Cillian Murphy wins best actor Oscar: 'I'm a very proud Irishman'By Laura Harding and Ellie Iorizzo, PACork-born star Cillian Murphy completed his sweep of the awards season as he landed an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer. Murphy said he would be “very content” with the public choosing to define him by his role in Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J Robert Oppenheimer, written by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin. On the small screen, Murphy won legions of fans for his performance as gangster Tommy Shelby in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders, which debuted in 2013 and for which he has been nominated for a TV Bafta. On stage collecting his best actor prize at the Oscars, he said he was “a very proud Irishman standing here tonight”.
Source:Irish Independent
March 11, 2024 07:44 UTC
Emma Stone won the Oscar for best actress (Chris Pizzello/AP)The full list of winners for the 2024 Academy Awards is as follows:Best picture – Oppenheimer’s Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma ThomasBest directing – Oppenheimer’s Christopher NolanCillian Murphy won best actor (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Best supporting actress – The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy RandolphBest supporting actor – Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey JrBest actor – Oppenheimer’s Cillian MurphyBest actress – Poor Things’ Emma StoneDa’Vine Joy Randolph won the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for The Holdovers (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Documentary feature film – 20 Days In Mariupol’s Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle MiznerDocumentary short film – The Last Repair ShopAnimated feature film – The Boy And The Heron’s Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio SuzukiArthur Harari, left, and Justine Triet (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Animated short – War Is Over! Inspired By The Music Of John & Yoko’s Dave Mullins, Brad Booker and Sean Ono LennonLive action short film – The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’s Wes Anderson and Steven RalesOriginal screenplay – Anatomy Of A Fall’s Justine Triet and Arthur HarariAdapted screenplay – American Fiction’s Cord JeffersonMusic (original score) – Oppenheimer’s Ludwig GoranssonFinneas O’Connell, left, and Billie Eilish (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Music (original song) – Barbie’s Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell for What Was I Made For? Film editing – Oppenheimer’s Jennifer LameProduction design – Poor Things’ Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa MihalekCostume design – Poor Things’ Holly WaddingtonMasaki Takahashi, from left, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and Tatsuji Nojima (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Makeup and hairstyling – Poor Things’ Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh WestonSound – The Zone Of Interest’s Johnnie Burn and Tarn WillersCinematography – Oppenheimer’s Hoyte van HoytemaInternational Feature Film – The Zone Of Interest’s Jonathan Glazer for the UKVisual effects – Godzilla Minus One’s Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
Source:Irish Independent
March 11, 2024 04:30 UTC
The white panel in the centre of the Irish flag is about peace and that, irrespective of politics, we are one people. A few examples are a flag day themed quiz, a musical event, art display or a themed history class. ⬤ Investigate the Irish Flag and Irish Culture - research references to Irish Flag in poetry, literature, music, popular culture etc. ⬤ Invite local representatives, speakers, community members to your Flag Day event about what the Irish Flag means to them in 2024. Whatever the schools decided to do on Flag Day, the main aim is to have fun and use their imaginations.
Source:Irish Independent
March 11, 2024 04:05 UTC
A photograph issued by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales, with her children, Louis, George and Charlotte, taken in Windsor earlier this week by the Prince of Wales. Photograph: Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace/Getty ImagesThe first official photograph of the Kate Middleton, Britain’s Princess of Wales, after her abdominal surgery has been released to mark Mother’s Day. C.”Kensington Palace said the image was taken in Windsor earlier this week by the Prince of Wales. READ MOREThe princess has been recovering from abdominal surgery since January 29th and was due to be recuperating until at least Easter. Details of the princess’s condition have not been revealed, but Kensington Palace previously said it was not cancer-related and that she wished her personal medical information to remain private.
Source:The Irish Times
March 11, 2024 02:53 UTC
Public urge Taoiseach not to travel to US for St Patrick's DayMichael BoltonThe public have urged Taoiseach Leo Varadkar not to travel to the US for St Patrick's Day over the US backing of Israel's actions in Gaza. It is tradition for the Taoiseach to attend on St Patrick's Day. However, there were also calls for the Taoiseach to use this White House visit to call for a ceasefire. One person had said to the Taoiseach to use his time with Joe Biden to make Ireland's position clear. In a statement, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Mr Biden would host the Taoiseach for a bilateral meeting on March 15th, followed by a St Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17th.
Source:Irish Independent
March 11, 2024 01:16 UTC
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Source:The Herald
March 11, 2024 00:16 UTC
Van der Flier later recalled Farrell’s words: “Get some big moments and try to get more involved. “It might be the wrong word but before then I would be happy for our best ball‑carriers to take charge,” Van der Flier said. That was one of the key things I developed.”Ireland’s Josh van der Flier celebrates a turnover vs England. On 23-minutes Van der Flier charged down George Ford’s attempted drop goal, Then, 120 seconds later, he was the lone chaser of a James Lowe clearance. Personal excellence doesn’t matter in the immediate aftermath of a defeat and Van der Flier took no refuge there.
Source:The Irish Times
March 10, 2024 22:53 UTC
Three Academy Awards to its name is not too shabby.lBillie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell are the first to sing . Emily Blunt grabs the shoulder of Robert Downey Jr. during the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, March 10, 2024. Robert De Niro (L) and Tiffany Chen (R) arrive for the 96th annual Academy Awards ceremony. The statuettes are actually known as the Academy Awards of Merit although the nickname was formally adopted in 1939. Last year, in a break with a tradition as old as time, the organisers went with a champagne coloured red carpet.
Source:The Irish Times
March 10, 2024 22:31 UTC
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Source:The Herald
March 10, 2024 20:46 UTC
How much could putting NI saving into a pension boost YOUR pot? The amount is then boosted again by pension tax relief, and grows at an annual investment return of 5 per cent. Impact of putting 2p NI cut in the Budget into your pension (Source: Evelyn Partners)Impact of putting 4p NI cut from the Autumn Statement and the Budget into your pension (Source: Evelyn Partners)How much do you need to save for a decent retirement? Paying into pension mitigates against income tax risesLucie Spencer says this pension saving tactic is especially powerful at the moment because of frozen and falling income tax allowances and thresholds since 2022. This is because contributions benefit from tax relief at the earner’s marginal - or highest - rate of income tax.
Source:Daily Mail
March 10, 2024 20:14 UTC
US stocks’ torrid climb to start 2024 is evoking worrisome comparisons with past boom-and-bust cycles on Wall Street, sparking debate over the risk that the market is overheating. Yet, there are signs that the strength, based in large part on the economy’s resilience and robust corporate earnings, has not turned into a speculative frenzy. Several of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks have sputtered, showing that investors are not throwing money at the market with abandon. Scott Chronert at Citigroup also notes that the seven megacap tech firms contribute roughly 20% to S&P 500 earnings, which he says largely justifies their market capitalisation weighting of about a third of the gauge. The relentless demand for the group’s shares drew parallels to the speculative frenzy surrounding internet stocks at the turn of the century.
Source:Irish Examiner
March 10, 2024 19:49 UTC
Ireland remain in the driving seat but the standout win of Steve Borthwick’s 20 Tests in charge means their dream of completing back to back Grand Slams is over. Marcus Smith kicks the winning drop-goal against Ireland (Mike Egerton/PA)“We’re happy with the win. Coming to Twickenham, back home, it was really important for us to bounce back after the Scotland game,” said the Bath centre, who scored the first of his side’s three tries. All we can do is go to France and try to win that game. “We will probably look back and rue that result against Scotland.
Source:The Herald
March 10, 2024 19:01 UTC
Jennifer Bray reports from Dublin Castle as the results of the Thirty-ninth Amendment (Family Amendment) referendum are declared. Result: Family amendment defeatedThe family amendment referendum has been overwhelmingly defeated, with 67.69 per cent of No votes cast across the country, writes Shauna Bowers. Wexford (turnout 42.49 per cent) was also rather emphatic: 27.73 per cent voted Yes, and 72.27 per cent voted No. There, out of 173 votes cast in the Family referendum, there were 54 Yes votes and 119 No votes. @rtenews pic.twitter.com/a2rriPMiEF — Brian O'Donovan (@BrianOD_News) March 9, 2024Counting of votes in the Family and Care Referendums at the RDS, Dublin.
Source:The Irish Times
March 10, 2024 18:11 UTC
Video: Bryan O'BrienTwo referendums on the definition of family and the role of care have been comprehensively defeated, as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admitted the Government failed to convince the public and was given “two wallops” by the electorate. The referendum on family – which proposed extending the definition of family to those based on durable relationships as well as those based on marriage – was defeated with 67.69 per cent voting No. The referendum on care – which proposed deleting the reference to a woman’s life in the home and a mother’s duties in the home and replacing it with a recognition of care within the family – was also heavily defeated, with 73.9 per cent voting No. Party leader Peadar Tóibín said Mr O’Gorman has “serious questions to answer now in relation to this”. In Cork East, where turnout was 42.49 per cent, 31.73 per cent voted Yes, with 68.27 per cent voting No.
Source:The Irish Times
March 10, 2024 17:51 UTC