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Oscars' first female conductor from Galway wants to inspire little Irish girls

Galway-born conductor Eimear Noone, who became the first female conductor to perform at the Oscars last week, said that she hoped she could inspire young Irish girls to follow in her footsteps.

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The Oscars' first female conductor is an Irish woman

On Feb. 9, Eimear Noone, from Galway, will become the first female conductor to perform at the Academy Awards.

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Kenneth Branagh returns, this time as Shakespeare himself in All Is True

From working class, staunchly unionist suburb of Tigers Bay in Belfast to the Oscars in Hollywood is not exactly a well-worn path but (Sir) Kenneth Branagh, 59, has taken it

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WATCH: Netflix teases Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' release during the Oscars

The release date for Martin Scorsese's highly-anticipated 'The Irishman' was teased during the Oscars.

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Shane MacGowan, Kevin Hart and the unforgivable sins

Between the "Fairytale of New York" drama and Kevin Hart bowing out of presenting the Oscars we're all doing serious thinking about ugly things but to what end?

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Saoirse Ronan loses out at SAG Awards while Martin McDonagh wins big

She might not have won the SAG award but bookies have said punters are betting big that Ronan will triumph at the Oscars in March.

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A golden week for Saoirse Ronan, next stop the Oscars

New York Film Critics, Golden Globes, and Palm Springs International Film Society... an Oscar must be the next spot? Saoirse certainly is the favorite at this point.

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Post-Emmy Awards the Oscars race begins - Who are the Irish in the running?

We may be six months off from the Academy Awards in March 2018, but plenty of Irish actors, actresses, and movies are already being tipped for nominations.

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The Irish American who blew up the Oscars

Backstage as Best Movie was announced the luck of the Irish ran out for Brian Cullinan.

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What Irish movies are tipped for the Oscars?

Ireland can really hold its own when it comes to Hollywood and to making great movies, and the 2017 Oscars are set to be no different.

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The divine Saoirse Ronan should have won and Oscar for style

If the Oscars were about fashion instead of acting, Saoirse Ronan would have been an overwhelming winner on Sunday.

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Awards season has just begun and already Saoirse Ronan’s are stacking up

Despite being tipped for the Oscars this Carlow girl refuses to worry about red carpets stresses.

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First trailer for 'Brooklyn' - an Irish American tale destined for the Oscars (VIDEO)

Saoirse Ronan stars as a young Irish immigrant making her way in New York in the 1950s.

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Neil Patrick Harris' "family and soul couldn't take" him presenting the Oscars again

The 'How I Met Your Mother' actor - who has twins Harper and Gideon, with husband David Burtka - hosted the Academy Awards for the first time last month but insists he won't take the helm again because it took up so much time.

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