WE’RE waiting for the stars to arrive when the first distress message comes through.

Romantic hero, sex addict, hunger striker — the sky’s the limit for Kerry actor Michael Fassbender. A glittering array of performances has taken him from obscurity to being man of the moment, says Helen Barlow

AT the moment, there’s just no stopping Michael Fassbender.

MIA WASIKOWSKA brings a luminous quality to the supposedly plain heroine of Jane Eyre (12A), but that’s one of the few caveats worth mentioning in relation to Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s novel.

At the moment, there’s just no stopping Michael Fassbender.

SCREEN star Michael Fassbender received a tumultuous welcome when he returned to his hometown Killarney to act as grand marshal of the St Patrick’s Day parade.

AS the stars gathered for the seventh annual Irish Film and Television (IFTA) awards, one of the most charming and amiable turned out to be the surprisingly charismatic Jon Voight, father of Angelina Jolie, and acclaimed actor in his own right.

BY his body language you shall know him! Darren Clarke, one of three Irish challengers in this week’s US PGA Championship at Oak Hill wears his heart on his sleeve like no other.