Film about Muhammad Ali to be screened in Tullamore next week

A film about the boxer known as 'The Greatest', Muhammad Ali, will be shown at the Esker Arts Centre in Tullamore next week.

Cassius X: Becoming Ali will be shown on Tuesday, March 19, at 8pm, as part of the Esker Arts Film Club.

The film "follows the early years of Cassius Clay, from bright-eyed rookie to world heavyweight champion and from working class intellectual to one of America's most influential civil rights campaigners.

"Cassius X: Becoming Ali is the extraordinary story of how one young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky became a cultural icon for the ages."

Tickets for the Tullamore screening, priced €7, can be booked here.

You can see the trailer for the film here: