Rachel Carey & Kieron J. Walsh

Rachel Carey directs Episodes 1-3 and Kieron J. Walsh directs Episodes 4-6 of The Hardacres, which airs on RTÉ from 22nd March 2026. From Playground, the award-winning production company behind the internationally acclaimed hit series All Creatures Great and Small, comes this new six-part period drama, first aired on Channel 5, based on CL Skelton’s best-selling series of…

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Rachel Carey & Brendan Canty Win Best Director Categories at IFTA Awards 2026

The winners of the IFTA Awards 2026 were announced this weekend by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA). The Awards ceremony took place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre and was broadcast on RTE One on Saturday 21st February. Rachel Carey won Best Director – Drama for Obituary. Brendan Canty won Best Director – Film for…

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Rachel Carey and Gary Shore

Rachel Carey and Gary Shore share directing duties on Season 2 of Obituary, which returned to screens in October on RTÉ and international platforms including Hulu in the US. Siobhán Cullen plays Elvira Clancy, the small-town obituarist who resorts to murder when local work dries up. Watch On RTÉ Player

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