{"id":42631,"date":"2026-08-15T03:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/the-cure-special-screening\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T03:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:02:40","slug":"the-cure-special-screening","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-cure-special-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cure \u2013 Special Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experience&nbsp;<em><strong>The Cure<\/strong><\/em>, a new psychological horror film written by Butlersbridge man Sean Connolly and starring Cavan&#8217;s Fiona Fitzpatrick alongside Leitrim\/Cavan&#8217;s Seamus O&#8217;Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Blending traditional Cavan folklore with the modern struggle of addiction,&nbsp;<em>The Cure<\/em>&nbsp;follows Aoife, an insecure smoker desperate to quit. Returning home to Cavan, she seeks out Liam Finnegan, a reclusive seventh son of a seventh son renowned for possessing the gift of \u201cThe Cure.\u201d But when Liam&#8217;s attempt to help goes disastrously wrong, Aoife&#8217;s addiction takes on a terrifying physical form a sinister creature that feeds on her cravings and threatens to consume her entirely.<\/p>\n<p>As her living addiction tightens its grip, Aoife is forced to confront both the monster before her and the depths of her own dependency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Premiering in Cavan before embarking on the national and international film festival circuit,&nbsp;<em>The Cure<\/em>&nbsp;is a gripping and thought-provoking Irish horror that shines a light on addiction, its psychological grip, and the challenges faced by those trying to break free.<\/p>\n<p>This screening is presented as part of the Cult\u00far 2026 Programme and is co-funded by Creative Cavan and Cavan Arts Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":42632,"template":"","class_list":["post-42631","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Cure \u2013 Special Screening - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experience&nbsp;The Cure, a new psychological horror film written by Butlersbridge man Sean Connolly and starring Cavan&#039;s Fiona Fitzpatrick alongside Leitrim\/Cavan&#039;s Seamus O&#039;Rourke.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-cure-special-screening\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Cure \u2013 Special Screening - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experience&nbsp;The Cure, a new psychological horror film written by Butlersbridge man Sean Connolly and starring Cavan&#8217;s Fiona Fitzpatrick alongside Leitrim\/Cavan&#8217;s Seamus O&#8217;Rourke. &nbsp;Blending traditional Cavan folklore with the modern struggle of addiction,&nbsp;The Cure&nbsp;follows Aoife, an insecure smoker desperate to quit. 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