Released abroad on a streaming service unavailable in Ireland, Irish viewers had been wondering, till now, when they would be able to see the series.<\/p>\n
Crime drama<\/a> The Westies is finally available for Irish audiences to stream.<\/p>\n In particular, the series follows Eamon Sweeney (Oscar-winner J. K. Simmons, Whiplash), the leader of the Westies. When construction begins on the giant Jacob K. Javits Convention Center located on the gang’s home turf, Sweeney makes a fragile, uneasy alliance with their Italian Mafia rivals to secure a piece of the promised financial windfall.<\/p>\n Many of the younger members of The Westies (including Tom Brittney’s Jimmy), however, don’t share their leader’s vision, stirring up tensions between the Irish and Italian gangs. This threatens Sweeney’s Javits Center deal, while also sweeping the Westies into an “ever-deepening investigation” by the FBI.<\/p>\n Watch the trailer for The Westies right here:<\/p>\n The series also stars Titus Welliver (Bosch) as Glenn Keenan, a corrupt NYPD officer who has a history with the Westies.<\/p>\n This is alongside Irish actress Sarah Bolger (Descendant<\/a>) as Bridget, Jimmy’s girlfriend, a former IRA soldier lying low in the States, who finds herself pulled back into her old life.<\/p>\n Oscar-winner J. K. Simmons in The Westies<\/p>\n Speaking to JOE, Sarah Bolger said she was ‘so happy’ to hear the show would finally be available to watch in Ireland.<\/p>\n “That made me so happy because my family have only been able to watch the first episode and not the rest so it made me so happy to know it’s going to be on RT\u00c9; also, it has such an Irish theme throughout, it would be a shame if it wasn’t showing on Irish television.”<\/p>\n