Economic analysis commissioned by Screen Ireland finds sector directly supports equivalent of 10,000 jobs amid annual fluctuations and skills gaps
Jodie Comer in Ridley Scott's The Last Duel, one of the major film productions to boost audiovisual activity in Ireland in 2021. Photograph: Patrick Redmond/20th Century Studios
The sector generated an average of €594.8 million in annual direct labour compensation and €862 million in annual total labour compensation during this period, it said.It also found that it contributed €522.6 million in direct gross value added and had a total economic footprint, including ripple effects, of €1,061.4 million GVA annually.
Screen Ireland will today also announce details of the upcoming slate of productions supported by funding from the agency and set out its strategic plan for the 2025-2029 period. Film production alone supported 2,625 jobs on a full-time equivalent basis in 2021, with activity boosted by major productions such as The Banshees of Inisherin, Disenchanted and The Last Duel.
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