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Dónall Ó Héalai
Dónall Ó Héalai () (born 1987) is an Irish actor and voice actor. He was named a 2020 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow and one to watch in 2021 by ''The Irish Examiner''. Early life and education Ó Héalai was born in the Gaeltacht village of Inverin, County Galway and grew up in Inverin and Spiddal. He began acting at the age of 14 at a local youth club. He completed his secondary education as a boarding student at St Jarlath's College in Tuam. He graduated from Maynooth University. He was awarded the Dr. H.H Stewart Literary Prize during his studies. He went on to train at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and Bow Street Academy in Dublin. Career In 2006, Ó Héalai made his onscreen debut as a teenager in the recurring role of Jeaic in season 1 of the TG4 coming-of-age family series '' Aifric''. Ó Héalai played Otis in the 2019 American psychological thriller '' Impossible Monsters''. That same year, he starred as Colmán Sharkey in the Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin International Film Festival
The Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF; ) is an annual film festival held in Dublin, Ireland, since 2003. History Dublin International Film Festival was established in 2003. It was revived by Michael Dwyer, international film critic and ''The Irish Times'' Chief Film Correspondent, along with David McLoughlin, film producer. The duo had started the initial Dublin film Festival in the 1980s when Mc Loughlin was still an undergraduate in Trinity College Dublin. The festival was established to present an opportunity for Dublin's cinema-going audiences to experience the best in Irish and international cinema. "Dublin has remarkable film attendance per capita, among the highest in Europe, certainly the highest in the EU," Dwyer said in a 2003 interview. "It seems absurd that the city didn't have an international film festival." The festival secured €25,000 in funding from the Arts Council of Ireland for planning purposes the first year which has since increased to over €1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Births
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous speech, demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 rect 400 0 600 200 King's Cross fire rect 0 200 300 400 Tear down this wall! rect 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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16th Irish Film & Television Awards
The 16th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards took place on 18 October 2020. Because no ceremony was held in 2019, this ceremony honoured films and television drama released in both 2018 and 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no physical ceremony took place; instead, there was a "virtual ceremony" hosted by Deirdre O’Kane. The nominations for the IFTAs were announced by the Irish Film and Television Academy on 14 July 2020. People presenting awards included President Michael D. Higgins, Martin Scorsese, Daisy Ridley and Liam Neeson. It aired on Virgin Media One. Below are the winners and nominees. Winners are at the top of each list, in bold type. Film Best film (2019) Films released in 2018. * '' Black ’47'' * '' Float Like a Butterfly'' * '' Rosie'' * '' The Dig'' * '' The Hole in the Ground'' Best film (2020) Films released in 2019. (''Arracht'' went on general release in 2020, but it premiered at a festival in 2019.) *'' Ordinary Love'' *'' A Bump Along the Way'' *''Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coronas
The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music by their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. They have released seven studio albums, '' Heroes or Ghosts'' (2007), '' Tony Was an Ex-Con'' (2009), '' Closer to You'' (2011) The Long Way (2014), Trust The Wire (2017), True Love Waits (2020) Time Stopped (2022). Three of the band's members - Danny O'Reilly, Graham Knox and Conor Egan - met at Terenure College where they formed a band called Kiros with a friend. The band split and then reformed as ''Corona'', later changing the name to ''The Coronas'' to avoid any confusion with the Italian dance outfit. The first album brought them widespread popular acclaim with songs such as, ''Heroes or Ghosts'' and ''San Diego Song''. '' Tony Was an Ex-Con'' received Best Irish Album at the 2010 Meteor Awards, beating Snow Patrol's ''Up To Now'' and U2's ''No Line on the Horizon'' among others. '' Closer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dead Redemption 2
''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and follows the exploits of outlaw Arthur Morgan (Red Dead), Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang, in a fictionalized representation of the Western United States, Western, Midwestern United States, Midwestern, and Southern United States. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries. The game's epilogue follows fellow gang member John Marston (Red Dead), John Marston, the protagonist of ''Red Dead Redemption''. The game is presented through both First-person (video games), first and Third-person view, third-person perspectives, and the player may Nonlinear gameplay, freely roam in its interactive open world. Gameplay elements include sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
