# Presents: Ruán Magan (Báite/Daniel O'Connell: The Emancipator) at Capital Irish Film Festival Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-ru-n-magan-b-ite-daniel-o-connell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-ru-n-magan-b-ite-daniel-o-connell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival.md Podcast: [Film Ireland Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003) Published: 2026-05-19T11:50:10+00:00 Episode link: https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-ruan-magan-baite-daniel-oconnell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/e/6a0c4e72ca804e58ca2c11b8/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-ireland-podcast-896003/episodes/presents-ru-n-magan-b-ite-daniel-o-connell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival Duration seconds: 2763 ## Resource In this Film Ireland podcast, recorded live on location in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Irish Film Festival, Gemma Creagh chats with producer, writer and director Ruán Magan his films Báite and Daniel O'Connell: The Emancipator , which were both screening in the programme.  Presented annually by Solas Nua, the 20th edition of the Capital Irish Film Festival ran from 26th February to 1st March 2026, presenting one of the largest programmes of Irish cinema in North America. We learn more about the great work they do by catching up with the festival's director Maedhbh Mc Cullagh. Finally we hear from some of the attendees at the event... Báite A woman's body is found under the waters of a lake in the countryside, and the arrival of a Detective from Dublin is the last thing Peggy, the owner of Casey's Pub, needs as she tries to save her business and her family. Daniel O'Connell: The Emancipator  Narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, this hour-long documentary explores the life and legacy of Daniel O’Connell to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth in 2025. Ruán Magan  Ruán is a producer, writer and director whose work in drama, documentary and stadium events has reached audiences of millions throughout the world. Having begun his career in the movie business, Ruán has worked as an assistant director and location manger in major Hollywood films including Far & Away, The Devil’s Own and Michael Collins . Ruán established Create One in 1996 spurred by the ideal of creating high end content that explored and celebrated the human condition. The company’s first production was a documentary presented by the writer and playright, Manchán Magan filmed in India. This led to a long collaboration which saw the two brothers producing 30 documentaries filmed in India, So… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-ireland-podcast-896003/episodes/presents-ru-n-magan-b-ite-daniel-o-connell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-ru-n-magan-b-ite-daniel-o-connell-the-emancipator-at-capital-irish-film-festival.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.