Born in Drogheda, Co Louth, Brosnan's roles have included a stint as James Bond. Brosnan (64) also starred in Mamma Mia! and a remake of the Thomas Crown Affair. Most recently he starred as a former IRA man in Foreigner in which he bore a striking similarity to Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams.
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The chief executive of Irish cloud communications company Blueface had a fantastic start to 2018. Trinity graduate Foy (36), who went to Mount Temple school, and his fellow shareholders agreed a $500m merger with US rival, Star2Star Communications. Blueface has a complex shareholding structure but the deal put a significant value on stakes held by Foy, who holds his shares through vehicle Venturewave, and his fellow shareholders.
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis (60) has Irish citizenship and lives in Wicklow. Known for performances in the likes of Lincoln, Last of the Mohicans and In the Name of the Father, he said he would give up acting at the end of last year.
The musician and campaigner, best known for coming up with Live Aid, was recently embroiled in a controversy with Dublin City Council over Aung San Suu Kyi's freedom of the city honour. Geldof (66), who made his fortune in TV production, also donated a vast archive of material from the Band Aid Africa famine relief effort to the Irish State.
