Actor and producer Liam Neeson attended the Dublin premiere of 'The Lost Children of Tuam' on Friday, walking the red carpet alongside local historian Catherine Corless at the Light House Cinema.

The feature film, directed by Frank Berry and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, dramatises Corless's painstaking investigation into the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway. Her archival research revealed that 796 infants and young children died at the institution between 1925 and 1961, with no burial records to account for them.

Neeson optioned the film rights after reading a 2017 New York Times article by journalist Dan Barry detailing Corless's work. The actor, who served as a producer on the project, described reading about the Tuam home as a turning point that compelled him to bring the story to a wider international audience.

BAFTA-winning actress Monica Dolan portrays Corless in the drama, which also features performances by Andrew Bennett and Ian McElhinney. The film previously held its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh in July, where it won Best Irish Film.

Following its Dublin premiere, 'The Lost Children of Tuam' is scheduled for general release in Irish cinemas on September 25, before opening in the UK on October 9.