In 2006, Louise Murray boarded a flight to London to further her career in film and television. The Dubliner left behind an indigenous industry that was healthy but paled in comparison to the commercial success it is today. “The film industry was in a small but healthy place, it wasn’t the powerhouse you think of it as now. There weren’t that many opportunities; the running joke was that people had to retire for you to get a promotion,” she tells The Currency. “I remember talking to my parents, who just said, ‘Give it a go and come back in five…

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