Olive
- Director: Neasa Hardiman
- Writer: Neasa Hardiman
- Producer: Neasa Hardiman; Edel Kavanagh
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A girls' school romance. Deirdre attends an Irish-language school. She is fifteen, lonely and has an unfashionable interest in 70s punk bands. Then her classmate Olive takes her in hand, teaching her how to smoke, taking her shoplifting and drinking vodka in the park. But Olive and Deirdre want different things...
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Cast & Characters
Isabel Claffey as Deirdre;
Lisa Lambe as Olive;
Naomi O'Kelly as Cliodhna;
Darine Ni Dhonnchadha as German teacher;
Brid Ni Chionaola as Maths teacher;
Mary Keane as Art teacher;
Margo Barrow as Staff room teacher;
Andrew McDonnell as Brian O'Raghallaigh;
Kieran D. Gough as Olive's boyfriend;
Sean T. O Meallaigh as Deirdre's imaginary boyfriend;
Mick Eile as Nightclub extra; Kila as Band;
Nina McGowan as Nightclub extra;
Elaine Murphy as Girl on street;
Aisling O'Connell as Nightclub extra;
Paul J. Byrne as Shop Attendant