TV cameras gathered at Killarney’s Arbutus Hotel on Monday, with reporters lining up to talk to Jessie Buckley’s family just hours after her historic Oscar win. Seán Buckley, Jessie’s uncle and godfather, and owner of the Arbutus Hotel and Buckley’s Bar, said that words could not describe the atmosphere there last night. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in a scene from 'Hamnet' for which she won an Academy Award. It's been just magical.”Jessie's cousins speak of their prideEmer Buckley, Jessie’s first cousin, travelled back home to Killarney from Vancouver to watch the Oscars with the extended family. I was just so relieved, so delighted that it was Jessie Buckley's name that was called.

Source: Irish Examiner March 16, 2026 20:03 UTC