Sixty years ago, Ulster Television produced this documentary in what was the 50th anniversary year of the 1916 Easter rising.

A kind of state-of-the-nation assessment, it was produced for a UK audience and discusses how Northern Ireland and the Republic co-exist after partition. With opinion and comment from contributors in Belfast, Dublin & Cork including Denis Ireland, Cathal O’Shannon and an anonymous member of the IRA, among others. The film traces the impact of the Easter Rising on Ireland, and compares the two recently-formed states on social, economic and cultural grounds, asking the question: Will Ireland ever be reunited?

Programmed by Rose Baker. Courtesy of the UTV Archive Partnership between Northern Ireland Screen, ITV and PRONI, supported by the Department for Communities.

Book tickets and explore the Belfast Film Festival Programme:

https://belfastfilmfestival2026.eventive.org/schedule/6ab27677e9e18ccbf0f99e6f

Where? Beanbag 5 Exchange Place, Belfast, BT1 2NA

When? November 7, 2026, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM GMT

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