Dónal Lunny: In Time – Screening

Director Nuala O’Connor: Produced by Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill 

Documentary. 95 mins, Ireland, 2025.

Dónal Lunny is one of Ireland’s most outstanding artists and this is the first film account of his life – a portrait that reveals his peerless contribution to Irish culture and music.

A founding member of Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, Lunny played a central role in reviving and transforming Irish traditional and folk music for new generations. He won RTÉ Radio 1 Folk’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.

In Time: Dónal Lunny fuses music with the personal arc of Dónal Lunny’s biographical journey, bringing the artist into being on screen. It explores how pivotal moments in his creative and personal life have intersected with major cultural, political and historical shifts in Ireland and across the world.

Nuala O’Connor’s exquisite portrait, revels in the pleasures of the musical odyssey while acknowledging much sadness along the way. The film features rare performances and a powerful reunion with Christy Moore.