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Jessie Buckley may have lost out in the Oscars but is enjoying a stellar career along with many other Irish names

Jessie Buckley arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Away from the machismo, there were genuine moments of celebration for Ireland in and around the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles before and after Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Killarney’s Jessie Buckley may have missed out on an Oscar for her enigmatic performance as a conflicted mother in The Lost Daughter, but she is enjoying a stellar year and awards will surely follow a great talent. Killarney Musical Society, where Buckley started acting, said this was “the beginning of the next chapter in her journey”. And in that they will be proved correct.