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Irish Eye on Hollywood:
True Story of Irish Frontiersman

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The new year will kick off with three movies showcasing lots of young Irish acting talent. First up is the highly anticipated new epic from Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Entitled The Revenant, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as well as Irish thespian Domhnall Gleeson, fresh off his latest star-making turn alongside Saoirse Ronan in the Irish immigrant tale … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
True Story of Irish Frontiersman

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Macken Goes From the Night Shift to the Forest

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Next up is the horror flick The Forest, starring Dublin native Eoin Macken. The 32-year-old Macken, who attended University College, Dublin, is branching out after spending several years as a model for major brands such as Abercrombie and Fitch and Ralph Lauren. The Forest is set in Japan and revolves around unexplained events which keep on happening in a spooky forest. The … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Macken Goes From the Night Shift to the Forest

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Clooney on the Money

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Meanwhile, in March 2016, two celebrated English actors with strong Irish roots will team up with a trio of Hollywood legends for a movie entitled Money Monster. Directed by Oscar winner Jodie Foster, Money Monster looks to be a biting satire of our money- and celebrity-obsessed culture, which also stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The film is about an average fellow who … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Clooney on the Money

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Keogh – From Scorpion to King Fergus

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Irish actor Glenn Keogh – who has appeared in the cable drama Sons of Anarchy as well as one of the entries in the Transformers film franchise – will star as King Fergus in an upcoming two-hour episode of ABC’s fantasy series Once Upon a Time. Keogh is also a star in the CBS drama, Scorpion. ♦ … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Keogh – From Scorpion to King Fergus

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Liam The Monster

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds have wrapped up their latest prestige project – Martin Scorsese’s new movie. The film’s producer recently said Scorsese is now editing the movie Silence, which is about the persecution of two Jesuit priests in 17th Century Japan. (In other words, it’s a far cry from being yet another movie in which Liam Neeson cracks skulls to save someone with his … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Liam The Monster

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March 17, 1858

The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) was founded in Dublin by James Stephens on this day 1858. After the collapse of the 1848 rebellion, James Stephens and John O’Mahony fled to Europe to avoid being arrested. In 1856, he made returned to Ireland. O’Mahony had moved to America in 1853 and begun the Emmet Monument Association. He contacted Stephens, asking him to start a similar organization in Ireland. Stephens wrote back, explaining his conditions and requirements, which amounted to uncontrolled power and £100 a month for the first three months. It was on March 17, 1858 that Stephens received his letter of acceptance from O’Mahony, and £80.

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