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Katie Taylor Set for Epic Rematch

By Ed Solano
IA Newsletter, November 9, 2024

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Ireland’s Pride Katie Taylor Set for Epic Netflix Rematch With Amanda SerranoKatie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s November 15 rematch on Netflix represents not just a second chance to determine a definitive victor but a historic moment for women’s boxing. Their first encounter in 2022 shattered records and traditions, and with this next bout, both fighters bring their legacy and … [Read more...] about Katie Taylor Set for Epic Rematch

News Roundup June 4, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter June 4, 2022

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New York Play First Championship Game in Ireland in 21 Years New York Senior GAA team will travel to Ireland to take on Offaly in the Tailteann Cup on June 4. The largely Irish American team will join the new football championship at the quarter-final stage following Offaly’s win over Wicklow. The Tailteann Cup, debuting this year, will see any team from division 3 or 4 of … [Read more...] about News Roundup June 4, 2022

Hibernia: Arts

By Tom Deignan

December/ January 2021

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Gabriel Before He Was FamousLegendary Irish actor Gabriel Byrne continues to make headlines – on the page and screen.Byrne’s new memoir – Walking With Ghosts – explores in sometimes painful detail the abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was growing up, as well as an episode he described as a kind of revenge. Byrne – who can currently be seen in the 2020 Netflix … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Arts

Hibernia: Irish Eye On Hollywood

By Tom Deignan

Summer 2021

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Netflix is Continuing to Rely on Irish to Lure Viewers Among the streaming giant’s latest offerings is a true-crime documentary called Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, which revisits the 1996 death of a French woman who’d been staying at her Irish vacation home. This is just the latest Netflix documentary with strong Irish links. There is also Surviving Death, an exploration of … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye On Hollywood

New Film & TV

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

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DUBLIN MURDERS AIRING ON STARZ NETWORKA 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 three children … [Read more...] about New Film & TV