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January February 2019 Issue

Guestbook Project Marks Good Friday
Agreement’s 20th Anniversary

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

On Monday, December 3, Guestbook Project, an initiative started by Boston College Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney that uses the power of digital storytelling to promote peace and heal divisions, honored the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement with a media reception at Boston College. Founded in 2008 on the 10th anniversary of the Agreement, the Guestbook … [Read more...] about Guestbook Project Marks Good Friday
Agreement’s 20th Anniversary

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Scary Joy for Ciaran Foy

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

It will certainly be a happy new year for Dublin born director Ciaran Foy. Foy is the director of the upcoming horror film Eli, featuring Lili Taylor and Sadie Sink, as well as Anglo-Irish actress Kelly Reilly, best known for roles in Flight and Calvary. Eli is about a young boy undergoing treatment for a crippling disease at a creepy, isolated clinic. Soon enough, Eli’s … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Scary Joy for Ciaran Foy

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Balfe & Kennedy
Race to the Silver Screen

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by 1 Comment

Irish actress and Golden Globe nominee Caitriona Balfe is branching out from the excellent work she has been doing for several years now on the Starz network show Outlander. In 2019, Balfe­­ ­– a Dublin native – will appear alongside Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v. Ferrari, directed by James Mangold, known for gritty flicks such as Cop Land and Walk the Line, as well … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Balfe & Kennedy
Race to the Silver Screen

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Irish Laurel and Hardy

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

What do you get when you cast an Irish American, alongside an Irish Englishman, alongside a Scotswoman with a history of playing Irish roles? A Laurel and Hardy movie, of course! With all of the scenes spliced together by an Irish film editor. John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan star in the January 2019 release Stan & Ollie. The film is a serious look at the struggles and … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Irish Laurel and Hardy

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Traveling Back in Time

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

It would make sense if Outlander – with its Irish cast and time-traveling concept – inspired Irish writer and director Steve Kenny to create his film Time Traveller, which may well earn an Academy Award for Best Short Film. But the real inspiration was the 1980s classic Back to the Future. Time Traveller is about a father and son who are members of Ireland’s traveling … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Traveling Back in Time

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March 17, 1858

The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) was founded in Dublin by James Stephens on this day 1858. After the collapse of the 1848 rebellion, James Stephens and John O’Mahony fled to Europe to avoid being arrested. In 1856, he made returned to Ireland. O’Mahony had moved to America in 1853 and begun the Emmet Monument Association. He contacted Stephens, asking him to start a similar organization in Ireland. Stephens wrote back, explaining his conditions and requirements, which amounted to uncontrolled power and £100 a month for the first three months. It was on March 17, 1858 that Stephens received his letter of acceptance from O’Mahony, and £80.

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