http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Ontario IrishCentral Ontario en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/across-the-pond/my-favourite-story-of-2011---ontario-nursing-home-and-an-ireland-mad-canadian-girl-135786818.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/across-the-pond/my-favourite-story-of-2011---ontario-nursing-home-and-an-ireland-mad-canadian-girl-135786818.html Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:15:15 PST Tara Muzumdar and Edra Ferguson2011, by any standards, has been an incredibly busy year The first two months alone, where the government fell in the most chaotic manner possible before exploding at the ballot box on impact, felt like an aeon all of itself But in spite of this, and the great state of geopolitical flux that has unfolded before our eyes this year, my favourite story of 2011 doesn’t involve revolution or summits It involves an Ontario nursing home, and an Ireland-mad Canadian girl READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/colin-farrell-charms-the-public-as-he-sneaks-in-to-see-brad-pitts-moneyball-131109428.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/amyandrews_gossipgirl/colin-farrell-charms-the-public-as-he-sneaks-in-to-see-brad-pitts-moneyball-131109428.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:13:13 PDT
Colin Farrell by Michael Buckner/Getty ImagesIrish hunk Colin Farrell gave the folks working at a multiplex movie theater outside Toronto a big thrill when he showed up with his sister Claudine on Saturday night for a showing of Brad Pitt’s MoneyballFarrell walked into the place wearing a large hat to hide his face, but his expensive looking boots and Irish accent gave his identity away when he went to the popcorn counter at the theater in Mitchell, Ontario Rather than harassing the star, though, the star-struck girls behind the counter called their boss to let him know that a VIP was in the house“He was just very charming and very nice,” Jeff Logan, owner of the Logan Luxury 5 Cinema, told the Mitchell Republic READ MORE ]]>