Meaney was born in Dublin. He began studying acting when he was 14 years old, and entered the Abbey Theatre School of Acting after secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and worked for the next eight years in England, touring with several theatre companies.
Career
Meaney's first television appearance was in Z-Cars on BBC 1 in 1978. He guest-starred on shows such as Remington Steele and Moonlighting before embarking on a successful film career; he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper.
The US has rejected accusations that it was behind the failed military coup attempt in Turkey and said such public insinuations are harmful to our bilateral relations. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry called his Turkish counterpart yesterday to offer US support in the wake of a failed coup and protest claims that US had backed it ... ....
PARIS. The man behind the truck attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice had recently been radicalised, French Prime MinisterManuel Valls said in remarks published on Sunday. Thursday night’s attack in the Riviera city of Nice plunged France into new grief and fear just eight months after gunmen killed 130 people in Paris... SECURITY FAILURES? ... ... ....
Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year. On Friday, Pakistani model and social media celebrity Qandeel Balock was killed by one of her brothers, police said. Balock was spending the Ed holiday with her family and had travelled from Karachi to Muzaffarabad village in central Punjab province. She was asleep, police said, when one of her six brothers strangled Baloch to death in the family’s home... ....
Receding glaciers, volatile weather, and rapid greenhouse gas accumulation all point towards human-induced climate change. In fact, 97 percent of published reports agree that climate change is fuelled by manmade greenhouse gases. But while there is overwhelming consensus within the scientific community, climate change remains a contentious topic in politics in the United States... Politicians fall into two camps ... Source. Al Jazeera ... ....
RepublicanU.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) applauds and Indiana GovernorMike Pence waves as Pence's daughter Charlotte looks on at a press event held to introduce Pence as Trump's running mate in New York, U.S., July 16, 2016. (Reuters) - In 1990, during a close and bitter congressional race, Mike Pence came under attack for using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including his mortgage and credit card bills ... ....
We’re almost to the series finale of “Hell on Wheels” and after a whole slew of trauma heaped down onto Cullen Bohannon’s (Anson Mount) shoulders, it looks like he’s finally at his breaking point... It’s a momentous occasion to see Bohannon hammer in the golden spike ... Durant’s (ColmMeaney) side to help Cullen finish the job ... RELATED ... Not really, anyway ... ....
Cork manager Peadar Healy says his side will need to play better if they are to progress any further in the Championship ... Cork got off to a good start in Longford, leading by two points before the midlanders scored 1-03 without reply to take control ... Cork brought in Colm O'Neill and Paddy Kelly at the interval, with both having a big impact on the result....
Clare manager ColmCollins showered praise on his men after their All-Ireland SFC qualifier dismissal of Sligo, and said the Banner possess players that would make any county side in the the country. They were two points behind at the break but, aided by the wind, they bounced back superbly in the second half to carve out a fine 2-17 to 1-13 victory ... "Some of the players we have I think would get on any inter-county team....
Cork 2-9 Longford1-6. It wasn’t third time lucky for Longford as a fine second half display saw Cork advance to the fourth round of the qualifiers. After wins over Division 1 sides Down and Monaghan Longford were hoping to complete the hat-trick against the Rebels but it wasn’t to be for them in the end ... Down the other end Cork made no mistake with substitutes Colm O’Neill and Pa Kelly making a huge difference ... Cork ... Subs ... Longford ... Subs ... ....
Dad sticks his head around the door. His daughter, who looks like Gwyneth Paltrow in a certain light, makes the introductions. I ask him what was the best-selling author like when she was growing up. "When Emma was young, she always knew her own mind," Philip Hannigan says. "She could always talk her way out of anything - not much has changed ..." Share Go To ... Would they call Colm Toibin dick-lit? ... They were in my neck....
For many years, Mark Hollingsworth has used his role as a journalist and author to spy on people and inveigle information useful to his wealthy clients ...Benji the Binman ... It certainly did not end there ... ... ... They dealt with biographical details of O’Brien’s life and business career, what the Moriarty tribunal report said about him and Michael Lowry, and a draft speech by then Fianna Fáil TD Colm Keaveney in which he excoriated O’Brien ... ... ....
The latest draws were conducted by Colm McLoughlin, executive vice-chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free; Ramesh Cidambi, chief operating officer; Salah Tahlak, executive ......
Colorado National Monument wants to double the cost of entry to $20, marking one of the steepest one-time fee increases in the 105-year-old monument’s history. The last time the monument increased its entrance fees was in 2011, when the price increased from $7 per car and $4 per pedestrian to $10 per car and $5 per pedestrian ... “That is not true ... Visit www.nps.gov/colm for more information on those meetings. ....