Kirwan’s chippy Oldschool charm

Emmet Kirwan’s chippy charisma and blabbermouth energy does much to patch over the gaps in Dublin Oldschool's wandering story

Emmet Kirwan, Sarah Greene and Stephen Jones in Dublin Oldschool

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Dublin Oldschool: Directed by Dave Tynan, Nationwide, 16,Rating:***

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The film adaptation of poet and actor Emmet Kirwan’s stage playDublin Oldschool sees two estranged brothers, both struggling with addiction issues, reunited over the course of a drug-fuelled weekend in the basement nightclubs and back alleys of the capital. Directed and co-written by Dave Tynan, Kirwan’s chippy charisma and blabbermouth energy does much to patch ...