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The Story of Ireland is a five-part documentary series examining the history of Ireland and its impact on the wider world. Over the course of the programmes, Fergal Keane travels across three continents, tracing the events, the people and the influences that shaped modern Ireland. [1] The first episode aired on 20 February 2011.
In medieval Ireland, the Kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Uí Néill. They came to dominate their Southern Uí Néill kindreds, including the Síl nÁedo Sláine in County Meath, the Uí Failghe and Uí Faelain tribes of the Laigin and the Kingdom of Dublin. Several were High Kings of Ireland.
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has said his new film Small Things Like These shows an Ireland that was "a different country". The film is based on Claire Keegan’s 2021 Booker-shortlisted ...
It premiered at the Taormina Film Festival (Italy) in June 2007, [2] and was selected as Ireland's official entry for the 2008 Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category. [3] The film tells the story of a group of Irish friends who, after emigrating to England 30 years previously, meet for the funeral of a friend. In 2008, the ...
Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.
Arracht (Irish pronunciation: [ˈaɾˠəxt̪ˠ]; 'Monster') is a 2019 Irish period drama film directed and written by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin set during the Great Famine of Ireland. [1] It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards , but it was not nominated.
My Life for Ireland (German: Mein Leben für Irland) is a 1941 Nazi German anti-British propaganda drama film produced in World War II. [1] Directed by Max W. Kimmich , it tells a story of an Irish nationalist family and their involvement in the Irish struggle of independence over two generations. [ 2 ]
Stars Scott Bakula and Kathy Ireland share memories from the making of "Necessary Roughness" as 1991 football comedy turns 30.