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Cillian Murphy

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
April / May 2006

April 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

One to wach: Up-and-comer Ruth Negga in a scene with Cillian Murphy in Breakfast on Pluto

With the Oscars over and Hollywood royalty officially crowned once again, perhaps now is a good time to look at the Irish movie landscape and see what stars are up-and-coming. County Louth actress Evanna Lynch recently got the career break of a lifetime and she's just 14 years old. Lynch beat out thousands of girls across Ireland and the United Kingdom to land a role in the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Brendan Gleeson and Cillian Murphy ready themselves for some zombie slaughter in 28 Days Later. Look for Murphy to appear with Colin Farrell in Intermission and Gleeson shows opposite Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain.

Now that Colin Farrell is a regular in both blockbuster movies and on the gossip pages, the search seems to be on for the next hot young Irish actor. Cillian Murphy certainly seems to be leading the pack at this point. But there's a young actress from Dublin also waiting in the wings, with a role in what is sure to be one of the biggest movies of 2005. The Irish-born Murphy … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

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The United Nations was born in Washington, D.C. on this day in 1945. During a short ceremony, representatives from a total of 29 nations ratified the UN charter which declared that nations work together to uphold human rights and work together to overcome social, economic, humanitarian and political challenges. Formed in the wake of World War II, Ireland was at first denied access to the UN on the grounds that the country took a neutral stance during the war and did not aid the Allied forces. Ireland was accepted into the UN ten years later, in 1955. Although Ireland did not join NATO, they became an active nation, contributing Irish Defence Forces to UN peace-keeping missions in Congo, Cyprus, Lebanon and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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