, crew and team." Liam Neeson, Chelsea Morgan

Hoffmann, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Martina Niland and Jules Daly, Producers.

Directed by Frank Berry (Aisha, Michael Inside) and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (The

Salt Path, She Said), the film is based on The New York Times article ‘The Lost Children of

Tuam’ by Dan Barry, published in 2017. The film features a powerful cast including awardwinning Monica Dolan (Sherwood, Mr Bates vs The Post Office) who plays Catherine

Corless, along with fellow cast members Andrew Bennett (God’s Creatures, The Quiet Girl)

and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls).

THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM tells the story of when amateur historian Catherine

Corless begins examining records from a former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co.

Galway, she stumbles upon evidence pointing towards a deeply troubling past. Refusing to

let the questions go unanswered, she embarks on a painstaking investigation, putting her in

conflict with the local town, Irish State and Catholic Church- but also gathers a growing

community of survivors and campaigners for justice. As official resistance mounts and

unsettling discoveries emerge, her determination challenges powerful institutions exposing a

hidden chapter of Ireland's past many would rather keep buried.

Liam Neeson, who optioned the rights to the New York Times article, is producer for El Paso

Films, along with Jules Daly for Big Red Films, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Ed Guiney and

Andrew Lowe for Oscar-winning Element Pictures and Martina Niland for Port Pictures. The

film is presented by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and BBC Film in association with Fremantle,

Coimisiún na Meán, MK2 and RTÉ with MK2 handling worldwide sales, with Volta Pictures

Distribution releasing the film in Ireland.

THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM IS COMING TO IRISH CINEMAS THIS AUTUMN

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