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Enda Kenny discusses Irish film industry with ‘Lincoln’s’ Daniel Day Lewis and Steven Spielberg – VIDEO

Pair were in Dublin for ‘Lincoln’ premiere

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 8:20 AM

Updated Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 8:20 AM

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Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and actor Daniel Day Lewis have been knocking around Merrion Street to discuss the Irish Film Industry with Enda Kenny and the arts minister, Jimmy Deenihan.

Photo by @MerrionStreet

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s finest, Prime Minister Enda Kenny met with ‘Lincoln’ Star Daniel Day Lewis and director Steven Spielberg last Sunday.

The two Hollywood a-listers met with senior members of the Irish Government this past weekend to discuss the country's film industry.

Tipped as one of the best movies of 2013, last week Day-Lewis scooped up a Golden Globe for Best Actor in ‘Lincoln.’

Spielberg and Day-Lewis, who became an Irish citizen in 1993, visited Dublin's Government Buildings for a meeting with Enda Kenny, Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan and CEO of the Irish Film Board James Hickey.

Speaking about the meeting, Spielberg said the group had gathered to "talk movies", adding of Kenny, "He has seen lots of my films, not Lincoln yet, but all the other ones."

The ‘Lincoln’ duo were later joined by actress Sally Field at the star-studded Irish premiere of Lincoln at the Savoy Cinema in Dublin.

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Watch Daniel Day-Lewis accept his Golden Globe below:

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robertmanning | Jan 22, 2013, 07:49 PM EST

Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln To Life inspired by Americast buildg (www.ameri-casting.com ) Google: Americast Jay Leno Daniel Day Lewis, star of “ Lincoln” was inspired by Americast. Americast, a precast concrete company in Fort Pierce, Fl( www.ameri-casting.com). is receiving accolades from Hollywood for its inspirational contribution to the "Lincoln Film" and the performance of Daniel Day Lewis. Academy nominated Actor Daniel Day Lewis visited the Americast constructed building(Lincoln museum ) to prepare for his role of Lincoln. "I wanted to be “in touch” with “Lincoln’s abode... how wonderful to be in the presence of this building and the inspiration I get from touching its historic stonework.” Lewis did not know that the "historic stonework" he was touching and receiving inspiration from was designed, created and put in place by Master Stone Mason-Architect, Keith Hamel of Americast, utilizing Americast's pattented Arcusstone, which gives the "look" and "feel" of natural stone and/or "historic stone." ."..make your whole house look like it was quarried in Italy," says Hamel. "..and at half the price and time. Michelangelo would have loved arcusstone." Lewis when, told, remarked: 'Mr Hamel and Americast should be very proud of their work as I am mine." "We are indeed proud of this work," Charles Pitt, CE0 of Americast Americast's logo: Proudly Made In America! Google" Americast Jay Leno Americast Pad ***Special Note: Charles Pitt is also known as America's Tenor and one of his favorite songs recorded on his "Be My Love" album...is 'Wee Hughie"...sung in the style of John McCormack

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Seanmor | Jan 22, 2013, 10:26 AM EST

Taoiseach Kenny's policies regarding the dividided Irish nation are the direct opposite to President Lincoln's stand on the break up of the American nation. Lincoln's greatest achievement was to reunite his divided country and restore the Union. But Taoiseach Kenny seems more interested in forging closed links with Romania and Buklgaria that with the 4 counties west of the Bann that have a collectiveNationalist majority.

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