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From Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker winning acting awards for My Left Foot to the Academy singing Happy Birthday to James Martin in 2023
James Martin
Latest articles about Belfast actor James Martin
Late Late Show New Year’s special review: Patrick Kielty is tigerishly buoyant as a TV anticlimax unfolds
Television: RTÉ’s rehashed Hootenanny is at least full of New Year vim – and Kielty’s Buddy the Elf enthusiasm shows no sign of diminishing
Oscar pioneer James Martin: ‘When I was growing up I was bullied. Big time’
The Belfast actor on coping with fame, meeting Joe Biden and the advice he gives young people with acting aspirations
James Martin’s ‘life-changing’ work for Down syndrome praised during Dublin visit
‘It’s been so positive for the community to have someone as cool and talented as him representing us’
When James Martin was born, his parents were told he would probably never speak. He has now made Oscars history
Martin is the first person with Down syndrome to win an Academy Award after the film in which he starred, An Irish Goodbye, won best live action short film
Food & Drink Quiz: San Marzano is a variety of what kind of fruit?
Plus: Saturday Kitchen’s host, the essentials in chorizo, Slivovitz and Kladdkaka
Pope Francis backs civil unions for same-sex couples in documentary
Traditional church teaching considers homosexual acts ‘intrinsically disordered’
‘Is it wrong to think of food as medicine?’
The unsustainable burden of diet-related healthcare should prompt medical action
Lay Catholics could soon be officiating at baptisms, weddings and funerals
Celibate gay men welcome in priesthood say senior Irish church figures
New expose on homosexuality in the Vatican is silly, offensive and potentially dangerous
‘In the Closet of the Vatican’ may offer further ammunition for militant Catholics
Catholic Church faces federal inquiry into sex abuse
US justice department investigates Pennysylvanian dioceses accused of covering up abuses
From fake news to hopes of faith news at Croke Park
Patrick Freyne: Pope Francis receives families, gets selfie with a child and gives a speech with a mother-in-law joke
Fr Leo cooks extended metaphors in dispensing marriage truisms
Filipino-American priest draws capacity crowd to his cookery demonstration
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals
Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh
Government planning for ‘worst-case scenario’ on extradition with UK
Extradition arrangements could break down after Brexit, warns Department of Justice official
Jamie Oliver leads tributes to celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio
80-year-old founder of Carluccio’s Italian restaurant chain died on Wednesday morning
How to enjoy World Tapas Day in Ireland
Food File: Unique mini-meringues, a premium recipe site, BBQ to battle cancer and turning to tapas
‘Coral is an ideal bone graft substitute’
Zoan BioMed hopes to meet the growing demand for biomaterials in the bone void filler market
Donal Skehan: London flavours calling
Presenting a live TV show set Donal’s nerves jangling, but it did give inspiration for some tasty dishes
Connacht arrive at the RDS with new spring in their step
I have long since felt that Connacht are a potential threat to Munster – both are the only real professional alternative west(ish) of the Shannon, with have a huge (potential) following
Sydney hostage crisis shows government right to be concerned
Location of attack appears to have been chosen to generate maximum publicity
Old blue eyes casts his gaze on Dublin
Paul Hollywood, co-judge with Mary Berry of Great British Bake Off, was in Dublin this week to promote his new book ... and spill the beans on just what went on in the tent
Pope rejects Catholic ‘obsession’ with abortion, gay marriage
Francis seeks to set new tone for church, saying it should be a ‘home for all’ and not a ‘small chapel’ focused on doctrines
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