'The school is so, so proud of him': Tributes pour in for Cillian Murphy following Oscar win

Culture and Arts Minister Catherine Martin also congratulated the cast and crew of Poor Things, co-produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures

Cillian Murphy with his wife Yvonne, and sons Malachy and Aran at the Academy Awards. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

The principal of a secondary school attended by actor Cillian Murphy said the Oscar win was an enormously proud moment not only for his Alma Mater but for Cork city.

David Barry of Presentation Brothers College (PBC) said he was so "pleased and proud" of the 47-year-old actor.