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IFTA AWARDS 2026

SAIPAN

2002, shortly before the FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The Irish national football team arrives on the Pacific island of Saipan where they are to bond and train before moving to Japan. But the management’s relaxed approach does not match team captain Roy Keane’s expectations. The Man United star player is here to win it.

Director: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Writer: Paul Fraser
Producers: Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Trevor Birney, Oliver Butler