- A sold-out at New York Theatre Workshop where it premiered in November 2011 and was extended until January 2012 before being transferred to Broadway for an open-ended run (performances begin February 28, 2011).
- The 2006 film won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Falling Slowly").
- The Swell Season - the musical duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (the actors in the film) - are currently touring the U.S.
- The Swell Season, a documentary film of the musical duo, was an official selection of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and will be available on DVD on March 13, 2012.
- Enda Walsh premiered his play misterman, starring Cillian Murphy, to high critical acclaim in New York in fall 2011.
- This is the fourth book by Enda Walsh published by TCG
- Enda Walsh's Penelope will be produced at Third Rail Repertory in Portland, OR in June 2012.