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It has been 24 hours to remember for Saoirse Ronan...

The Irish actress won best actress at the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle last night for her movie Brooklyn, and has also been named on Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 list.

2015 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - New York Saoirse Ronan pictured at last night's New York Film Critics Circle Awards AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

IT HAS BEEN a 24 hours to remember for Dublin actress Saoirse Ronan.

The star, who first came to prominence when nominated for an Oscar as a 13-year-old in 2007′s Atonement, has won both a prestigious award and been listed as one of the world’s young people worth watching.

In New York last night Ronan was awarded Best Actress for her role in drama Brooklyn, a movie that is likely to bring her another Academy Award nomination, by the New York Film Critics Circle.

The actress will find out whether Brooklyn is to bring her her second nomination on Friday when the awards shortlists are due for release.

Brooklyn concerns the travails of a young Wexford woman emigrating to the New York borough in the 1950s. Ronan herself was born in New York, and lived in the Bronx until she was three.

When presented with the award by Liam Neeson she gave a brief speech thanking the Critics Circle, and mentioning that as a native New Yorker she is known as ‘Saoirse from the Block’ by her fellow actors.

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old actress has been named as one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 on the Hollywood scene – that is 30 people to watch aged under 30 years.

Forbes, which famously runs an annual rich list of the world’s wealthiest people, names Ronan in some illustrious company, including Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson and current Star Wars denizens Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.

The list describes Ronan as having “set critics fluttering” with her performance in Brooklyn.

Not a bad day’s work all in all.

Read: Ryan Gosling taught everyone how to pronounce Saoirse Ronan’s name… it’s The Dredge

Read: Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender named as ‘British’ for London film awards

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    Mute TellingItAsItIs
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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:16 PM

    She holds both an Irish and U.S. Passport. She qualifies to play for us in the Euros in June. Rumour has it she will replace Robbie Keane as our third choice striker.

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    Mute Del Haven
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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:09 PM

    Phenomenal actress!

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:04 PM

    She’s looking very like a young Kate Winslet these days.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:07 PM

    Up carlow….!!!

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    Jan 5th 2016, 1:53 PM

    She’s Irish, Jesus was born in a stable, that doesn’t make him a horse

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    Mute MeanderingsNI
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    Jan 5th 2016, 4:12 PM

    I was born in a hospital, doesn’t make me a Doctor…..that’s a ridiculous analogy

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    Jan 5th 2016, 5:12 PM

    I was born in a pool… I’m a fish, I’m a fish.!

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    Mute Oran Joyce
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    Jan 5th 2016, 11:53 AM

    So.
    In Ireland ‘I’m Irish’.
    In America ‘I’m a New Yawker’
    Clever marketing there Soairse.
    Wonder where she pays her taxes?

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    Jan 5th 2016, 4:16 PM

    Brilliant young actress. Serious about her profession and dedicated. Great to see.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 11:46 AM

    “Irish actress” she’s American, we’re as bad as the brits for claiming people as our own.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 11:49 AM

    I think she thinks she’s Irish, so it’s up to her

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    Jan 5th 2016, 11:59 AM

    So does Ibrahim Halawa, it doesn’t mean it’s the case.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:03 PM

    Doesn’t mean it’s up to you either

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:04 PM

    I thought she was from Carlow.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:09 PM

    Yeah as if there is a place called Carlow

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:13 PM

    She’s from New York.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:25 PM

    Are her parents Irish?

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:44 PM

    Yes her parents are irish, moved back to Carlow when she was three and then on to howth.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:49 PM

    The point he is making is the inconsistency in the media when they report such things. Ibrahim Halawa is never described as ‘Irish’ rather ‘Egyptian Born’, but Saoirce Ronan would never be described as ‘American Born’ but as ‘Irish’.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 3:12 PM

    Saoirse was born before the good Friday agreement to Irish citizens, making her an automatic Irish citizen, regardless of being born in new York. She also qualifies for US citizenship under jus soli, which might be useful for getting visa’s … But that doesn’t count for jack as she is 100% Irish as much as any other Irish citizen who wants to be identified as such. Ibrahim identifies as only Egyptian, and Irish is only used to get the EU to support his freedom to continue to fight for the Islamic brotherhood in Egypt.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 4:14 PM

    Fact is, if Saoirse is Irish, so is Ibrahim. Its not that difficult,

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    Jan 5th 2016, 4:18 PM

    Meandering the fact that her parents are Irish makes it totally different to Ibrahim Halawa.

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:41 PM

    Hanna! Probably my favourite film of all time! An Irish actress my age being a legend and the soundtrack of dreams! What a film and what an actress

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:02 PM

    I had to read that headline a few times…

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    Jan 5th 2016, 1:15 PM

    Saoirshe abu! Good on ya girl.Play Amran Ni Fine at the reception won’t you please?

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    Jan 5th 2016, 7:42 PM

    Amhrán na bhFiann

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    Jan 5th 2016, 12:19 PM

    Wish my granny was still alive.
    She’d love Brooklyn.

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