Randal Plunkett

Biography

Randal Plunkett is an award-winning Irish film director and producer from Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland. Randal was brought up in the Plunkett family's ancestral home, the historic Dunsany Castle, where many of his famous kin found inspiration before him. Growing up surrounded by 900 years of family history and a sprawling collection of art and antiquities has left an indelible impression on Randal's work, which critics have described as 'lush, macabre, gothic, and beautiful'. The Plunkett family boasts a long and storied history in Ireland. Randal is able to trace his lineage directly to many famed and celebrated Plunkett ancestors, among them: St. Oliver Plunkett, Ireland's famous martyr...