Hollywood wooed for O’Connell film in Kerry

Hollywood could again be on the way to Kerry to make a movie about one of the country’s greatest 19th century figures.

The idea of telling the story of Daniel O’Connell The Liberator on the silver screen was put to leading director Steven Spielberg and actor Daniel Day-Lewis when they attended the premiere of Spielberg’s film Lincoln, in Dublin, at the weekend.

The pair met Arts and Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan who made the suggestion.