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The cross with a prize inside (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:25:04 PDT

Through a confluence of events not worth getting into right now, I find myself sleeping in my parents’ bed tonight As I peel back the covers I look up above the head board and catch a glimpse of the Last Rites CrucifixIt’s a beautiful vintage heavy walnut with a brass Jesus hanging in agony, as is the custom Like a box of Cracker Jacks, our Savior is hiding a prize inside! But this is a prize you don’t want to open anytime soon READ MORE

Irish Eye on Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:57:20 PST

By: Tom Deignan

It’s still early in 2011, but so far the Irish newcomer of the year has to be Colin O’Donoghue. The Drogheda native starred alongside Anthony Hopkins in the Exorcist-style thriller The Rite, which should be out on DVD soon. It was O’Donoghue’s film debut, and though some critics were a bit rough on the film, The Rite spent a week as the number one movie in America in January. O’Donoghue, 30, had previously starred (alongside fellow Irish thespian Jonathan Rhys Meyers) in the Showtime drama The Tudors. Prior to that, O’Donoghue had simply done theater work and television shows for Ireland’s TV network RTE. With his performance in The Rite (which also stars Irish screen veteran Ciaran Hinds), O’Donoghue certainly opened some eyes and set himself up for an interesting career. What’s next for O’Donoghue? He’s playing things coy. “I’ve got something else in the works,” he told About.com. “But I can’t talk about it.”

Colin O’Donoghue’s 'Rite' of passage - SEE VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:55:21 PST

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Move over Colin Farrell, there’s a new Irish screen hunk in town – and he’s making his big screen debut by starting at the top. Meet Colin O’Donoghue, 29, the Co. Louth-born actor who can be seen going head to head with Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins in The Rite next week. CAHIR O’DOHERTY interviews Ireland’s latest breakout star.

Kennedy 'wanted to go to heaven' (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:20:54 PDT

By: KENNETH HAYNES

Sen. Edward Kennedy receives Last Rites (IrishCentral)

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:05:15 PDT

By: IrishCentral.com editors