Coilin O Scolai

Cóilín originally trained as an actor in Trinity College, Dublin. Afterwards he acted in short films and did voice-work for animations. He did a television Directors course in 1988 and became an senior editor in Telegael. After a decade of editing Cóilín moved into directing documentaries and drama. He became Series Producer on Ros na Rún, a west of Ireland soap until 2015. In 2015-2016 he was co-lead director on Red Rock which was acquired by Amazon Prime. And was Series Consultant on Fair City. He has directed Ros na Rún for TG4, Fair City for RTE, Emmerdale for ITV and EastEnders for BBC..