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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Bohemian Rhapsodywith a Hint of Irish

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
November/ December 2018

November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury was a giant of the British music scene. But his birth name was actually Farrokh Bulsara, and he was born in what, at the time, was British-ruled India. And with a new Mercury biopic entitled Bohemian Rhapsody hitting screens, it’s a good time to recall the important role the Irish played in Mercury’s life. First there was Jim Hutton (portrayed … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Bohemian Rhapsodywith a Hint of Irish

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Aidan Gillen to Play James Joyce

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Irish actor Aidan Gillen – best known for key roles in cable dramas such as The Wire and Game of Thrones – will get in touch with his inner Dubliner when he plays James Joyce in an upcoming film about the acclaimed Irish writer and his troubled daughter. Entitled James and Lucia, Gillen will play the Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man author as he struggles to write his … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Aidan Gillen to Play James Joyce

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Gillen in Maze Runner

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
June / July 2016

June 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Finally, Dublin actor Aidan Gillen also appeared in Sing Street, and over the years has become a regular in high-quality TV dramas such as The Wire and Game of Thrones. This year he was in the cast of the latest Maze Runner movie, sub-titled The Scorch Trials.  The next entry in the series – also starring Gillen – will hit theaters in 2017 and is entitled Maze Runner: Death … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Gillen in Maze Runner

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Aidan Gillen’s Roundtable

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
February / March 2016

February 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Aidan Gillen (The Wire, Game of Thrones) sticks with the historical costume genre in Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur, to be directed by Sherlock Holmes auteur Guy Ritchie. Gillen stars alongside Wicklow native Katie McGrath as well as Jude Law and Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam (playing the title character) in this action-adventure epic. The film – expected to be … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Aidan Gillen’s Roundtable

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June 27, 1963

President John F. Kennedy receives a warm welcome upon his visit to his ancestral home in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Marking the second day of his four day trip through Ireland, Kennedy also visited the nearby town of New Ross, where his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy left from in 1848 during the potato famine. Kennedy made a speech stating, “When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston he carried nothing with him except two things–a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty. I am proud to say that all of his grandchildren have valued that inheritance.”

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