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Cillian Murphy’s plans to redevelop former Kerry cinema hit planning delay

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Cillian Murphy. Plans to redevelop the Phoenix Cinema in Dingle as a multi-purpose cinema and arts centre will be delayed by at least six months, and possibly much longer, after appeals against Kerry County Council’s decision to grant planning permission to the project were lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanala. The county council decided to grant … Read more

Appeals lodged against Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness’s cinema refurb plan – The Irish Times

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Appeals have been lodged against a grant of permission for the proposed redevelopment of an old cinema in Co Kerry by Cillian Murphy and his artist wife, Yvonne McGuinness. Kerry County Council last month approved the Dingle town centre project, which proposes retaining a cinema and creating exhibition areas and residential spaces for artists. The … Read more

‘There’s a spiritual feeling about Ireland you don’t get in other places’ – The Irish Times

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I was born in London of Irish parents. My mum was also born in London, but her dad was from Indreabhán in Galway, and her mum was from near Thurles, in Tipperary. My grandad was a native Irish speaker. He was actually a twin. In the west of Ireland, whoever was born first got the … Read more

Paul Anderson shares post about not being included in new Peaky Blinders film

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Paul Anderson has been dubbed a ‘class act’ by fans of the Peaky Blinders franchise after addressing his absence in the new feature film. Despite his beloved character Arthur Shelby being a pivotal part of all six series, his story was wrapped up without him. Upon the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man on … Read more

‘How did I stay so young? Twenty years of drug addiction and a good face cream’ – The Irish Times

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I can’t see Nick Cave. The Australian singer is talking from his home in London, favouring the telephone because he is convalescing from the flu. “The whole of London is infected with this thing,” he says with a sigh. In the popular imagination, Cave has jet-black hair, a high forehead, an indomitable stare and, over … Read more

All of Ireland’s Academy Award wins, including two doubles and a triple – The Irish Times

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George Bernard Shaw Adapted screenplay, 1939 George Bernard Shaw on a visit in Los Angeles answering questions from the American journalists around him. Photograph: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Yes, yes, George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan are the only people to have won both an Oscar and Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw, also the first … Read more

‘The cigarette on the lip was an accident’ – Cillian Murphy on signature style of Thomas Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’

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Cillian Murphy. Photo: Getty He has won a legion of fans since ­portraying the iconic role of Thomas Shelby in the post-World War I series Peaky Blinders. Now Cillian Murphy has returned for the epic finale in the show’s spin-off film, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, which landed in selected cinemas last Friday, and will … Read more

‘It was one of the greatest weeks of my life. I haven’t talked about it much’ – The Irish Times

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I am in a hotel room in London, watching Cillian Murphy and Antony Genn nerding out over music. Genn will recall some shared musical moment and Murphy’s eyes will widen and he’ll go, “Oh yeah!” At one point Murphy turns to face him and curls his legs up under him in the chair. They could … Read more

Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica – The Irish Times

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It was a mixed week on social media for some Sinn Féin TDs, with party leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised over a tribute to a late IRA commander, while a speech by Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould proved a hit in an unlikely market. McDonald’s post on X marking the first anniversary of “comrade” Brendan … Read more