Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan enjoys Hollywood hike with son Brando after Oscars high

Barry Keoghan showed off his baby son Brando online after taking him on a tour around Los Angeles this week.

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Editorial Opinion Ireland’s remarkable achievements in film help put the tired drunken stereotypes to bed

Hollywood needs to update its Irish stereotypes. Last weekend, US TV mainstay Saturday Night Live depicted Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as unintelligible with the punchline: “Wow, and they haven’t even started drinking yet!”

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Begorrah Oscars! It’s time to let go of the lazy Irish stereotypes and bad jokes please

We may not have had the night we envisioned, but it was still an incredible night for the Irish at the Oscars, with 25% of the acting nominees being Irish, and the first ever Irish language film was up for best international feature. But if you’re in the US, you’d be forgiven for not knowing any of that, and just thinking the Paddies were over for a sesh and a brawl.

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Bairbre Power Opinion Irish stars showcase Irish design at Oscars – here’s who they were wearing

“I told them when they win, don’t cover the silk with the little gold man.”

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An Irish Goodbye filmmakers party night away after Oscars win - ‘This is the most bizarre experience’

Breakout stars James Martin and Seamus O’Hara partied the night away after their historic Oscar win for Best Live Action Short Film for An Irish Goodbye.

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Oscars 2023: Dubliner Richard Baneham accepts visual effects Oscar for Avatar; An Irish Goodbye wins but Banshees loses out

The Northern Irish comedy-drama An Irish Goodbye has won the Oscar for best live action short film at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Declan Lynch Opinion First, they came for the Dodgy Box, then they came for Gary Lineker...

It may be the last taboo of the modern world. Many people — mostly men — are thinking the unthinkable and even doing the undoable. They are asking themselves, for the first time in their lives, if they can justify their subscription to Sky Sports.

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exclusive Barry Keoghan’s real story as told by his family – ‘Debbie would be the proudest mum in the world'

Oscar hopeful Barry Keoghan (30) was just eight years old when he was long-term fostered by his aunt at her home in Dublin’s Summerhill.

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Irish stars ready to turn the red carpet green as they go for gold at Oscars ceremony this weekend

The cream of Irish screen talent are gearing up to fly the green flag at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

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Most awards season speeches are weird, flat and terribly boring – but they don’t have to be

What’s the secret to a memorable awards speech? One could argue that there is no right way to accept an Oscar, a Bafta or a Screen Actors Guild Award. It all depends on the recipient and their ability to spin a decent yarn without the aid of a director or a screenwriter. There are, of course, a few basic rules.

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From newcomer Máiréad Tyers to the amazing Jack Reynor: 10 brilliant Irish performances in TV shows to watch right now

There’s no doubt that the Irish film and TV industries are going through a purple (or perhaps more aptly, green) patch right now.

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Arts Minister Catherine Martin to hold Oscars party in California as Hollywood dishes out the statuettes

And the Best Supporting Minister award goes to… Catherine Martin.

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SAG Awards 2023: Banshees of Inisherin leaves empty-handed as Everything Everywhere All At Once sweeps away competition

Everything Everywhere All At Once swept away the competition at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, collecting almost every top accolade of the night.

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Louise McSharry Opinion Barry Keoghan shows us why we should never limit dreams of children in care

The rise of Barry Keoghan has been a joy to watch. Most of us came to know him as the cat killer character from Love/Hate, and it’s fair to say few of us could have predicted that 10 years later he’d be one of Ireland’s best-known actors, the winner of a Bafta and nominated for his first Oscar.

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Proud mentor of Barry Keoghan says he ‘followed his dreams and is an inspiration to inner-city youngsters’

It was 2010 when Barry Keoghan landed his first acting role at the age of 17.

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Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan hit the after party as Irish stars celebrate the Baftas

If there’s one thing Irish people have perfected, it’s the after party. Fittingly, the parties after the Baftas on Sunday night were attended by some of Ireland’s brightest stars.

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ takes four awards on memorable night at the ‘Irish’ Baftas

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson went home empty-handed but the hotly tipped Banshees of Inisherin swept the Baftas in several other categories.

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Baftas 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin gets four awards with Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon among winners, but Colin Farrell misses out

The Banshees of Inisherin won four of the top awards at the 2023 British Academy of Film and TV Awards in London tonight.

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The Banshees of Inisherin review: Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell on course for Oscars in what might be Martin McDonagh’s best film yet

The Banshees of Inisherin; Cert 16 Five stars

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Everyone’s talking about Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan – but Kerry Condon stole the show in The Banshees of Inisherin

Earlier this month, Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin made Irish history when it received nine Oscar nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

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The Banshees of Inisherin portrays Irish people as ‘moronic’ and is ‘extremely offensive’, says complaint to film classification board

Oscar-nominated film The Banshees of Inisherin portrays Irish people as “moronic” and is “extremely offensive”, according to a complaint to the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO).

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Banshees of Inisherin continues successful awards season run, scooping top gongs alongside Tar at London Critics’ Awards

Oscaripped Tar and The Banshees Of Inisherin were the big winners at the London Critics’ Circle film awards picking up three and five awards respectively.

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Frank Coughlan Opinion We’re already obsessed with the British, so sometimes we should be a little more like them

We’re a touchy bunch in Ireland. So thin skinned, it’s a wonder we don’t cut ourselves shaving every morning. Not just about the big existentialist issues around our history (sure, no other nation ever suffered as much), but the simple trivia of everyday life.

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Editorial Opinion Now we have a golden opportunity to capitalise on our nation’s Oscars glory

The remarkable success of Ireland’s film industry in this year’s Oscars nomination process presents a golden opportunity to further develop a sector which is estimated to be worth in excess of half a billion euro in turnover annually. The film sector is already an important employer in Ireland and now has the potential for even more growth and to make the country a significant world player in terms of creativity and technical skills.

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‘Oprah wearing one of my dresses when she won an Oscar is a highlight of my career’ – Irish designers hoping to create a splash of green on the red carpet

Laura Jayne Halton is typical of the tenacious Irish fashion designers who would love to see their work worn by some of the Irish nominees on the Oscars red carpet on March 12.

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Emma Kelly Opinion Why our Oscars pride must go beyond ‘fair play to you’

In a remarkable feat, Colin Farrell and Paul Mescal; Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan; and Kerry Condon were nominated for, respectively, Best Actor; Best Supporting Actor; and Best Supporting Actress in the 2023 Academy Awards. On top of that, An Cailín Ciúin bagged a Best International Feature nod.

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Oscars 2023: Colin Farrell up against Paul Mescal for best actor as The Banshees of Inisherin gets nine nominations

Colin Farrell has received an Oscar nomination for best actor for The Banshees of Inisherin, and will go up against fellow Irishman Paul Mescal for Aftersun .

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‘It’s no accident that it’s Achill and Inis Mór’: The inside story of how The Banshees of Inisherin found its island locations

Wild, beautiful and untouched by modern life, the grey and windswept coasts of Achill and Inis Mór are basking in the Hollywood spotlight.

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Colin Farrell thanks Martin McDonagh for ‘changing my life’ during Golden Globes acceptance speech

Colin Farrell thanked director Martin McDonagh for “changing” his life during an emotional Gloden Globes acceptance speech.

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Golden Globes: Everything you need to know

Here’s all you need to know about this year’s Golden Globe awards.