Declan Lowney

Declan Lowney is an Irish television and film director. After directing a short film in 1980, Lowney worked for RT, and directed musical events such as the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, and The Velvet Undergrounds Live MCMXCIII. In Great Britain, he became known for directing the first two series and Christmas special of Father Ted, which won him a British Academy Television Award in 1996. This got him a job directing the pilot and first two episodes of Cold Feet in 1996 and 1998. After his first attempt at a feature film debut failed in 1998, Lowney directed Wild About Harry in 2000.

Lowney was born in Wexford in County Wexford, Ireland in 1960. At the age of 12, he began using his uncles Supercamera to make short films, and became the winner of local amateur film competitions. His parents wanted him to go into a career in law, but he decided to continue making films instead. In 1977, he directed The Rose that Bloomed, a documentary film about the 25th Wexford Film Festival.

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