The community festival celebrates the very best of Irish cinema and promotes the work of Irish filmmakers to the Greater Toronto Irish community and the Toronto film festival public. With sold-out screenings in 2010, 2011 & 2012, TIRFF has quickly assumed the role of primary promoter of Irish film within Canada. In March 2012, the festival featured over 11 Canadian premieres of Irish films.

Reaching a potential audience of 250k Torontonians of Irish descent, as well as millions of movie lovers, TIRFF provides a unique cultural destination for Toronto and Ontario based ex-patriots, from the very old and the very new, to connect with the culture of home through the magic of cinema.