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October November 2017 Issue

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Domhnall Gleeson Is Now in Charge

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

In a twist worthy of one of the dozens of movies he’s made, Brendan Gleeson no longer seems to be the hardest working member of the Gleeson family. The elder Gleeson recently starred in the Audience network streaming series Mr. Mercedes, based on Stephen King’s novels. He will also voice the upcoming Paddington 2. But Brendan’s son Domhnall Gleeson is the one with nearly half a … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Domhnall Gleeson Is Now in Charge

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Saoirse Ronan’s Royal Turn

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Saoirse Ronan may be hoping that English best-selling author Ian McEwan gets her a second Academy Award nomination. Early next year, Ronan will star alongside English actor Bill Howle in the dark romance On Chesil Beach, which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival back in September. Ronan, of course, burst onto the world stage back in 2007, with her star turn in … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Saoirse Ronan’s Royal Turn

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
TV & Streaming Report

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Here are some new, recent, and noteworthy Irish shows streaming on various services: Trying to capitalize on the success of her most famous novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Netflix has produced a series based on another Margaret Atwood book: Alias Grace. The series is about an Irish immigrant maid in 1840s Canada who may or may not have murdered her employers. And trying to … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
TV & Streaming Report

Joe Biden Opens Irish Hospice

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited County Mayo in September to preside over the official sod-turning ceremony of a new €10 million 14-bed Mayo/Roscommon Hospice unit in Knockaphunta, Castlebar, where one of his Irish cousins, Laura Blewitt, is employed. Biden first pledged to support the project when he met his cousin in Washington, D.C. in January, and made good on … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Opens Irish Hospice

Congressman Boyle Honored in Sligo

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, received a warm welcome from the villagers of Easkey in Sligo, when he arrived with his father, Francis, a Donegal native, and his brother, State Representative Kevin Boyle, in mid-August. More than 100 people gathered at the Easkey Community Center to welcome the Congressman to the village where his maternal … [Read more...] about Congressman Boyle Honored in Sligo

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May 6, 1863

The Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, which began on April 30, ended on this day. Union General Hooker suffered defeat and retreated as a result of Lee’s brilliant tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Union losses were 17,000 killed, wounded and missing out of 130,000. The Confederates lost 13,000 out of 60,000. Lee’s forces were outnumbered two to one. The Battle of Chancellorsville was depicted in the 2003 film Gods and Generals, based on the novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara.The battle is also the background in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “The Night at Chancellorsville,” and Stephen Crane’s 1895 novel “The Red Badge of Courage,” made into a movie by John Huston and featuring Medalof Honor winner Audie Murphy.

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