Young Ballina actor features on TG4

HEART-rendering scenes will be the order of the day when a young Ballina actor appears on television screens later this month.
Jimi O’Bhaoill-de-Faoite (11) will play the lead role in Eoinín, which will be shown on TG4 next Wednesday at 10pm.
Directed by Tom Sullivan and produced by Ciarán O’Cofaigh, this adaptation of Pádraig Pearse’s Eoinín is based around the story of a mother, Máire, who struggles to retain control when her 11-year-old son, Eoin, is diagnosed with Leukaemia.
Jimi played the lead role in Eoinín at the Irish Shorts Section of the Cork Film Festival last November.
Having recently auditioned for other parts, Jimi’s acting career seems to be on an upward curve.
Acting is in his genes as his father, Diarmuid de Faoite, is the award-winning actor, writer, drama therapist and drama teacher from Ennis.
Although Diarmuid has built up vast experience during his illustrious 25-year career, he couldn’t bear to see his son on set.
“Jimi plays a child who is dying. I remember watching him on set with all the make-up to make him look white and sick. I couldn’t stay on set,” he said.