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Maggie Cronin
Maggie Cronin is an Irish actress and playwright, known for her role as Kate McGuire in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', which she appeared in from 2000 to 2004, with a brief appearance in 2006. Cronin has also written one-woman shows that she has toured across the UK, as well as appearing in various other stage productions. Early and personal life The eldest of four children born to Irish parents, Cronin grew up in Dagenham. Her mother, from County Clare, was a midwife and her father, from County Cork, was a foundryman at Ford. Cronin went to secondary school in Forest Gate, obtained a degree at Nene College Northampton, then trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Cronin has lived in Belfast with her husband, Frank Martin, since 1993. He is an editor for BBC Northern Ireland. Career Cronin began her performing career as a singer part of an acapella group, Draylon Underground. Her first acting credit came in 1993 when she appeared in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional performance career. History The school was founded in London in 1926 as the Webber Douglas School of Singing, by Walter Johnstone Douglas (youngest son of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas) and Amherst Webber. It was created from the singing academy founded in 1906 in Paris by Jean de Reszke. By 1932, the school had added full theatrical training to its curriculum, and was renamed the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art. Gunn, John''Acting for You.''London: Lutterworth Press, 1957. p. 145. It was located at 30 Clareville Street in South Kensington South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service has over 5,500 journalists working across its output including in 50 foreign news bureaus where more than 250 foreign correspondents are stationed. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting For Socrates
''Shooting for Socrates'' is a 2014 Irish film co-written and directed by James Erskine and starring John Hannah, Richard Dormer and Sergio Mur as Brazilian footballer Sócrates. Plot During the 1986 FIFA World Cup the Northern Ireland national football team play against Brazil national football team in one of the most memorable games in Irish footballing history. The film follows the lives of passionate football supporter Arthur and his son Tommy from East Belfast. The lead up to a momentous day in the life of a young boy (his 10th birthday) mirrors the buildup to the big day for the football team as they play the greatest match of their lives. Cast * John Hannah as Billy Bingham *Conleth Hill as Jackie Fullerton *Richard Dormer as Arthur *Nico Mirallegro as David Campbell * Ciaran McMenamin as Sammy McIlroy * Barry Ward as Jimmy Quinn *Bronagh Gallagher as Irene *Paul Kennedy as Pat Jennings * Chris Newman as Norman Whiteside *Aaron McCusker as Gerry Armstrong * Sergio Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Belfast Story
''A Belfast Story'' is a 2013 Irish crime film written and directed by Nathan Todd and starring Colm Meaney. It is Todd's directorial debut. Plot A Belfast Story explores life after terrorism. Set in a city which has weathered hundreds of years of hatred, 30 years of bombs, and a war without winners, just victims. A new era brings new risks. There is peace, but that can also be deadly Cast *Colm Meaney as Detective * Malcolm Sinclair as Chief Constable *Maggie Cronin as Sinead *Tommy O'Neill as First Minister Owen McKenna *Damien Hasson as Damien *Patrick Rocks as Eammon *Peter O'Toole as Alley victim Reception The film received negative reviews and has a 14% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Stephen Dalton of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote in his review, "Nathan Todd attempts something similar in his debut feature, a murder mystery with political overtones, but his inexperience lets him down badly." He also added, "not even eaney'sheavyweight gravitas can save ''A Belfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', and premiered on 12 January 1999; the show ran until 29 March 2022. It follows the lives of medical and ancillary staff at the fictional Holby City Hospital, the same hospital as ''Casualty'', in the fictional city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with both ''Casualty'' (which include dedicated episodes broadcast as ''Casualty@Holby City'') and the show's 2007 police procedural spin-off ''HolbyBlue''. It began with eleven main characters in its Holby City (series 1), first series, all of whom subsequently left the show. New main characters were then periodically written in and out, with a core of around fifteen main actors employed at any given time. In casting the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, with Mischer also serving as director. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the ninth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 76th ceremony held in 2004. On June 14, 2011, academy president Tom Sherak announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten Best Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Condon
Kerry Condon (born 9 January 1983) is an Irish actress. She was the youngest actress to play Ophelia in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Hamlet'' (2001–2002). She played Octavia of the Julii in ''Rome (TV series), Rome'' (2005–2007), Stacey Ehrmantraut in ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), and was the voice of the artificial intelligence entity F.R.I.D.A.Y. in various films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Condon has collaborated with Martin McDonagh in the plays ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (2001) and ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (2009), as well as the films ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017) and ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' (2022). For her performance in the last of these, she received several accolades, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Career In 2001 at the age of 18, Condon landed the role of Mairead in ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds ( ; born 9 February 1953) is a British Northern Irish actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), ''Persuasion'' (1995), '' Oscar and Lucinda'' (1997), '' Road to Perdition'' (2002), ''The Sum of All Fears'' (2002), ''Munich'' (2005), ''Amazing Grace'' (2007), ''There Will Be Blood'' (2007), '' Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' (2008), ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011), '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), ''Silence'' (2016), '' First Man'' (2018) and ''Belfast'' (2021), the last of which earned him Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, Hinds is also known for his voice role as Grand Pabbie, the Troll King in the animated film '' Frozen'' (2013) and its sequel, '' Frozen II'' (2019). He played General Zakharow in ''Red Sparrow'' (2018). He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry George
Terence George (born 20 December 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Much of his film work (e.g. '' The Boxer'', '' Some Mother's Son'', and '' In the Name of the Father'') involves "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for ''In the Name of the Father'', and Best Original Screenplay for '' Hotel Rwanda'', winning an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for '' The Shore''. Life and career George was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1971, aged 18, he was arrested for suspicion of paramilitary republican activity. He later became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), political wing of the INLA. In 1975, he was driving with armed members of the group when British soldiers stopped them, although George claims he was not carrying a weapon. All were arrested and he was sentenced to six years imprisonment in Long Kesh Prison ("The Maze"). Other prisoners at the same tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shore (2011 Film)
''The Shore'' is a Northern Irish short film directed by Terry George. The film won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. It was filmed entirely at George's family cottage at Coney Island near Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. The film follows two boyhood best friends who are reunited after a 25-year division created by a misunderstanding from the days of the Northern Ireland Troubles. References External links * *Watc''The Shore''at the Irish Film Archive The Irish Film Archive is part of the Irish Film Institute (formed in 1943, incorporated in 1945) the body charged with the promotion and preservation of film culture in Ireland. The Archive collects, preserves and makes accessible Ireland's mo ... Irish comedy short films 2011 films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Films directed by Terry George Films about The Troubles (Northern Ireland) Films scored by David Holmes (musician) 2010s English-language films Irish drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Friel Theatre
The Brian Friel Theatre is a studio theatre located at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was opened in February 2009 and is named after the Irish playwright, theatre director and author, Brian Friel. The Theatre is part of the University's School of Languages, Literature and Performing Arts and the Brian Friel Centre for Theatre Research. It provides space for student drama teaching, rehearsals and performances and hosts both student and professional performances and events such as the Belfast International Arts Festival. The Brian Friel Theatre is located on University Square and shares its building with the Queen's Film Theatre. See also * Lyric Theatre, Belfast The Lyric Theatre, or simply The Lyric, is the principal, full-time producing theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In January 2023 it won The Stage's Theatre of the Year award in recognition of "its programme...as well as for its online festiva ... References {{coord, 54.58545, -5.93395, type: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
