Steven t. o'neill articles
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G.O.A.T. Peter Dinklage to play g-o-a-t in the Wicked movies
Jon M. Chu’s two-part Wicked film adaptation wasn’t exactly lacking for star power in the first place, what with Cynthia Erivo and Ariane Grande in its biggest roles, and back-up coming from the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum. (The latter as the not-as-wonderful-as-advertised Wizard Of Oz.) Still, the film’s producers at Universal clearly felt that the musical adaptation—the first part of which arrives in theaters this November—could use just a pinch more...
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O’Neill: Phones should not be banned from classrooms but they need to be regulated
The Derry-based mental health champion for the North told a recent briefing of the Stormont Education Committee that phones can be useful tools for pupils but argued that they must be carefully regulated. "I do not recommend that we ban phones from school, but policies on the use of phones in school need to be implemented. That is one thing. "Some young people need their phone to feel safe. As adults, a lot of us can identify with that. As a security and safety measure, the phone needs to be...
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Proposal to rename Cockhill Bridge in honour of Tip O’Neill
At this week’s Inishowen Municipal District meeting in Carndonagh, Councillor Nicholas Crossan said he thought it would be ‘fitting’ to name the bridge, which was officially opened in 2018, after the late American Politician and Statesman who served as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Colr Crossan, who is also the chairperson of the Tip O’Neill Committee, outlined how Tip O’Neill’s grandparents hailed from Buncrana and Drumfries and said the bridge leads to his ‘ancestral home’. He...