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Irish Film Board lauds Oscar hits but calls for increased funding

2017 production slate includes films starring Pat Shortt, Cillian Murphy and Elle Fanning

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Joe Schmidt turns blood-and-guts Paddies into well-oiled machine

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Artificial intelligence is dead: long live data analytics

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