As children who grew up in Ireland, we are all too familiar with the story of the First Christmas, writes Breda Graham.

This lovely little film picked up the Oscar for Best Animated Short last night.

Daniel Day-Lewis made Oscar history today – becoming the first man to be named best actor three times.

The mother of Oscar nominee Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly has two things going for her: She keeps her daughter on the rails amidst the madness of Hollywood and — most importantly — she brought a packet of Barry’s Tea from her home in Cromane, South Kerry, all the way to LA.

Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for Best Actor for his title role in US historical drama 'Lincoln' as the nominations for the Oscars were announced today.