#irish-celebrities

#irish-celebrities

In 1971, Manolo Blahnik created shoes for the designer Ossie Clark's catwalk show in London. Relatively new to shoemaking, the Spanish designer forgot to put steel pins in the heels of the shoes, which meant that models wobbled, unbalanced, down the catwalk.

Sinéad O'Connor sat opposite me on the phone to her manager. 'Yeah tell them it's not going to be possible, fire regulations yada yada ...' This statement reflects her decision to prioritize her emotional well-being over the expectations of her fans.

Officials from the Department of Energy are meeting daily as the Iran war drives up the price of fuel. A public awareness campaign is urging citizens to 'save energy, save your pocket.'

Kinlough in north Co Leitrim was home to Ireland's earliest St Patrick's Day parade which kicked off at midnight. Despite the late hour, huge crowd of local people and many others who traveled from other parts of Co Leitrim turned out for what was the village's first parade, with plans already in place to make it an annual tradition.

For Hollywood's biggest night, celebrities pay as much attention to their red-carpet attire as their speeches. It's a night to leave a mark not just on Hollywood but on best-dressed lists and even make fashion history.

The Irish government will give 2,000 artists unrestricted weekly stipends in a program officials described as a "recognition, at government level, of the important role of the arts in Irish society." After a successful three-year pilot, the Irish government made its basic income program for artists permanent. Similar pilots have been launched here in the United States, but they're supported primarily by the nonprofit sector.

Our students go out into a world where there is a network and ecology of support through film, television and theatre, that is the most distinct thing in Ireland. This extraordinary and exponential growth reflects how the industry operates as an interconnected community rather than isolated entities.

It's far from lucrative, but a behind-the-scenes glimpse of actors 'mastering their craft' on hit shows makes it worthwhile for the people who do it On a grey day in a remote forest, a bus pulls up and dozens of extras spill out in puffer jackets and trainers. Within an hour, they will be transformed into Norse peasants waiting for Vikings to ride into a built village. They have left their homes before dawn, and most will not be back for 10 or 12 hours.

Men look incredible when they step off the ledge and take a slight turn toward the classics. Those classic touches I mentioned above-namely, good roped shoulders-work for any man, whether actually rich and famous or just wants to look that way.

Rose Byrne, who is nominated for best actress for her role in the psychological comedy-drama "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," shined in a silk crepe Chanel dress at the Actor Awards. Timothée Chalamet, who is nominated for his portrayal of Marty in "Marty Supreme," sported an open-collar Prada look.

Places to socialise are a key part of the culture in our towns and cities

The right-wing dating site Whitedate.net, dubbed 'Nazi Tinder', has dozens of members from across Ireland. Only one of those on the site mention love as a motivation, but many mentioned the need to "breed" for the "white race". The site's thousands of profiles were leaked online after a hack, Whitedate's owner says, "there will be repercussions". Some of its 48 users on the island of Ireland, including a 56-year-old woman from Moy and multiple men from Belfast, Derry, and Bangor.

In a recent feature by Niamh Horan in this paper, Sarah McInerney said that as an ­interviewer, "holding back gets you so much more than going in studs first". Coming from the latest Morning Ireland (RTÉ1, weekdays, 7am) co-host, this was a tad troubling for fans who had for long regarded her adversarial approach as an outstanding feature.

Paul Mescal stepped up early with a big swing, hard-launching his relationship with Gracie Abrams with a red-carpet kiss. The frayed rolled cuffs and Henley collar of his Prada shirt gave him the air of having walked to the red carpet straight from the boards of Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Method dressing is the new power dressing, and this could be the season of Hamnet-core: see, also, Archie Madekwe's doublet-shaped Dior jacket and Elizabeth-adjacent sparkly ruff.