▁O ' Con nor . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁follows ▁three ▁small - time ▁crim inals ▁as ▁they ▁pin ball ▁their ▁way ▁about ▁Dublin ▁on ▁a ▁bo o zy ▁Saint ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day . ▁Li am ▁( Dan ▁Hy land ) ▁is ▁plot ting ▁an ▁escape ▁from ▁minor ▁villa iny . ▁Dave ▁( Peter ▁Co on an ) ▁hopes ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁the ▁criminal ▁pe ck ing ▁order , ▁while ▁Sc r atch er ▁( Ste phen ▁Jones ) ▁seems ▁happy ▁to ▁coast . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Peter ▁Co on an ▁as ▁Dave ▁F enn el ▁ ▁Dan ▁Hy land ▁as ▁Li am ▁M ull igan ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Jones ▁as ▁Sc r atch er ▁ ▁Dam ien ▁D emp sey ▁as ▁Paul ▁Ch amb ers ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁a ▁speed y , ▁mobile ▁style ▁around ▁Sher iff ▁Street , ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁James on ▁Dublin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Irish ▁cin emas ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁received ▁strongly ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁stated ▁" Inner - city ▁Dublin ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Irish ▁films , ▁but ▁few ▁previous ▁releases ▁have ▁got ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁exhaust ▁f umes , ▁car ▁al ar ms ▁and ▁f ag ▁ash ." ▁ ▁Entertainment . ie ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁rough - and -