{"id":336990,"date":"2023-05-12T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/?p=336990"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:12:37","slug":"pics-virgin-media-television-launches-sharp-shorts-at-the-lighthouse-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goss.ie\/uncategorized\/pics-virgin-media-television-launches-sharp-shorts-at-the-lighthouse-cinema-336990","title":{"rendered":"PICS: Virgin Media Television launches Sharp Shorts at the Lighthouse Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Media Television has launched Sharp Shorts \u2013 six brand-new shorts which are available to view for free on Virgin Media Player.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting talent development for the Irish film &amp; television industry, Virgin Media Television commissioned the content in partnership with F\u00eds \u00c9ireann\/Screen Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The shorts were premiered at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin this week, and a host of well-known faces were spotted on the night &#8211; including former Ireland soccer player Tony Cascarino and his wife Jo.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Stephen Cromwell and Andy Byrne were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336991\" style=\"width: 1748px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336991\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1748\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-scaled.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-768x1125.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-1049x1536.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-1399x2048.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-300x439.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-696x1019.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-12-1068x1564.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jo Cascarino ,Tony Cascarino and Anna Mannion | Brian McEvoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336998\" style=\"width: 1607px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336998\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1607\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-scaled.jpg 1607w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-768x1224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-964x1536.jpg 964w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-1285x2048.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-150x239.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-300x478.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-696x1109.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-51-1068x1702.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1607px) 100vw, 1607px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Cromwell | Brian McEvoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336997\" style=\"width: 1580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336997\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1580\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-scaled.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-632x1024.jpg 632w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-768x1244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-948x1536.jpg 948w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-1264x2048.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-150x243.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-300x486.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-696x1127.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-23-1068x1730.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Clarke | Brian McEvoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336996\" style=\"width: 1742px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336996\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1742\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-scaled.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-300x441.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-696x1023.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-1068x1570.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-19-1920x2822.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1742px) 100vw, 1742px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tania Notaro | Brian McEvoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336995\" style=\"width: 1738px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336995\" src=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1738\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-scaled.jpg 1738w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-1391x2048.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-150x221.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-300x442.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-696x1025.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-1068x1573.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goss.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VMTV-Sharp-Shorts-18-1920x2828.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1738px) 100vw, 1738px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Pearson | Brian McEvoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Media Television has launched Sharp Shorts \u2013 six brand-new shorts which are available to view for free on Virgin Media Player. Supporting talent development for the Irish film &amp; television industry, Virgin Media Television commissioned the content in partnership with F\u00eds \u00c9ireann\/Screen Ireland. 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