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Fionnula Flanagan: I remember the ‘No Irish or dogs’ signs. I didn’t want to live in a country that took that attitude towards me
Put off London, the actor went instead to the US, where she spent 50 years as one of Ireland’s most prominent screen ...
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Fionnula Flanagan: ‘Sometimes you have a wonderful role and then sometimes your character is dropped. It’s the way it is’
Stage and screen actress Fionnula Flanagan was born in 1941, and raised in Dublin. She spent many years in America with her husband, psychiatrist Garrett O’Connor. My father, I was very proud of ...
'Gran inspired me to act and now I'm in the leading role'
"We are a nation of carers now but we've never really seen that represented. Anyone who has cared, or been cared for, will ...
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Four Mothers review: Fionnula Flanagan excels as one of four Dublin partying matriarchs on a road trip
Fionnula Flanagan, casually confirming legendary status, excels as Alma, who, following a stroke, can communicate only via a voice-generation programme on her tablet. The determination with which ...