Two Irish leaders graced America’s eastern shores this fall – Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President Michael D. Higgins both visited the United States in late September of the year, the latter making his sixth official state visit of 2015.
Kenny received an honorary degree from Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University, home of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute.
“Quinnipiac is proud to … [Read more...] about Kenny and Higgins Make
State Visits to U.S.
Archives for October 2015
Kenny and Higgins Make
Presidential Distinguished Service Awards 2015
Actor Gabriel Byrne, businessman Tom Moran, solicitor Gareth Peirce, and author Mario Vargas Llosa are among the recipients of the Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad for 2015. The awards were announced in September by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan. “We owe a huge debt of gratitude to these remarkable individuals for what … [Read more...] about Presidential Distinguished Service Awards 2015
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Casting “The Rising”
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, which paved the way for (first) the Irish War for Independence and then the partition of Ireland north and south.
Plenty of events are already slated to mark this momentous date – including a much-anticipated movie chronicling all of the events and players.
Belfast-born filmmaker Kevin McCann is teaming up … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Casting “The Rising”
A Year for Ad-Meyer-ers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers recently joined Ron Perlman and a large cast in the September film Stonewall, capturing the moment in New York City, in 1969, when many agree the modern gay rights movement began. Up next for Rhys Meyers is the international thriller Damascus Cover, the drama Shambhala and the romantic comedy Byrd and the Bees, to be directed by British actress Finola … [Read more...] about A Year for Ad-Meyer-ers
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Irish Film Festival Favorites
Autumn means two things in the movie business: lots of film festivals as well as prestigious movies aimed at snagging Oscar nominations, which are traditionally announced in January.
Among the films earning praise at the Toronto Film Festival was Louder Than Bombs, starring Irish thespian Gabriel Byrne as well as Irish American Amy Ryan, Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Irish Film Festival Favorites