Liam Neeson played German businessman Oskar Schindler in the acclaimed film Schindler's List. And he was recently seen on Broadway as a tortured Puritan in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. So why should anyone be surprised that the Ballymena-born Hollywood star portrays a Russian in his latest film, K-19: The Widowmaker? Neeson's ethnic-bending role is just one of several … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
2002
Innisfree Holidays Begin
In July, the Langone family – the first of nearly 250 families to take part in the Innisfree Program – arrived in Ireland. the program, which is run by the US-Ireland Alliance, offers a week's vacation in Ireland to the families of firefighters and police officers killed on September 11th. Sheila Langone of Roslyn Heights, Long Island lost two sons, Peter, 41, a firefighter, … [Read more...] about Innisfree Holidays Begin
Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero
Fallen September 11 hero firefighter Michael Brennan had a rare posthumous bestowed on him recently when a street (at 41st and 50th Avenue) in Queens, New York, was renamed "Michael Brennan Way". Michael grew up on the street and his mother, Eileen Walsh still lives there. The ceremony to unveil the new street sign was held on Friday, July 19, and was attended by family, … [Read more...] about Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero
Beckett on Film
Cannel Thirteen/WNET's Stage on Screen is offering a two-part special on Samuel Beckett, the first of which, Beckett on Film, will air at 10:00p.m. on September 15. The second, Waiting for Godot, starring Barry McGovern and Johnny Murphy, will air on January 1, 2003. Beckett on film will feature seven short Beckett plays directed and starring many notables of stage and screen … [Read more...] about Beckett on Film
Lawyers on Loyalist Hit List
Loyalist killers planned to assassinate not only human rights lawyer Pat Finucane but also two of his Belfast colleagues, a senior British police officer has discovered. Belfast lawyers Oliver Kelly and p.J. McGrory were on a Loyalist hit list compiled with the help of RUC Special Branch officers and British military intelligence agents. The Finucane murder is currently the … [Read more...] about Lawyers on Loyalist Hit List