Despite showing his opposition to Irish immigrants in America who failed to become “proper” Americans, i.e., deny their culture and heritage in return for taking on US traditions, former US President ...

I know most people will wonder just who this Cuchulainn is. Well, he is Ireland's greatest mythological hero and surprisingly, one of Marvel's former key characters in the Guardians of the Galaxy run ...

Michael Fassbender is to star as legendary Celtic warrior Cuchulainn – which may explain why he’s too busy for love. Hollywood’s hottest property has raised the funds to make a movie based around the ...

Paul Bolger (Happily N'ever After) will direct the film from a script he has co-written with Barry Devlin (A Kiss for Jed Wood). Tamsin Lyons and Hugh Welchman of Breakthru Films, and Bolger of ...

HOLLYWOOD a- lister Michael Fassbender is set to play Louth legend Cuchulainn in a new movie based around the mythical Irish hero. Fassbender (34), currently hot property with his award winning ...

Éamon de Valera, who came to power in the Irish Free State in 1932, always understood the power of his status as the senior surviving leader of the Easter Rising of 1916. It was he who chose Oliver ...

He's the epitome of the heroic Celt, the embodiment of Ireland's mythic past in the public imagination. Long hair flowing from under his helmet, spear and shield in hand, Cúchulainn fearlessly rides ...

Given that his star has been rising faster than the average rocket, you might expect Michael Fassbender to take advantage of his newfound clout to start developing some projects for himself. Surprise!