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April May 2005 Issue

Oscars and Golden Globes

Report by Michael Sihksnel
April / May 2005

April 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

The Hollywood award season is in full swing, and the Irish are making their usual strong showing. Up for an Academy Award for best screenplay is Hotel Rwanda, which also was up for a Globe as best drama. Rwanda, written by Terry George and Keir Pearson, and directed by George, is the story of a hotel owner who takes in over a thousand Tutsi refugees in their struggle against … [Read more...] about Oscars and Golden Globes

Making the Universal Story

By Daisy Carrington, Contributor
April / May 2005

April 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Colum McCann's writing is so intensely visual that adapting his work to the visual realm is a delicate task indeed. This year, Gary McKendry, a young director from Northern Ireland, succeeded in the task with help from Colum and several pints of Guinness at their favorite Irish pub. The pair have been so successful in their efforts that they have secured an Oscar nomination in … [Read more...] about Making the Universal Story

Irish Raise Funds
for Tsunami Relief

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2005

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Two Irish nationals were listed among the dead in the massive toll from the December 26 tsunami in Far East Asia. The bodies of Eilis Finnegan, 27, from Dublin and Conor Keightley, 31, from Cookstown, Co. Tyrone were retrieved from the debris following the disaster. Several more Irish nationals are still missing, feared dead. Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern visited … [Read more...] about Irish Raise Funds
for Tsunami Relief

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2005

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Chicagoeans will celebrate by dying the river green. In Boston, it's a city holiday (officially it's Evacuation Day). In New York City, Grand Marshal Denis Kelleher from County Kerry will lead the largest parade in the U.S. up Fifth Avenue, while Enterprise, Alabama, will host the smallest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the world. On March 17, for the third year in a row, Patrick … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2005

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A recent New York Times article about the next installment of the Batman movie series was headlined "Batman Now Speaks With a British Accent." That may be true regarding Christian Bale, the hunky, Welsh-born star of Batman Begins, which hits theaters this summer. But if you listen closely you will also hear a lot of Irish accents around Bale. First off, Dublin rising star … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

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