A massive congratulations must go to the three Thurles performers, namely Thurles actress Ms Kerry Condon and Thurles actors Mr Brendan Gleeson and Mr Pat Shortt, latter whom today contributed to the awarding of no less than 9 Academy Award nominations, for the film “The Banshees Of Inisherin”.
Ms Kerry Condon.
The nine nominations are as follows:-
Best Director: Martin McDonagh. Best Movie: “The Banshees of Inisherin”. Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Farrell. Film Editing: Mikkel E. G. Nielsen. Best Supporting Actors: Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan. Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon. Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh. Original Score: Carter Burwell.
In all Ireland had a record day in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, picking up in total 14 nominations in advance of this year’s Oscars.
An Cailín Ciúin( Irish – ‘The Quiet Girl’ ) has made history by becoming the first Irish-language film ever to be nominated as ‘Best International Film’. Maynooth born, Irish actor Mr Paul Mescal has been nominated as best actor for his role in “Aftersun”. Irish animator, Mr Richard Baneham has been nominated in the best-visual-effects race for Avatar: ‘The Way of Water’. Dublin’s Mr Jonathan Redmond alongside Australian film editor Mr Matt Villa, has been nominated in the best-editing category for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’. Hailing from England and Ireland respectively, co-writer/directors Mr Tom Berkeley and Mr Ross White’s Northern Irish film ‘An Irish Goodbye’; shot in rural Northern Ireland, has been nominated for ‘Best Live-Action Short’.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee are delighted to announce that this years (2023) the parade will return to the streets of Thurles on Friday, March 17th, after a three year absence caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic.
The parade event will starts at 2:30pm in the town centre, with the theme this year being “The Past, Present & Future”, leaving the interpretation presented by each of the entrants or organisations wide open e.g. same may reflect a club or other organisations progress, viewed either through its past, its present, its future or all three such stages of its growth and progress, presented in a creative format combined.
Note: If you would like to contact the committee in relation to entries or sponsorships, please call their chairperson on Tel. No: 0851974620 or email hello@thurlestouristoffice.ie.
Prizes
1st Prize for Overall Winner — €1,000 plus Thurles St. Patrick’s Day Parade Trophy. 2nd Prize for Best Large Entry — €500 and a Trophy. 3rd Prize for Best Band Entry — €250 and a trophy. 4th Prize for Best School Entry — €250 and a trophy.
There will also be 12 Prizes and 600 medals, plus vouchers and trophies for further entries.
Lyrics & Vocals: Late, great American country singer-songwriter Johnny Cash(1932 – 2003)
“Don’t Go Near the Water” was a song which featured on the 47th album recorded by Johnny Cash entitled “Ragged Old Flag”, which was released on his Columbia Records label back in 1974. The song addresses what was a red hot political issue back then and sadly remains even more of an environment issue, almost 50 years later, in 2023.
Don’t Go Near the Water.
From the fountains in the mountains, Comes the water running cool and clear and blue, And it comes down from the hills, And it goes down to the towns and passes through, When it gets down to the cities, Then the water turns into a dirty gray. It’s poisoned and polluted, By the people as it goes along its way.
Don’t go near the water children, See the fish all dead upon the shore. Don’t go near the water, The water isn’t water anymore.
“I took my boy fishin’ to my old favorite fishin’ hole. I had caught many a fish out of that deep clear water From the time I was a boy like him. After we’d fished a few minutes, he said, “Did you get a bite yet daddy?” I said, “I think I got a nibble son” “Me too”, he said Then he said, “Daddy if we catch a fish can we eat him” I said, “Well there was a time son, this water’s bad now and it might not be safe to eat the fish. But there was a time.”
There was a time the air was clean, And you could see forever ‘cross the plains. The wind was sweet as honey, And no one had ever heard of acid rain. We’re torturin’ the earth, And pourin’ every kind of evil in the sea. We violated nature, And our children have to pay the penalty.
Don’t go near the water children. See the fish all dead upon the shore. Don’t go near the water, ‘Cause the water isn’t water anymore.
Don’t go near the water children. See the fish all dead upon the shore. Don’t go near the water, ‘Cause the water isn’t water anymore.
As predicted the most nominated film of the year, namely ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ cleaned up at this year’s Golden Globes.
The rather tragic comedy staged on a remote island off the West coast of Ireland, not surprisingly won‘Best Actor’ for Colin Farrell’ ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Screenplay’ for writer and director Martin McDonagh.
The film had been nominated for a total for eight awards; in fact the most Golden Globe nominations any movie had received in one year; since 2004.
Thanking the director who had made it all possible and while accepting the award for ‘Best Actor’, Mr Farrell said he had been surprised by the film’s success. Director Martin McDonagh and actor Colin Farrell, had previously worked together on, and won Golden Globes for the hit ‘In Bruges’.
The brilliant character performance portrayed by Thurles born actress Ms Kerry Condon, (as Siobhán Súilleabháin), who had been nominated for best supporting actress, sadly lost out to actress Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’.
Many who saw the film were particularly struck by the superb performance given by Dublin born, Mr Barry Keoghan, (as Dominic Kearney), latter who came to prominence in the 2017 film, ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ and earlier in 2010 in season 4 of ‘Love/Hate; the latter which depicted fictional characters in Dublin’s criminal underworld. This is Barry’s third appearance on film in the company of Colin Farrell.
Sadly, superb performances from both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan in the film ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, must wait to be rewarded on another day and at another time.
To date “The Banshees of Inisherin” has grossed some $24.7 million worldwide, and has received nine Oscar nominations.
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