Martin Sheen takes time out from a family reunion in Ireland to meet war protesters. ℘℘℘ Martin Sheen was in Ireland for a family reunion in May. His mother, Mary Ann Phelan, was born in 1903 in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, and Sheen and his brothers Frank, John and Carlos, and his sister Carmen, returned to their mother's home town for a celebratory mass in honor of what … [Read more...] about The Star of West Wing Goes to Tipperary
Archives for August 2003
Treacy Hats Take Manhattan
Irish-born hat maker, Philip Treacy, who has long been turning heads in Europe with his beautiful creations, was the toast of New York in April. Celebrities turned out in force for a bash at Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman to don the season's most sought-after Easter bonnets from the master milliner who's based in London. The bash was hosted by socialite Cornelia … [Read more...] about Treacy Hats Take Manhattan
Aimee and The
Cremaster Cycle
The Matthew Barney Exhibition's Irish links.
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We are used to Aimee Mullins turning up in unexpected places - striding down a London catwalk wearing a pair of hand-carved wooden prosthetics designed by Alexander McQueen, but her latest role in Matthew Barney's The Cremaster Cycle has some tongues wagging. Aimee appears as several characters, including a naked cheetah lady, in … [Read more...] about Aimee and The
Cremaster Cycle
Irish Eye on Hollywood
It's going to be a hot Irish summer at the movies, from the art houses to the popcorn blockbusters. Furthermore, an exciting fall is looming on the horizon, particularly with the October release of Veronica Guerin, the movie starring Cate Blanchett, based on the life and gruesome death of the crusading Dublin journalist after whom the film is named. There's also playwright … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
Finian’s Rainbow on Broadway
The Irish Repertory Theatre's Tenth Annual Gala Benefit on Broadway offered a rare concert version of the classic musical Finian's Rainbow. Hosted by Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall, the evening show starred John Cullum (Tony Award winner for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century) as Finian McLonegan, Melissa Errico (2003 Tony Award nomination for Amour) as Finian's daughter, … [Read more...] about Finian’s Rainbow on Broadway