Killarney, Ireland, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - "So proud": Irish hometown hails Oscar winner Jessie Buckley

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2026-03-16

Family, friends, and locals in the small Irish town of Killarney were bursting with pride Monday after homegirl Jessie Buckley became the first Irishwoman to win a best actress Oscar. Buckley's family - her uncle and godfather Sean and his wife Carol - run the family Arbutus Hotel in the heart of the County Kerry town 300 kilometres (190 miles), southwest of Dublin. With a tight-knit group of family and friends, he had watched the Oscars broadcas......

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