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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.

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 films from 1995 to 2002.

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.

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 caricature of a conservative political pundit. He now hosts the late-night show, The Late Show on the CBS network.