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January February 2019 Issue

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Neeson’s Back in
Black and White

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

As always, there is plenty of news on the Liam Neeson front. Look for the hunk from Ballymena in February 2019 in the action thriller Cold Pursuit, alongside Laura Dern and Emmy Rossum. Then, when things warm up in the summer, Neeson will appear in the latest entry in the Men in Black franchise, simply entitled MIB. This time around, the MIB team shifts to Europe, with a … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Neeson’s Back in
Black and White

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Gleaming Gleesons

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Gleeson family update: Don’t look now, Domhnall, but you’re no longer the only son of Brendan Gleeson making waves in show biz.  In recent years, Brian Gleeson has had roles in films such as the controversial Mother! and alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread. He can also be seen in the much buzzed-about TV show (now available in the U.S. on Hulu) The Bisexual. And 2019 … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Gleaming Gleesons

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dornan’s Wars

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Jamie Dornan is working feverishly to branch out from the Fifty Shades franchise, taking on roles in an eclectic mix of offbeat and serious projects.  Not long ago, he was in the campy HBO flick My Dinner with Hervé, playing a journalist who gets caught up in the vortex of '70s celebrity with Hervé Villechaize. Villechaize had his 15 minutes of fame thanks to a starring role on … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dornan’s Wars

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Just in time for Christmas, Netflix has produced a 30 minute animated movie based on a Frank McCourt’s story rooted in his memoir Angela’s Ashes. Entitled Angela’s Christmas, the sentimental cartoon may well earn its place alongside Charlie Brown’s Christmas and The Year Without a Santa Claus when it comes to future holiday favorites. Angela’s Christmas features the voice work … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas

Irish Art Sells For
Highest Total Ever

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
January / February 2019

December 22, 2018 by 1 Comment

In Sotheby’s in London, on November 21, a sale of Irish art from the collection of Brian P. Burns – one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands – brought a total of $4,204,562, the highest total for a private collection of Irish art sold at auction. The transaction brought Sotheby’s overall total for Irish art sales this season to $7.7 million. The … [Read more...] about Irish Art Sells For
Highest Total Ever

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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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