Your Da, Your Aul Lad, Your Pops - let’s take a beat this Father’s Day to celebrate them with these great movies featuring Irish dads! While many of us might not be able to with our dads this Father’s Day, perhaps they’ve passed on or perhaps it’s COVID that’s keeping you away from him but either way, it’s a chance for all of us to take a moment and be thankful for our great Irish Das. We decided to take a look at all the greatest Irish dads in movies this Father’s Day and we’re pretty surprised by what a great list we pulled together. How many of these Irish Dad-related movies have you seen? This Oscar-winning movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis tells the story of the Guildford Four, focusing on the story of Gerry Conlon and his father, Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon, played by Pete Postlethwaite.
A wonderful character, Postlethwaite won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Academy Award for this role. Based on three books by Dublin author Roddy Doyle these movies are just brilliant and Colm Meaney ’s portrayal of the pater familias, Jimmy Rabbitte Sr / Dessie Curley is just perfect. The ever embarrassing, ultra-loyal, awkward, and fiercely loyal this is an Irish Da we can all relate to.
Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! This one’s a double whammy, a two-for-one with Gabriel Byrne as Papa Reilly and the late great David Kelly as Grandpa Ward. This gorgeous and slightly sad movie tells the story of two brothers, .
