Michael Fassbender has done sci-fi, sword-and-sandal and slasher movies. But his latest role, as the IRA hunger striker Bobby ...

On March 1, 1981, Bobby Sands, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner in Long Kesh, began a hunger strike that would ultimately claim his life 66 days later. His death, along with those of nine ...

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Michael Fassbender has starred in many critically acclaimed movies in his over two-decade acting career, but one particular ...

Here are the 12 best movies set in Ireland, as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The Quiet Man (1952) When The post The 12 Best ...

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Brendan “Bik” McFarlane, who has died aged 73, was a former seminarian who as an IRA member participated in a sectarian massacre on the Shankill, allegedly was involved in the kidnapping of ...

At the height of the Troubles in the early 1980s Ian Bownes, a young trainee psychiatrist in Northern Ireland, was sent into the notorious H blocks in Belfast’s Maze prison to assess if its ...

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With his compelling screen presence and versatility, Michael Fassbender has cemented his place as a force to be reckoned with in the world of entertainment. The Irish-German actor began his journey in ...