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Martin McDonagh

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh’s Buzz

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2017

October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Also in November, Martin McDonagh will unveil his latest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The title might be a tad unruly, but the buzz on the film is strong. The film – which stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell and Tipperary native Kerry Condon – earned a ten-minute standing ovation at the recent Venice Film Festival, where it also won the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh’s Buzz

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh and McDormand Head to Missouri

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

For two decades now, playwright Martin McDonagh has been dazzling theater and movie audiences with Irish plays like The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan. More recently, he has written and directed critically acclaimed movies (with Irish as well as non-Irish characters) such as 2008’s In Bruges and 2012’s Seven Psychopaths. Back in the spring, McDonagh’s … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
McDonagh and McDormand Head to Missouri

McDonagh, Farrell and Seven Psychopaths

By Patricia Danaher, Contributor
April / May 2012

March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Not in Bruges anymore, Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell speak with Patricia Danaher from the Hollywood set of their latest collaboration, the film Seven Psychopaths. Martin McDonagh appears  relaxed during the making of his latest movie. Deeply tanned and grinning broadly, he looks more like a man on holiday than someone directing a big feature film in Hollywood, on a set … [Read more...] about McDonagh, Farrell and Seven Psychopaths

Roots: The Marvelous McDonaghs

By Maeve Molloy
April / May 2012

March 13, 2012 by 174 Comments

McDonagh is one of the rarer surnames of Ireland, but exists also as MacDonagh, MacDonough, Donogh, and Donagh. The modern forms of the name are derived from Mac Donnchadha, which originates from the first name Donnchadh, a compound of  “donn” meaning brown, plus “cath,” a battle. Often translated as “brown one,” Donnchadh was a common first name in ancient times. Given its … [Read more...] about Roots: The Marvelous McDonaghs

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