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Loughinisland Massacre

Irish Eye on Hollywood: May / June 2019

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
May / June 2019

May 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

BUCKLE UP FOR BUCKLEY We may look back on 2019 as the moment the entertainment industry was conquered by Kerry native Jessie Buckley. Earlier this year, Forbes magazine touted the Irish singer-actress on its annual list of “Thirty Under 30” personalities who are about to have a major impact on their various fields. In May, she appeared alongside Oscar nominee Emily Watson, … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: May / June 2019

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Michael Maguire – The Moral Compass

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October 6, 2017

October 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Michael Maguire is the police ombudsman for Northern Ireland who finally came through for the families of the victims of the 1994 Loughinisland Massacre. ℘℘℘ The victims’ families of the Loughinisland Massacre may be the emotional center of Alex Gibney’s stunning new documentary No Stone Unturned. But by the time the film builds to its climax, a Northern Ireland police … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Michael Maguire – The Moral Compass

No Stone Unturned

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by 1 Comment

Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has made a new documentary investigating the 1994 Loughinisland Massacre in County Down that killed six, and for which there were no arrests. Many Irish on both sides of the Atlantic have vivid memories of June 18, 1994. It was on that sunny afternoon, at what was then called Giants Stadium in New Jersey, when the Republic of Ireland stunned … [Read more...] about No Stone Unturned

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