Emer McCourt as Goretti Friel

Michael Liebman as Ciarán

Cathy Casey as Dinky

Julie Rodgers as Majella

Sinéad O'Connor as Sinéad

Rosina Brown as Mrs Friel

Seamus Ball as Mr Friel

Julie McDonald as Fidelma

Marie Jones as Mrs McGuigan

Alan Howley as Lenny

David Coyle as Father Devine

Brenda Winter as Schoolteacher

Seán Doherty as Irish Speaking Soldier

Brendan Mac Gabhann as Irish Teacher

Irene Bates as Bean an tí/Woman of the House

Maureen Dow as Sister Concilia

Declan McLaughlin as Patrick McGuigan

Sean Carlin as Gareth McGuigan

John Coyle as Davey McGuigan

Bernie Downes as Radio Voiceover (voice)

John McMenamin as Michael McGuigan

Paul Deane as Seamus McGuigan

John McDaid as Paul McGuigan

Leanbh Taylor Feeney as Fidelmo's Child

Charlie Doherty as Fidelmo's Child

Liam Donnelly as Clitoris Allsorts

Sean Green as Mocker

Lawrence Elliott as 1st British Army Patrol

Billy McFeely as 1st British Army Patrol

John Harris as 2nd British Army Patrol

Tom Collins as Prison Warden

Eddy Doherty as Prison Warder

Brian Hagerty as R.U.C. Man

Paddy O'Carroll as Student

Paula Doherty as Barperson

Orla Kavanagh as Child at baptism

George Kelly as Ceili Band

George Kilkie as Ceili Band

Paddy McCafferty as Ceili Band

Brendan Gunn as Ceili Band