Cillian promises Cork ‘hooley’ for premiere

IRISH actor Cillian Murphy yesterday promised a hooley in Cork for the Irish premiere of The Wind that Shakes the Barley.

The film, set during the War of Independence and the Civil War, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Murphy, who has recently starred in Batman Begins and Neil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto, said he was looking forward to the film’s premiere in Cork on June 20.