President hails Irish Golden Globe winners

President Mary McAleese and Arts Minister Martin Cullen today congratulated Irish actors Gabriel Byrne and Colin Farrell on winning Golden Globe awards.

Byrne won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama) for his role as a psychoanalyst in the US medical drama 'In Treatment', while Colin Farrell scooped Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) for the film 'In Bruges'.