{"id":349735,"date":"2026-03-16T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349735\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:53:09","slug":"jessie-buckleys-friends-and-family-describe-her-oscar-as-win-for-hard-work-and-authenticity-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349735\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie Buckley\u2019s friends and family describe her Oscar as win for \u2018hard work\u2019 and authenticity \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rainbow appeared over Killarney on Monday midmorning. On the Mangerton Road, overlooking Jessie Buckley<\/a>\u2019s hometown, neighbours were quick to point out the pot of gold in the form of an Oscar<\/a> had been found.<\/p>\n

Frank Lewis on his morning stroll along the pine woods of the national park to the foot of the mountain, remarked how for Buckley, her family and the community \u201cit\u2019s great, it\u2019s huge. It\u2019s also great for Killarney\u201d. <\/p>\n

Down in the valley, at the Buckley family\u2019s Arbutus Hotel, members of the clan gathered over a late breakfast.<\/p>\n

The Arbutus Hotel itself is celebrating 100 years this year. It had been a long night, but people had taken the actor\u2019s advice in an interview from Los Angeles \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t go to bed, keep partying\u201d \u2013 and stayed up.<\/p>\n

Brendan Fuller, a younger cousin of the actor, paid tribute to her and to their late grandmother Dr Norrie Buckley whose work locally and nationally for people with disabilities still resonated.<\/p>\n

Jessie Buckley might be a superstar but she had \u201cremained Jessie\u201d, said Fuller who works as a broadcaster on Radio Kerry and a DJ.<\/p>\n

There was \u201ca lot of relief\u201d and the pressure would be off Jessie now, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll get back to the family bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BrendanBrendan Fuller, who is the first cousin of actress Jessie Buckley, at the Arbutus Hotel, Killarney. Photograph: Lina Jevdet\/PA Wire At the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress at The Oscars 2026. Clip Courtesy A.M.P.A.S.\u00a9 2026 <\/p>\n

[\u00a0Jessie Buckley, a generational talent with acting superpowersOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

Another cousin, Jimmy Lyons, originally from Tralee, working as an anaesthetist at University Hospital Waterford, said he and his children were \u201cfans and family\u201d.<\/p>\n

He recalled how when Buckley was 17 and taking part in the BBC talent show I\u2019d Do Anything, he had rallied his friends and colleagues in England to vote for her. <\/p>\n

\"JessieJessie Buckley in the BBC talent show I\u2019d Do Anything <\/p>\n

That was over 18 years ago and she was brilliant then too, Lyons said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount of work she has done to get to where she is \u2013 people don\u2019t see the hard work.\u201d <\/p>\n

Fiona Crowley, who runs a stage school in Killarney that Jessie Buckley worked at while a student, said her win is \u201chuge\u201d for younger people.<\/p>\n

She said boys and girls can look up to people like Jessie and say \u201cGod, maybe I could do that\u201d but also know, it is okay to be normal on the global stage.<\/p>\n

\"FionaFiona Crowley at the Arbutus Hotel in Killarney. Photograph: Lina Jevdet\/PA Wire <\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s really important and I think that\u2019s a really good thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s really important for people to see you can be a mom, you can be somebody who is young, who\u2019s vibrant, but who has lived a life going in different directions, and yet you can still be yourself.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to have a fake accent, you don\u2019t have to have a fake body, you don\u2019t have to have a fake persona. You can actually just be yourself and isn\u2019t that what shines in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SignsSigns for Jessie Buckley in Killarney, Co Kerry. Photograph: Lina Jevdet\/PA Wire <\/p>\n

Attention locally is now turning to a possible homecoming event. A Buckley neighbour in College Street, Niall Botty O\u2019Callaghan of the F\u00e1ilte Hotel, a town councillor who is heavily involved in the GAA, says Killarney should host a parade through the town for her and her Oscar similar to that held for the victorious Kerry football team and the Sam Maguire. \u2013 Additional reporting PA<\/p>\n

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