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News Roundup January 14, 2023

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023

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Banshees of Inisherin Takes Home 3 Awards at the 2023 Golden Globes The Banshees of Inisherin proved itself as the best film of the year after taking home three of the eight Golden Globes it received nominations for.   Colin Farrell won Best Actor – Musical or Comedy, writer-director Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay, and the film won Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. In … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 14, 2023

The Star of County Down

By Rosemary Rogers

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‘In Banbridge Town in the County Down One morning last July, From a boreen green came a sweet colleen, And she smiled as she passed me by.' What is absolutely, positively true about Greer Garson is that she was born Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson to George and Nina Garson. From the beginning of her acting career until her death in 1996, she maintained her birthplace was … [Read more...] about The Star of County Down

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

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FROM AILES TO POWER Academy Award winner Russell Crowe was most recently seen on the Showtime political drama The Loudest Voice, about TV kingmaker Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News. Now, instead of a character who enrages American Democrats, Crowe is headed home to play an Irishman who enrages Australian authorities. Crowe is slated to star in The True History of the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

Love of Country

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

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When music legend Bruce Springsteen recorded his excellent 2007 “Live in Dublin” concert, it’s no accident that the famed rock-n-roller opted for a decidedly more country flavor, using fiddles and slide guitars, on tunes such as “Jesse James” and “My Oklahoma Home.” Springsteen – who in his recent biography said he grew up on a New Jersey block surrounded by “old-school … [Read more...] about Love of Country

New Film & TV

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

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DUBLIN MURDERS AIRING ON STARZ NETWORK A few years back, author Tana French told Irish America about her unusual journey from under-employed actress to “First Lady of Irish Crime.” “I needed a day job,” said French, an American-born longtime resident of Dublin. French ended up working on an archeological dig when she was bowled over by a disturbing thought. “What if … [Read more...] about New Film & TV