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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Colfer's Fiction Soon to Become a Small-Screen Reality

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Memorial Day is going to feel more like a sequel to St. Patrick’s Day when the sci-fi fantasy flick Artemis Fowl – with loads of Irish talent in front of and behind the camera – kicks off the summer blockbuster season. Let’s start with the author of the book series on which the Harry Potter-esque film is based. That would be Wexford native Eoin Colfer, whose Fowl books have … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Colfer's Fiction Soon to Become a Small-Screen Reality

Hibernia: The Weir
Travels to Milwaukee

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

The Milwaukee Repertory Theater is producing The Weir by Conor McPherson, one of Ireland's hottest new playwrights. The play will run from October 22 to November 12 at the Steimke Theatre. A story full of ghostly tales and a tragic secret, it has been hailed as "a modern classic" by the Daily Telegraph. ♦ … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Weir
Travels to Milwaukee

Hibernia: The eircom
Dublin Theatre Festival

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

For the first two weeks in October, Dublin will once again host a smorgasbord of exciting theater from throughout the Fair City. The eircom Dublin Theatre Festival will offer both epic and intimate productions and merge theater, film, and music. Kicking off the festival will be Dracula, the Music and Film, a one-of-a-kind production that will transform the National Concert … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The eircom
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June 25, 1970

The ban restricting Catholics from attending Trinity College Dublin is finally lifted on this day in 1970. Through the help of the then Archbishop of Dublin John McQuaid, the Roman Catholic church removes its policy of disapproval or even excommunication for Catholics who enrolled at Trinity College without the proper permission. Authorities at the school also allow for a Catholic chaplain to be based at the college.

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