GOREY actor Garrett Lombard will reprise one of his most popular roles, as 'Scobie' returns in a new instalment of the hit RTE drama 'Pure Mule' which airs in a two-parter on September 6 and 7 next. Simone Kirby, Actress: Notes on Blindness. The show is credited with progressing the careers of actors such as Simone Kirby, Garrett Lombard and Charlene McKenna, the last of whom became a household name and face in Ireland following its success. Set in a Midlands market town, which remains unnamed, the series weaves in and out of the stories of the various characters over the course of the series. Simone Kirby plays Marilyn Hull in Notes on Blindness (Archers Mark), for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in Film at the IFTAs 2017, and Oonagh in Ken Loach's 'Jimmy's Hall',(2014), for which she was nominated as Lead Actress in Film at the IFTAs 2015.

Pure Mule won five Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) and was nominated for seven in total.

Pure Mule won five Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) and was nominated for seven in total. 0:21. [4] It is still referenced in the Irish media years after its original broadcast. Pure Mule" is a phrase in the Offaly dialect which may mean "really good" or "lousy", depending on the intonation. [4] It is still referenced in the Irish media years after its original broadcast. Scobie from "Pure Mule" gives his philosophy of romance - Duration: 0:21. rph1981 14,242 views. Each of the episodes is a self-contained story focusing on the weekend of one particular character from a Friday until a Monday morning. With Tom Murphy, Garrett Lombard, Dermot Ward, Eileen Walsh.