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Short Film from
Ireland Places First

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Steven Benedict.

Irish writer/producer Steven Benedict shared first place at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for his short film The Last. The movie stars David Kelly, famous for his role in Waking Ned Divine, as a shoemaker facing eviction as he finishes his last pair of shoes. Shot in Wicklow, the film also won Best Irish Short Film at the 15th Foyle International Film Festival in Northern … [Read more...] about Short Film from
Ireland Places First

Hibernia: The Gate
Theatre on Tour

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

For six weeks this fall, the Gate Theatre in Dublin will be barnstorming the U.S. with two acclaimed productions of Samuel Beckett's plays Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape. The tour will visit seven universities in the Midwest and West: University of Texas, University of Kansas, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of California … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Gate
Theatre on Tour

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Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath. He was brought up by his grandparents and aunt, while his mother worked in England. At 11, he moved to England to join his mother. In an interview with Irish America in 2003, he described it as a difficult transition. He was singled out for being Irish in school. “There certainly were fights,” he said, but the experience made him “resilient.” Brosnan left school at 15 and trained with the circus. Later he was introduced to the Oval House Theatre Club in London. He studied at the Drama Center in London. In 1980, he moved to the United States to star as Rory O’Manion in The Mangans of America, a hugely popular TV series. In 1994, he became the fifth James Bond.

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