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While the pronunciation of Saoirse has never really been an issue for us Irish, our friends across the pond sadly haven’t been able to pick it up as easily. Saoirse Ronan’s no stranger to having her name mispronounced by people in America, however bearing in the mind that the Golden Globes are taking place this weekend, Ellen … Continued
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Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has scooped yet another prestigious award for her role in 1950’s drama Brooklyn – increasing her chances of being nominated for an Oscar. The 21-year-old was awarded with Best Actress at the New York Film Critics Awards last night for her part in the film based on Colm Toibin’s novel. Saoirse has already won a … Continued
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The race for an Oscar is heating up for two leading Irish actors, who have just been given a seriously promising nod. Both Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender have been nominated for the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Awards, which is seen as a pre- cursor to the Academy Awards. Usually, the ceremony is an indication of the nominations yet … Continued
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Brooklyn was only released last week and has already claimed the biggest opening numbers of any Irish film since the release of Michael Collins in 1996. The film, which is an adaptation of Colin Toibin’s novel, tells the tale of a young Irish woman in America. Directed by John Crowley and starring Saoirse Ronan, the … Continued
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Swoon – lucky actress Saoirse Ronan can add Ryan Gosling to her list of admirers, as he gushed yesterday about how she is one of his “favourite people”. The Brooklyn actress was presented with the New Hollywood Award for her role in Brooklyn by the hunky A-lister last night at The Hollywood Film Awards, and … Continued
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Hundreds of people attending a special screening of hit movie Brooklyn this evening have been left disappointed as star Saoirse Ronan will no longer be there. The premiere will take place in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, where many of the scenes in the movie were filmed, and the hometown of Colm Toibin, who wrote the novel which the … Continued
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Brooklyn actress Saoirse Ronan has revealed that she was given sex eduction classes at quite an early age – and not from her parents, but on a movie set! The 21-year-old has divulged details about when she filmed I Could Never Be Your Woman at the age of 12, when she played a character who was … Continued
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Saoirse Ronan has admitted she loved wearing 1950s-style costume for new movie ‘Brooklyn‘, as it was a throwback to a time when women were celebrated for having a curvier figure. The 21-year-old, who plays young Irish migrant Eilis Lacey who travels to New York in the Oscar-tipped flick, said she was delighted to be wearing clothes … Continued