Send in the Clones jokes

Ahoy, citizens of Monaghan and thereabouts.

Ahoy, citizens of Monaghan and thereabouts.

The Clones film festival takes place next week. “Ireland’s biggest little film festival” will begin on Wednesday with a screening of the excellent

Pyjama Girls

. You can also catch Irish features such as

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Savage

and

One Hundred Mornings

. The prizes, named Francies after the hero of

The Butcher Boy

, come in the form of rather fabulous mounted pigs’ noses.

Fine, fine, but shouldn't a Clones festival be showing The Boys from Brazil? Get it? Oh, suit yourself. clonesfilmfestival.com

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist