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Sunday World
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Irish actor asks for donations to Gaza fund to mark her 30th birthday
Aisling Kearns is raising money for an education camp in Palestine Irish actor Aisling Kearns has asked for people to donate to a fund in aid of a camp in Gaza to mark her 30th birthday. So far, almost €6,000 has been raised for Al-Jawad Camp, which helps to educate displaced children in Gaza. 'As I turn 30 today I feel pretty useless regarding the distressing scenes in Gaza so I've decided to create a GoFundMe in aid of Al-Jawad-Camp which is based in Gaza City,' she shared on her fundraising page. Aisling Kearns (Instagram) News in 90 Seconds - May 23rd 'This is a group of women who are, in the midst of literal hell, trying to give displaced children in Gaza an education. 'You can check out their Instagram page which shares regular updates. Make sure you follow them too,' she added. 'So please, if you have EVER smiled or laughed from my page and sketches and want to wish me a happy 30th birthday, DONATE! 'Please don't forget to share this page too! The more eyes on it, the better and more likely we will raise a substantial amount. She signed off with 'Thank you! X #FreePalestine.' It comes as the death toll, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza, has surpassed 61,700. Kearns gained more than 90,000 followers on Instagram thanks to her comedy sketch videos. She is also signed to the same agency as Amy Huberman, Kin star Claire Dunne, and comedian Kevin McGahern. Aisling played the lead role in 'Asking For It' a play based on a Louise O'Neill novel of the same name. Her other credits include Fair City, Sherlock and Daughter, and The Spin.
Extra.ie
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
From Trinity to the Abbey, Mescal set for triumphant return to Dublin
He exploded to fame playing Trinity student Connell, and Paul Mescal will be taking the short stroll up O'Connell Street to appear on the Abbey Theatre stage in 2027. The Normal People and Gladiator II star is set to make his debut at London's National Theatre in A Whistle In The Dark, which will then transfer to the Abbey. The 1961 play, written by Tom Murphy with Caitriona McLaughlin directing, tells the story of Michael, the oldest of the Carney sons, and his father and brothers, a brawling, hard-drinking criminal gang of Irish immigrants living and working in Coventry. Paul Mescal. Pic: James Veysey/Shutterstock Gemma Bodinetz, the director of Mescal's former acting school, Trinity College's The Lir Academy, is confident 'he'll do brilliantly'. Ms Bodinetz told that the school keeps a close watch on all its graduates 'but obviously, Paul is hugely successful, and we are confident he'll do brilliantly'. 'He still keeps in contact with so many of his tutors here at the Lir,' she continued. 'They get the occasional phone call to talk about a part he might be considering doing. Gemma Bodinetz 'There'll be a whole heap of us going to London to see him and then back. We just hope there are some tickets left,' Ms Bodinetz joked. It won't be the first time Mescal treads the boards at Ireland's most famous theatre, having first performed at the Abbey in a 2018 production of Asking For It by Louise O'Neill. That play began its run at the Everyman Theatre in Cork before transferring to the Abbey for three weeks. He played Bryan, the older brother of a secondary school girl whose life is left in ruins after she is raped at a house party. Michael Moffatt praised Mescal's performance as one of the best and hailed the play as 'a screaming indictment of the way women are turned into disposable sexual objects'. The Kildare actor will also star in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman at the National Theatre in London, with dates for the production yet to be announced. REPORTING BY JAMIE MCCARRON
