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Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
November/ December 2018

November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

You can catch a creepy Irish horror story called The Lodgers on Netflix right now.  Directed by Brian O’Malley, The Lodgers is set in 1920s Carlow, where a brother and sister live a mysterious life on their family estate. But things get decidedly scarier at night, when the house becomes possessed by some kind of supernatural force. When an Irish soldier happens upon the family, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
November/ December 2018

November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

You can catch a creepy Irish horror story called The Lodgers on Netflix right now.  Directed by Brian O’Malley, The Lodgers is set in 1920s Carlow, where a brother and sister live a mysterious life on their family estate. But things get decidedly scarier at night, when the house becomes possessed by some kind of supernatural force. When an Irish soldier happens upon the family, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: TV & Streaming Report

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Women CanStand the Heat

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September/ October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

From the 1990 Sean Penn movie State of Grace to the bygone NBC drama The Black Donnellys (which introduced the entertainment world to a young Olivia Wilde), the Irish gangs of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen have provided plenty of entertainment material.  But a forthcoming, star-studded movie will put a new focus on this rough terrain – the wives of Irish-American bad … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Women CanStand the Heat

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Other Irish stars to look out for this summer are Pierce Brosnan, who will be appearing in the much-anticipated July song-and-dance sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, alongside Meryl Streep and Colin Firth, as well as show biz legend Cher.  Brosnan recently told GQ magazine: “She was just everything that you could wish for and hope for. The voice, the eyes, the whole … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Post-Twitter Chaos: The Kids Are in Play

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September/ October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Lots of headlines, rumors, and rage were generated when ABC cancelled the reboot of Roseanne Barr’s classic sitcom, which had generated high ratings for the network.  The controversial star – a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, which was evident in the politically-charged show – had sent racist material out on social media.  ABC ultimately yanked Barr’s new program … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Post-Twitter Chaos: The Kids Are in Play

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December 17, 1999

The Irish government announced on this day in 1999 that the state had purchased the 550 acre site of the Battle of the Boyne for £9 million. In 1690, forces under rival claimants to the English throne, Catholic King James and Protestant King William, met at the River Boyne near Drogheda and fought. The battle was won by William, ending James’s quest to regain the crown and instituting the Protestant rule in Ireland. The site, which was purchased from an unidentified business man, was redeveloped and is now a tourist centre.

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