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  1. 'House star' Olivia Wilde talks fame, 'Fix' and her Irish pride
    November 18, 09

    Olivia Wilde’s star is firmly on the ascent. Best known for her recurring role in Fox’s “House,” the Irish American actress trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and chose her stage name in honor of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. She talks about her Irish background, her pride in her heritage and her ultimate dream – the chance to make a film in Ireland.

  2. The Swell Season set to reform for new album and tour
    August 13, 09

    Glen Hansard of the Frames and Marketa Irglova, his on-again/off-again romantic interest and classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist, will be reforming their band Swell Season for a new album and tour.

  3. Once the Musical
    March 10, 09

    One of the great Irish movie success stories in recent memory was "Once," the humble musical about an Irishman and a Czech woman falling in love and singing songs. The movie, which starred Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, was a smash hit and eventually brought the duo to the Oscars. "Once" is now being turned into a Broadway musical and is set to premiere during the 2010-11 theatrical season.

  4. Best Irish movies of all time
    March 10, 09

    See where "The Crying Game," My Left Foot" and "The Commitments" rank on a countdown of the best films out of Ireland.

  5. Irish Oscar-worthy performances
    March 10, 09

    Daniel Day-Lewis has two Oscars, while Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris and Liam Neeson don't have any. See the roles for which they could have, and perhaps should have, won.

  6. Once More With Feeling
    March 10, 09

    Once, a stunning new Irish film opening nationwide on May 18, tells the tale of a Grafton Street busker and a Czech immigrant who come together over an eventful week to write, rehearse and record songs that bring their unique love story to life. CAHIR O'DOHERTY reports.

    AS the two lead roles in the exciting new Irish film Once get to know each other, sparks fly and new songs are written.

  7. The Greening of the Oscars!
    March 10, 09

    WHO, in our humble estimation, stole the show at the Oscars? Perhaps we're slightly biased, but the dynamic acting/singing/writing duo of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova stood head and shoulders above the rest when accepting their award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly," the signature theme from their smash-hit indie film Once.

    The film, made "for a hundred grand" as Hansard said during his speech, went on to score in the region of $20 million worldwide for its distributors, Fox Searchlight, so Sunday night's ultimate honor was the icing on the cake for its stars, who were the toast of Hollywood even before their names were announced. The win must have been even sweeter considering there was a minor kafuffle about the song's eligibility a couple of weeks before showtime.

  8. Things Are Just Swell
    March 10, 09

    Success hasn't spoiled Irish Oscar winning singer/songwriter Glen Hansard. Fresh from his walk up the red carpet in LA, he returned to Dublin to give the coveted golden statue to his mother to show off in the bingo hall. This week the star of the hit indie film Once joins his co-stars on stage for a one night only concert in New York.

  9. One For Homer
    March 10, 09

    ONE of the key indicators that you have permeated American pop culture is a stint on The Simpsons. Frames singer Glen Hansard and his girlfriend, Marketa Irglova, won an Oscar for their hit film Once, and they are set to become really famous by appearing in an episode of The Simpsons.

    According to Irish music magazine Hot Press, the duo dubbed their own characters when they were in Los Angeles last month for a Swell Season gig.

  10. 'Once' Getting the Once Over
    March 09, 09

    "FALLING Slowly," the Oscar nominated song by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the hugely successful Irish film Once, may be ruled ineligible for the nomination. According to Greg Mitchell, the editor of Editor and Publisher journal, the song appeared on two albums before the movie came out, which is strongly disapproved of by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.But the question is, was the song written for the movie first and then ended up on CDs as the film made its slow way to release? Mitchell acknowledged that Hansard was definitely asked to write original songs for the movie, but whether "Falling Slowly" was one of them is not yet known for sure.

  11. Once More With Feeling
    March 09, 09

    THIS is the year of the Oscar musical hiccup. Just this week, after a lengthy process of consultation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finally ruled that the song "Falling Slowly," the signature track from the breakout hit Irish film Once, is again eligible for Oscar consideration. Written by the Frames lead singer Glen Han-sard and Marketa Irglova, stars of Once, the song's road to Oscar glory has been long and winding.

  12. Love on the Rocks
    March 09, 09

    "Once" was last year's little indie film that could, going all the way to Oscar glory with a Best Original Song win for its musician stars, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. The movie was set in Dublin and told of the touching love story between a struggling musician (Hansard) and a flower seller (Irglova), and it garnered all kinds of rave reviews. Dubliner Hansard, 38, and Irglova, 20, originally from Czechoslovakia, brought the film's love story to life with a romance off screen - don't you just love when that happens! - and began touring the world as a duo called the Swell Season.

  13. Oscar joy for Once and Day-Lewis By Declan O'Kelly It was a victorious night for the Irish in
    March 09, 09

    Oscar joy for Once and Day-Lewis

    By Declan O'Kelly

    It was a victorious night for the Irish independent movie Once, as its stars and songwriters Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova picked up an Oscar for best original song for "Falling Slowly" at the ceremony held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on February 24. It was the first nomination and win for both, and Hansard could hardly believe what was happening as he accepted the famous statue.

    "What are we doing here? This is mad," said the 37-year-old Hansard, who is also the lead singer of the Irish band The Frames.

  14. Dempsey Back for New Tour
    March 09, 09

    April showers not only bring May flowers, they also bring Damien Dempsey back to our shores.

    Damo will be hitting the road this month, playing dates through the East Coast and Midwest. He's back for the second U.

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