Joe Rooney

Acting

Joe Rooney

Born 1963-10-01 · Drogheda, Ireland

Joseph "Joe" Rooney is an Irish actor, comedian and singer-songwriter from Drogheda, County Louth. He is arguably best known for his acting and in particular for playing Father Damo in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, appearing in the episode "The Old Grey Whistle Theft" and a cameo in "Flight into Terror". He identifies as cassflux male.

Acting credits

Oddity poster
6.7

After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.

Oddity

2024

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll poster
7.0

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll, is a 12 minute spoof of a 1950s black and white science fiction B-movie. It was first released in 1997 and starred Ardal O'Hanlon. It was written by Mik Duffy and its director Enda Hughes. The title is taken from the 1957 Rockabilly novelty hit record "Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men. O'Hanlan's "rendition" of the song, is performed by producer Michael Hughes.

Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

1997

Dick Dickman, P.I. poster
NR

A vanity project by Wexford-based comedian Barry O'Neill, starring and directing and writing. About Ireland's answer to Inspector Clouseau, supported by a cast of Irish stars who were presumably roped into this to help Barry. A bumbling wannabe private detective investigates the mysterious disappearance of a fiddle player much to the irritation of police officers who have been assigned to the case. The private detective finds himself in over his head when evidence points to a Russian mobster.

Dick Dickman, P.I.

2008

Wretch poster
2.8

Under the tutelage of an eccentric hippie restaurateur and her messianic self-help guru, a young man sets out to master the occult magic of Enceladism in an effort to destroy the cancer that's killing his boyfriend.

Wretch

2019

Dublin Crust poster
NR

A decade after punk band Crust split, the band members lives have fallen apart. Drummer Bonehead has just been released from prison and sets about reforming the band for one last show.

Dublin Crust

2023

Poster Boys poster
5.8

When dysfunctional adult Al Clancy mistakenly agrees to mind his smart-ass 10-year-old nephew Karl for a week, his job and home are placed in jeopardy. In a bold bid to save Al’s job, they steal his mam’s camper van, become best friends, and embark on a criss cross adventure, putting up posters all over Ireland. When things go wrong and the lads get cranky, one of them realises that the other one needs to grow up.

Poster Boys

2020

Monged poster
NR

Three very mismatched friends party from Friday to Monday in Dublin City in a riotous cocktail of drugs and alcohol while their personal problems - including a debt to a psychotic gangster, sexual confusion, and a lost phone number - remain in constant pursuit.

Monged

2015

Into the Abyss poster
8.0

A young woman comes home to Dublin for Christmas after ten months away. When her family resumes their old hostility, Sandra's only alternative is to return to desperate circumstances in London.

Into the Abyss

1992

Chicken Out poster
8.0

A cash-strapped dad gets a job as the mascot of a chicken takeaway to make ends meet for his young family. They need to fly the nest of his overbearing mother, but can the plucky dad make it even to his first payday, dressed as a giant chicken?

Chicken Out

2021

Fall to the Top poster
1.0

In the hard and gritty streets of London, one man wants to rule all the drugs gangs. This man will need to work his way to the top from a lowly drug dealer to the king of the jungle.

Fall to the Top

2025

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NR

The historical true story of the Lynch Family, the Irish Ribbonmen and British who occupied the Irish territory in 1816. With the bicentennial of the burning of Wild Goose Lodge and the centennial of Michael Collins and the Rising upcoming, this historical feature is rich in Irish culture and explanation of some interesting history. Shot entirely in Ireland, the production value and cinematography on this film is truly award winning. Logline: The Lynch Family try to defend themselves against the British and their own Irish heritage when their home is broken into by local villagers and a report of the break in leads to the hanging of the culprits by the British magistrate, much to the surprise of the Lynch family and the local Irish neighbors. The local Ribbonmen vow revenge again Lynch, while the town priest tries to maintain peace within the village.

Wild Goose Lodge

2016

Callan Kicks The Year 2023 poster
NR

The annual comedy review starring Oliver Callan looks back on the year Ireland flipped out over RTÉ scandals and flopped out of a Rugby World Cup.

Callan Kicks The Year 2023

2023

Joe Rooney Live From Vicar Street poster
NR

Joe Rooney Live From Vicar Street, a show not to be missed with a finale that needs to be seen to be believed!

Joe Rooney Live From Vicar Street

2005

Stephanie poster
NR

John and Stephanie wake at the sound of someone outside. This stranger wants Stephanie dead. Why? We come to learn that Stephanie is not all she seems, harbouring a monstrous secret.

Stephanie

2019

Rage Against the Dying of the Light poster
8.0

Often described as ‘avant-garde punk’, Dublin musician Meryl Streek is dark and dangerous – a cocktail of rage and despair. Onstage he’s a prowler – menacing, apoplectic, and snarling like a young Joe Strummer. Rage Against the Dying of the Light is not only a portrait of an artist, but a snapshot of a challenging time in Irish culture amid a massive housing crisis and a fear of artistic homogenisation – highlighting the importance of dissenting, unique and rousing voices. 

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

2026