The Big Interview

Allen Duffy, Vuelta: ‘The quality of productions from the Irish film industry is phenomenal’

The Monaghan-born chief financial officer is trying to consolidate a new force in Europe’s independent film and TV industry as part of the Vuelta Group

Allen Duffy, chief financial officer of Vuelta Media Group .’Our goal is to acquire film and TV businesses across multiple territories in Europe and build a vertically integrated content company.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Allen Duffy remembers watching U2 stride onto the stage and kick off the opening bars of Vertigo to a packed Croke Park in June 2005.

The Monaghan-born accountant had been working a little over two years on the finance team at Jones Road and had seen the newly redeveloped stadium host its first major events, including the Special Olympics in June 2003.

But it wasn’t until two years later that the GAA headquarters hosted its ...