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Cahir O'Doherty

Hall of Fame: Academy Award-Winning Director Terry George

By Cahir O'Doherty, Contributor
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by 1 Comment

On the set of The Promise. Terry's son, Seamus (pictured left), is the assistant director.

There is a thread that links each of Terry George’s films, and it comes directly from his life. “I’m talking about ordinary people struggling against oppression,” he tells Irish America. “That’s always been my kind of guiding light.” Whether it’s the true-to-life tale of the late Gerry Conlon (the Belfast man who spent 15 years in an English prison having been wrongly accused) … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Academy Award-Winning Director Terry George

Living in Each Other’s Shadow

By Cahir O'Doherty, Contributor
August / September 2017

August 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

We should be attendant to any story that involves love, even when it’s the strange and wonderful bond between a cat and human. Earlier this summer my cat died. I know it’s not important in the scheme of things, but it left me reeling. For days I was buffeted by my grief in the most unexpected places: in the supermarket checkout line (no longer any need to buy pet food or … [Read more...] about Living in Each Other’s Shadow

The “Loving” Star Power of Ruth Negga

By Cahir O'Doherty, Contributor
December / January 2017

December 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Ruth Negga isn’t just an actress; she’s a movie star. About ten minutes into Loving, director Jeff Nichols’s remarkably powerful new film about a couple whose court challenged ended the interracial marriage ban in America, something quickly becomes clear: Irish and Ethiopian actress Ruth Negga, 34, isn’t just a talented screen presence, she’s a bona fide movie star. Cast as … [Read more...] about The “Loving” Star Power of Ruth Negga

The Pirate Queen

By Cahir O’Doherty, Contributor
April / May 2007

April 1, 2007 by 1 Comment

The producers of The Pirate Queen, husband-and-wife team Moya Doherty and John McColgan, talk to Cahir O’Doherty. Between the first draft and the opening night the challenge of mounting a Broadway musical on the scale of The Pirate Queen is a high-wire act of artistic daring that few of us will ever have the courage or good fortune to make in our lives. Prior to the show’s … [Read more...] about The Pirate Queen

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Today in History

June 30, 1932

On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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