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Born in Dalkey, the novelist Maeve Binchy focuses on themes such as the disparity between rural and urban living, the societal changes in Ireland after World War II and the contrasts between Ireland and England. In 1995, her novel Circle of Friends was adapted into a Hollywood movie starring Chris O’Donnell and Minnie Driver.

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Irish-American Celebrity

Pierce Brosnan (May 16, 1953 — ) The handsome television and film actor holds both Irish and American citizenship. After first rising to popularity in the TV show Remington Steele, Brosnan moved to movies and has starred in crowd-pleasers Dante’s Peak, The Thomas Crown Affair and Mamma Mia! He also starred as secret agent James Bond in four […]

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Born in Wexford, Eoin (pronounced “Owen”) Colfer gained fame as the creator of the Artemis Fowl series of children’s books. Colfer was also given permission to write his sixth book in the late Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, entitled And Another Thing…, which was published in October 2009.

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The political satirist, writer, actor and television host Stephen Colbert gained attention on the television sitcom Strangers with Candy, during which he was also working as a correspondent on the news parody program The Daily Show. After winning three Emmys as a writer on The Daily Show, Colbert gained his own spin-off, The Colbert Report, in which he hosts as a […]

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The dashing actor Tyrone Powell often starred in romantic or swashbuckling movies, including The Mark of Zorro, The Black Swan, and Blood and Sand. He was known for his stage work, too, particularly in the play “Mister Roberts. At the age of 44, Power had a heart attack and died while filming a dueling scene for Solomon and Sheba.

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Harry “Bing” Crosby’s distinctive bass-baritone croon helped make him one of the most successful singers ever, selling more than 500 million records in his lifetime. His biggest hit was his version of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” which remains the best-selling song of all time. Crosby also won a Best Actor Oscar for the film Going My […]

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A cofounder of the Abbey Theatre, now also known as the national theater of Ireland, playwright John Millington Synge is perhaps the most famous for his play “The Playboy of the Western World.” The first-run production instigated rioting at the Abbey Theatre by attendees who thought the play slighted the virtue of Irish women. Synge […]

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George M. Cohan

  This year marked the 100th anniversary of the famous WWI song “Over There” by composer, lyricist and actor George M. Cohan. Cohan was born in Providence, R.I. on July 3rd, 1878 of Irish Immigrant parents from County Cork. The spelling of the family name was changed from Keohane to Cohan. George, who first appeared on […]

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Sean O’Casey

Sean O’Casey 1880-1964 Playwright, Born in Dublin “The Shadow of a Gunman (1923), “Juno and the Paycock” (1924) and “The Plough and the Stars” (1926) are considered his three truly great plays. “I killin’ meself workin’, an’ he sthruttin’ about from mornin’ till night like  Paycock!” From “Juno and the Paycock”

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