Irish film industry brings €168m into the economy

There's good news for the Irish film industry with new figures showing it contributed over €168m to the economy this year.

Irish film industry brings €168m into the economy
Wed, 18 Dec, 2013 - 14:57

There's good news for the Irish film industry with new figures showing it contributed over €168m to the economy this year.

The Irish Film Board has said that represents an increase of 18% on 2012 figures and a 42% on 2011.

The board is attributing the growing success to the availability of strong Irish talent and creativity across all aspects of the production cycle.

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