20 Stars with Irish Heritage (& Half the People on the List Might Surprise You)

Britain's Got Talent legend Susan Boyle was unrecognisable as she was spotted on low-key outing in Ireland.The 61 year old singer, who shot to fame on BGT in 2009, returned to the Knock House Hotel in Mayo, West Ireland, where she's stayed before.The hotel's owners were thrilled to have the Scottish singing sensation back at their hotel, as they excitedly posted a snap of Susan graciously posing with a fan to their official Facebook page. Susan was dressed in a cream knitted cardigan with a yellow raincoat over the top, and she looked in a brilliant mood as she beamed for the camera, whilst showing off a makeup free face and straightened hair.

BFI Distribution has picked up Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg’s latest collaboration, The Eternal Daughter, for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland.

Hollywood is often associated with parties and drinking, but not all celebrities follow this lifestyle. Many famous individuals have chosen to lead sober lives for various reasons. Whether they came to sobriety later in life, have never consumed alcohol, or are taking a temporary break from drinking, these stars have chosen a different path.

Jimmy Fallon had a St. Patrick’s Day surprise for some bar-goers on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Stratton Leopold (Mission: Impossible III) and filmmaker Dax Phelan (The Other Side of the Wind) have teamed up to produce a new currently untitled limited series based on an infamous 19th-century prison escape known affectionately as The Catalpa Expedition.

Bill Maher celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Friday during his Real Time on HBO – or, as he referred to it, “Alcoholic Christmas” – by bringing up the dangerous parallels between the religious hatreds that fueled politics in last century Ireland and the turmoil in today’s United States between Democrats and Republicans.

People might be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Friday (March 17), but tons of celebrities are also celebrating their birthday today!

Easy being green! Princess Kate attended her first St. Patrick’s Day parade since King Charles III named her Colonel of the Irish Guards last year.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have celebrated St Patrick’s Day alongside the Irish Guards, with Kate hailing their “boundless, irreverent, glorious sense of humour”. The prince, who said he was “incredibly sad” to be marking the end of his time as colonel of the regiment, was joined by his wife Kate who officially became Colonel on Friday.

It was a first for Kate Middleton on Friday.

Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated St Patrick’s Day with the Irish Guards on Friday. Prince William, outgoing Colonel of the Irish Guards, was joined by Kate, incoming Colonel, at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Aldershot on 17 March. It marks Kate’s first time attending the parade as Colonel of the regiment, having recently visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards on Salisbury Plain on 8 March.

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones had a Normal People reunion at this year’s Oscars.The co-stars, who both starred in the critically-acclaimed 2020 drama, managed to find some time to catch up during Sunday evening (March 12). Indeed, even with a number of events taking place across the night, both Mescal and Edgar-Jones ended up at the same party.The two actors arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party separately.

Saturday Night Live has been criticised after using “offensive” Irish stereotypes during an Oscars sketch on the show at the weekend.The sketch, which was aired the day before the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, saw Marcello Hernandez and Heidi Gardner acting as presenters who were interviewing Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, who were played by Mikey Day and Molly Kearny.“How do you guys like your chances tonight?” Gardner asks them in reference to The Banshees Of Inisherin, with the comedians replying in extremely thick, hard-to-understand accents.“Wow, and they haven’t even started drinking yet!” Hernandez then responds.All the stars are out at the Oscars pic.twitter.com/BHKygkLJPW— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2023The sketch sparked a backlash with Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee sharing the clip with the words: “Yes this fine” followed by a face-palm emoji.Yes this fine

Celebrities from far and wide flocked to Los Angeles for this year's highly anticipated Oscars on Sunday night, from Rihanna and Cara Delevingne to Florence Pugh and Lady Gaga, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the star-studded affair this year. It's been a busy awards season this year, with Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin and Tár proving as some of the critics' favourites.

A few notable stars were not included in the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 Academy Awards.

An Irish Goodbye from Network Ireland Television won the Live Action Short Film Oscar on Sunday.

The 2023 Green Carpet Fashion Awards were a star-studded affair on Thursday evening (March 9) in Hollywood, Calif.

So many celebrities hit the runway for the 2023 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday evening (March 9) in Los Angeles.

Kate Middleton gets hands on during her visit to the Irish Guards on Salisbury Plain on a snowy Wednesday (March 8) in England.

spent time in Wiltshire, England on March 8 to visit the stationed at Salisbury Plain. Middleton swapped her royal garb for camouflage and combat boots as she braved the snowy terrain. As of December 2022, Middleton is an honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.