{"id":342153,"date":"2026-03-16T14:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/342153\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:16:08","slug":"catherine-connolly-hails-jessie-buckleys-oscar-win-as-historic-moment-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/342153\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine Connolly hails Jessie Buckley\u2019s Oscar win as \u2018historic moment\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Catherine Connolly<\/a> has congratulated Jessie Buckley<\/a> for becoming the first Irish actress to win the best actress Oscar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connolly said it was a \u201chistoric moment\u201d and that her community in Kerry will be proud.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis achievement is a thoroughly deserved testament not only to Jessie\u2019s outstanding performance in Hamnet, but to her performances both in film and on stage across her career to date.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that her proud community in Kerry and beyond will be sharing with her in this wonderful achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also congratulated Richard Baneham, who won his third Oscar for his visual effects work for the Avatar films.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe award of a third Oscar to Richard Baneham for visual effects is a truly remarkable achievement following his previous Oscars in 2009 and 2023, and reflects his standing as one of the outstanding technicians in his field.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay I also add my congratulations to all those Irish people, including Maggie O\u2019Farrell, John Kelly, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and all at Element Pictures and Wild Atlantic Pictures, who received a nomination for this year\u2019s awards.<\/p>\n

[\u00a0Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley finishes a job started by three other Irish starsOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

\u201cA nomination for an Oscar is, in itself, a reward for truly outstanding work and recognition of those at the very top of their craft.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very lucky to have so many talented people contributing at every level to the Irish film industry at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin also congratulated Buckley and Baneham in a post on the social media site X.<\/p>\n

The Taoiseach said: \u201cCongratulations Jessie Buckley on your historic Oscar success!<\/p>\n

\u201cA well deserved win too for Richard Baneham on a wonderful night for Irish film and the performing arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris joined in posting: \u201cJessie Buckley has done it!!<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first Irish woman to ever win Best Actress at the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a moment. It\u2019s fantastic to see Jessie recognised on the biggest stage in the world. All of Ireland is so proud tonight. Comhghairdeas Jessie!\u201d<\/p>\n

The T\u00e1naiste also congratulated Baneham, saying: \u201ca huge congratulations to Tallaght\u2019s Richard Baneham for becoming the second Irish person in history to win three Oscars with his win for visual effects for Avatar: Fire and Ash.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement on X, Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald congratulated \u201cKerry\u2019s Jessie Buckley\u201d saying she \u201chas made history, becoming the first Irish woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.<\/p>\n

\u201cA remarkable achievement and a proud day for Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minister for Arts Patrick O\u2019Donovan described Buckley\u2019s win as \u201ca magnificent achievement and a moment of real pride for Ireland. <\/p>\n

\u201cHer performance has captivated audiences worldwide, and this award is a testament to her extraordinary talent, dedication and artistic courage,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cJessie continues to represent the very best of Irish creativity on the global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister added that Ireland\u2019s presence at the Academy Awards continues to grow, reflecting the \u201cexceptional talent, creativity and ambition of our artists, writers, filmmakers and production companies\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Catherine Connolly has congratulated Jessie Buckley for becoming the first Irish actress to win the best actress…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[63653,458,146,85,46,28402,3220,166986],"class_list":["post-342153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-catherine-connolly","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jessie-buckley","tag-oscars","tag-richard-baneham"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}