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Colm
Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'. People *Colm Brogan (1902–1977), Scottish writer *Colm Byrne (born 1971), Irish playwright *Colm Collins, Gaelic football manager * Colm Condon (1921–2008), Irish lawyer *Colm Connolly (born 1942), Irish broadcaster and author *Colm Cooper (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player *Colm Coyle (born 1963), Irish Gaelic football player and manager *Colm Feore (born 1958), American-born Canadian actor *Colm Hilliard (1936–2002), Irish politician *Colm Imbert (born 1957), Trinidad and Tobago politician *Colm Magner (born 1961), Canadian actor * Colm Mangan (born 1942), Irish general *Colm Meaney (born 1953), Irish actor *Colm Mulcahy (born 1958), Irish mathematician, academic, columnist and author *Colm Ó Cíosóig (born 1964), Irish drummer *Colm O'Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín (, approximately ; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. His first novel, '' The South'', was published in 1990. '' The Blackwater Lightship'' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. '' The Master'' (a fictionalised version of the inner life of Henry James) was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the 2006 International Dublin Literary Award, securing for Toíbín a bounty of thousands of euro as it is one of the richest literary awards in the world. ''Nora Webster'' won the Hawthornden Prize, whilst ''The Magician'' (a fictionalised version of the life of Thomas Mann) won the Folio Prize. His fellow artists elected him to Aosdána and he won the "UK and Ireland Nobel" David Cohen Prize in 2021. He succeeded Martin Amis as professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. He was appointed Chancellor (education), Chancellor of the University of Liverpool in 2017. He is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables'' (in the West End and Broadway) and for taking the title role in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' at the Sydmonton Festival and the original Canadian production. Due to his association with these musicals, he reprised the role of Jean Valjean during the ''Les Misérables'' 10th Anniversary Concert (at The Royal Albert Hall), as well as appearing as a special guest at both the 25th Anniversary Celebrations of ''Les Misérables'' (at the O2 arena) and ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall''. His versions of both "The Music of the Night" from ''Phantom'' and " Bring Him Home" from ''Les Misérables'' are acclaimed throughout the world; fans "insist he perform them...at all his concerts." Early life Born in Drimnagh, in 1944, in the downstairs room of his parents' house, Colm was one of ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Feore
Colm Joseph Feore (; born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries '' Trudeau'' (2002), his portrayal of Glenn Gould in ''Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'' (1993), and for playing Detective Martin Ward in ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' (2006) and its 2017 sequel. His other roles include Martin Harrison in ''Chicago'' (2002), Lord Marshal Zhylaw in ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004)'','' First Gentleman Henry Taylor on ''24'' (2009), Cardinal Della Rovere on '' The Borgias'' (2011–2013)'','' Laufey in ''Thor'' (2011), General Ted Brockhart on ''House of Cards'' (2016–2017), Declan Gallard on ''21 Thunder'' (2017), Wernher von Braun in '' For All Mankind'' (2019), and Sir Reginald Hargreeves on ''The Umbrella Academy'' (2019–present). Feore is also a Prix Iris and Screen Actors Guild Award winner and a Genie Award nominee. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Cooper
Colm "the Gooch" Cooper (born 3 June 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen years from 2002 to 2017. Born in Killarney, County Kerry, Cooper was born into a strong Gaelic football family. His father, Mike Cooper, had a strong involvement with the Dr Crokes club, serving as a minor and junior selector. Colm's nephew Mark was a part of the 2018 All Ireland winning Kerry Minor team, a competition he himself never won. Cooper played competitive Gaelic football as a student at St Brendan's College; however, his tenure coincided with a downturn in fortunes for the college. He first appeared for the Dr. Crokes club at underage levels, before making his debut with the senior team in 2000. An All-Ireland medal winners with the club in 2017, Cooper has also won five Munster medals and six county senior championship medals. Cooper made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Mulcahy
Colm Mulcahy (born September 1958) is an Irish mathematician, academic, columnist, book author, public outreach speaker, and amateur magician. He is Professor Emeritus at Spelman College, where he was on the faculty from 1988 to 2020. In addition to algebra, number theory, and geometry, his interests include mathemagical card magic and the culture of mathematics–particularly the contributions of Irish mathematicians and also the works of iconic mathematics writer Martin Gardner. He has blogged for the Mathematical Association of America, The Huffington Post, Scientific American, and (aperiodically) for The Aperiodical; his puzzles have been featured in ''The New York Times''.Celebrations of Mind Honor Math’s Best Friend, Martin Gardner' by Colm Mulcahy, Scientific American, 29 October 2013 Mulcahy serves on the Advisory Council of the Museum of Mathematics in New York City. As of January 2021, he is Chair of Gathering 4 Gardner, Inc. He is the creator and curator of the Annal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Collins
Colm Collins is a Gaelic football manager, associated with Cratloe GAA club. Career Collins is a native of Kilmihil. He began managing Clare in late 2013 and became the longest-serving inter-county football manager when Mickey Harte left Tyrone. Collins led Clare from Division 4 to Division 3 of the National Football League, then to Division 2 where he consolidated his team's position. He led Clare to the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qauerter-finals. He stayed on as Clare's manager for 2018. At the end of that year he became the fourth longest-serving manager after Mickey Harte, Jim Gavin and Malachy O'Rourke. At the end of 2019, the third longest, he announced then that he would take time to consider his future after Clare's championship exit. He led Clare to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals, when they had the beating of Roscommon. Kieran McGeeney was reappointed for the 2023 season, having been appointed as Armagh manager in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm O'Gorman
Colm O'Gorman (born 15 July 1966) is the executive director of Amnesty International Ireland. He is founder and former director of One in Four. He is a survivor of clerical sexual abuse, and first came to public attention by speaking out against the perpetrators. O'Gorman subsequently founded One in Four, an Irish charity which supports men and women who have been sexually abused and/or suffered sexual violence. He was a Senator in 2007, representing the Progressive Democrats. Early and private life Colm O'Gorman was born in County Wexford. His father was Seán O'Gorman, of Adamstown, County Wexford – a farmer, builder and local Fianna Fáil politician. Seán O'Gorman was a member of Wexford County Council, and later moved with his family to live in Wexford town. He twice stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate in general elections: in 1969 and 1973. In 2002, Colm O'Gorman settled near Gorey, County Wexford. He is raising two children with his husband Paul, of whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Vance
Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015. Vaughan Azzurri In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup. Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season. In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan. York9 On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9. On 19 October 2019, he made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Meaney
Colm J. Meaney (; ga, Colm Ó Maonaigh; born 30 May 1953) is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many TV shows including '' Law & Order'' and ''The Simpsons'', and starred as Thomas Durant on ''Hell on Wheels'' (2011–2016). He has also had a career in films, appearing in '' Layer Cake'', ''The Damned United'', all three film adaptations of Roddy Doyle's ''The Barrytown Trilogy'', and in ''Get Him to the Greek''. He was a principal character in the film ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain''. In 2017, Meaney won the Best Actor IFTA for his portrayal of Irish politician Martin McGuinness in the film ''The Journey''. In 2020, he was listed at number 24 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life Meaney was born in Finglas, Dublin. He began studying acting at age 14, and he entered the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Byrne
Colm Byrne (born 1966) is an Irish playwright. He was born in Limerick and lives in Galway. His plays have been noted as political, lively and poetic. He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center. Works Theatre * ''Himself'' (2003) - Off-Broadway * ''Bed Time for Bali'' (2005) * ''Choke Point- The Downfall of Jayson Blair Jayson Thomas Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American former journalist who worked for ''The New York Times''. He resigned from the newspaper in May 2003 in the wake of the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in his stories. Blair publis ...'' (2007) - Edinburgh Festival * ''FreeFall:Heroes'' (2011)- Druid Theatre, Galway * ''State of Limn'' (2010) - Flatlake Festival * ''The Sum of All Things'' (2012) - Electric Picnic Novels * ''Jesus Wife'' (2014) Film *'' Losing Ground'' References Sources External links General Choke Point, images* {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Colm I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Magner
Colm Magner is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He has worked in theatre, television, and film in Canada since 1982, during which time he performed with several of Canada's theatre companies. Career Colm lived in Prince Edward Island, where he taught acting, playwriting, and academic writing at the University of Prince Edward Island. He also worked as the theatre critic for ''The Guardian'' from 2016 to 2018. He has acted in over 30 film and television productions, including ''Keep the Faith Baby'' with Harry J. Lennix. He had recurring roles on '' Street Time'' (Showtime USA), and '' This Is Wonderland'' (CBC Canada). He has worked as an actor at The Shaw Festival, and has written four solo plays for the stage: ''Smoke'', ''Dark Avenue'', ''Inside Imogene'', and ''The Scavenger's Daughter'' which premiered at Confederation Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ''The Scavenger's Daughter'' received critical acclaim when it premiered at the 4th Street Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colm Ó HEocha
Colm Ó hEocha (; 19 September 1926 – 19 May 1997) was an Irish scientist and educationalist, who served as president of University College Galway and Chairman of the New Ireland Forum. Ó hEocha was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, in 1926. His father, Séamus Ó hEocha, known as ''An Fear Mór'', was headmaster of the Irish-language college at ''An Rinn'' (Ring), and was known as a roving teacher of Irish for the Gaelic League. Ó hEocha enrolled at University College Galway in 1945, and obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in chemistry. He was subsequently awarded a scholarship which enabled him to continue his studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he obtained his Ph.D. He is a University of California, San Diego Alumnus, also receiving his Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. Returning to Galway in 1955, he became a lecturer in biochemistry, and was appointed the first Professor of Biochemistry at the university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
