'This is the greatest honour. I can't even believe it': Kerry star Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress at Oscars 

Buckley has become the first Irish woman in history to win Best Actress, joining Brenda Fricker, who won Best Supporting Actress for My Left Foot in 1990, writes Esther McCarthy

Jessie Buckley, winner of the award for actress in a leading role for "Hamnet," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

It’s a long way from Killarney’s Mangerton Mountain to the Hollywood Hills - but Jessie Buckley has become the toast of Tinseltown following her triumphant, history-making win at the Oscars.

An emotional Buckley took to the stage after winning Best Actress for Hamnet, her performance going into the record books as the first Irish woman to win Best Actress.