Sinéad Collopy (Writing)

Sinéad Collopy is a screenwriter from the West of Ireland, born into a working class Limerick household and currently residing in Co. Clare. Having spent nearly 20 years working in Community Development and Child Welfare Services, she's inspired be the stories and voices of seldom held communities. Her short script PADDY, received funding from Creative Ireland in 2019. PADDY was produced by Sidhe Films/Bogueart Films and directed by Róisín Kearney. It had it's world premier at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2020 and won Best Short Film at the Catylst International Film Festival in 2021. Sinéad's film Salvation Calling was selected out of 7,000 submissions by the BBC as part of the Interconnected shorts series in 2020 staring Ian McElhinny ( Derry Girls, Game of Thrones, The Split) and Aimee Richardson. Sinéad's feature script '77 was selected by Screen Ireland for development funding as part of the Spotlight Development Scheme in 2020. Sinead has...Read More