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

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 ...

Former Rangers and Burnley player Joey Barton has been criticised after a making a post saying ‘tiocfaidh ár lá’ on social ...

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 Movies Set in Ireland to Watch This St. Patrick’s Day appeared first on ...

Of course, Twinbrook …when most people think of it, they think of Bobby Sands, and sure enough ... the German businessman kidnapped at his home by IRA and later murdered. His body was discovered a few ...

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If not playing spies or assassins, he’s often now playing men who disappear or flee to parts unknown: the wounded football coach of Next Goal Wins, or the IRA member who fakes ... as the Irish ...

The solidarity group Noraid raised millions of dollars to support the Irish republican movement during the Troubles. Although Noraid attracted lots of hostile media coverage at the time, the group’s ...

However, his heart-wrenching portrayal of IRA leader Bobby Sands in ‘Hunger’ truly skyrocketed his name in the industry. From there, his choice of roles displayed his sheer versatility. Fassbender ...