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.
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
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?
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.
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.
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.