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SAOIRSE RONAN WILL continue her US charm offensive on The Ellen Show today in advance of heading to the Golden Globes on Sunday night.
The Irish actress is nominated for her role in Brooklyn, and will no doubt be chatting to Ellen about the story of a young girl emigrating to America, Saoirse’s own upbringing, first in New York and then in Carlow and Dublin, and the tricky pronunciation of her uniquely Irish name.
Another topic up for discussion will likely be where Saoirse was when she got the news of her Golden Globe nomination.
She was in Dublin, in the South William Street nail salon Tropical Popical when the call came through, and yesterday staff at Tropical Popical took a very special phone call of their own.
Owner Andrea Horan told DailyEdge.ie that researchers at The Ellen Show were calling to see if they could broadcast the images of Saoirse celebrating her nomination at Tropical Popical.
Ronan told The Washington Post last month that she was in the middle of a treatment when her publicist rang:
So I answered: ‘I can’t talk to you right now! I’m getting my nails done!’ Then, my publicist was like, ‘Well, you just got nominated for a Globe, so you have to talk to us!’ I kind of squealed.
Horan said that the actress was “sitting up at the pedicure station doing all her media interviews”. Quite the afternoon!
Whenever she’s in Dublin she comes in with her mam and her pals all the time, and her mam is always coming in on her own anyway.
Ronan has already picked up an award from the New York Film Critics Circle, and “stole the show” at the awards ceremony this week, according to Vanity Fair.
Written by Emer McLysaght and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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Getting involved in the culture wars won’t help their prospects
These polls are getting easier. No.
@Madra: Have to agree.
Not good when the soundings out of the camp in recent days has switched to ‘we’re just happy to be here regardless of the result’.
@Madra:
There are no difficulty levels
“Eurovision” would be a great name for an EU optician company. Everyone makes a spectacle of themselves.
I absolutely and sincerely hope not.
An absolute embarrassment to the country.
@Jim Bob: Sounds okay to me. Anyone know why he’s wearing a hood like a disco ball?
After Dustin and Jedward, I’d say no one takes Ireland serious.
@Vincent Walsh: Jedward finished 6th in final! Our best result for a long time.
not a hope in hell, poor song
Where is the ‘don’t care’ option.
@RJ: It’s going to be back for tomorrow’s poll. Two options as answers. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IGNORANCE AND APATHY? A) I DON’T KNOW B) I DON’T CARE
@RJ: you cared enough to comment.
@Terry Fagan: For a comment like that: Null Point
Bring on Dustin.
Where is the “I couldnt give a fiddlers” option on the poll?
They wouldnt win their way out of a paper bag
No .Poor Lyrics also Title is childish.
,,,,they’ll generally have decided on a winner before voting even begins. Now where does Ireland stand?
Doesn’t matter Ukraine will be picked to win again
Had a chance until Dustin was mentioned. What a waste if Rte were the people who decided he should be on stage
Plenty of readers that don’t care., cared enough to read the article and vote!!!
Maybe but they definitely won’t win. For once I’m not rooting for us.
Irelande non points
That gold yoke he’s wearing is horrible. Harry styles wannabe. Not very wild.
Not a chance. They are muck.
I couldn’t vote as there wasn’t an option for “couldn’t care less”.
As long as RTE are running the competition in Ireland we will never win. They consistently send turkeys (Sorry Dustin!) to make sure Ireland won’t win. If we did RTE would have to host the competition the following year! It would near bankrupt the station, who would have to go to the Government for a bailout. Answer is privatise the station!
An opportunity to show Putin “We Are One”
I don’t know. And that isn’t an option!
It’s not the worst song we’ve had in the last 10 years but it’s not far off it. I’d be very surprised if we get through. Sweden will win on Saturday night. But I like the Danish song.
What is with the silver masks, what are they hiding come on!
Is there an option that we dont care????
Vote here you don’t care
Why don’t they send U2
OMG, the Irish fella is packing some serious camel toe!!!
aww Jesus stop entering this
Guys, I hope U2 got some credit on that song.. Where the streets have no name sounds awwwwful familiar. Don’t believe it? Go listen…
Cliche-ridden pap produced by ChatGPT.
What is Eurovizmuz? I could ask essential questions like, What is existentialism…What is the meaning of Meaning…Where is it all at? etc. etc.
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