5 of the best... Irish crime dramas

Source: The Sunday Times
Author: Ben Dowell

The Irish are coming. Or rather they have arrived. There has been a lot more drama from across the Irish Sea on our screens in recent years, with the nation's programme makers making the most of co-production opportunities with the UK and further afield to fashion some high-end, compelling dramas. Here's our list of top shows of recent years that are available to watch now and free of charge.

This high-end, noirish thriller, which follows DS Emer Berry (Angeline Ball) from Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau as she leads a pan-European hunt against organised crime, shows it is not without ambition from the off when a woman is found murdered in Antwerp; a suicide bomber then blows up a swanky fashion show. There are signs the