1. Dervla Kirwan: 'What do I most dislike about my appearance? Pretty much ...
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The actor on self-esteem, why she would like to apologise to her younger self, and starring in a disastrous play
2. Who is Dervla Kirwan? All you need to know about Irish actress appearing ...
Apr 9, 2021 · When she was cast at 15 in the TV drama Troubles and then in the controversial adaptation of Melvyn Bragg's A Time To Dance - in which she ...
Dervla has appearing in Goodnight Sweetheart, Doctor Who, Law and Order: UK and in the smash hit Netflix thriller, The Stranger
3. Screen Queen Dervla Kirwin - WOMAN'S WAY
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Smother actor Dervla Kirwan talks about the importance of staying relevant, standing up to ageism, her own struggles with mental health and the joy of playing great female roles. Here she tells Andrea Smith about growing into her power as a woman.
4. Dervla Kirwan: where have all the good roles gone? - The Telegraph
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On the eve of Injustice, her latest TV thriller, Dervla Kirwan tells Olly Grant about the pain of watching the job offers dry up.
5. Purefoy: Don't mess with Dervla! | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Jun 4, 2011 · James Purefoy has revealed that co-star Dervla Kirwan laid down the law while filming new ITV drama Injustice.
James Purefoy has revealed that co-star Dervla Kirwan laid down the law while filming new ITV drama Injustice.
6. 'People think I'm too busy or too expensive but I'm actually ...
Feb 28, 2014 · Actress Dervla Kirwan on her battle with low self-esteem and her struggle to find jobs – especially in Ireland. By Stephen Milton.
Dervla Kirwan has found herself in a quandary. Her high-profile successes, notably her roles as Assumpta in Ballykissangel, and Phoebe in Goodnight Sweetheart, have resulted in a skewed perception of the actress's price and accessibility.
7. Controversial UK TV Shows - Digital Spy Forum
May 10, 2020 · I recall Dervla Kirwan's TV debut "A Time to Dance" was very controversial as she was quite young and had some graphic sex scenes with a much ...
What has been the most controversial UK TV shows that you've seen and why do you think they were controversial.
8. RTE Smother star Dervla Kirwan tells of major mistake on ... - Irish Mirror
Jan 14, 2022 · And the RTE Smother star, 50, says the family have big plans to mark the occasion - including fixing his headstone, which has the incorrect date ...
The Irish actress is the great grandniece of Michael Collins and revealed her family's plans to mark the 100 year anniversary of his death this year
9. Take cover! Shock for Ballykissangel's Dervla Kirwan as TV show finds ...
Jul 23, 2010 · Actress Dervla Kirwan has revealed how she is closely related to the IRA and Republican leader Michael Collins.
During weeks spent filming in Ireland, Dervla Kirwan discovered she is the great-granddaughter of Margaret Collins O’Driscoll, a sister of Collins.
10. Who hasn't argued with their mum-in-law? - The Irish Independent
Jul 16, 2012 · Three leading TV actors, one very public row. Dervla Kirwan tells Nick McGrath that making up with her husband's mother has made them all ...
Three leading TV actors, one very public row. Dervla Kirwan tells Nick McGrath that making up with her husband's mother has made them all stronger
11. Dervla Kirwan on Smother: 'More than just another job' - The Times
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Dervla Kirwan is in her home in Hampshire, reeling off the lowlights of her career. There was the time, aged 25, when she first went to America for auditions an
12. Interview: Dervla Kirwan | Food - The Guardian
May 15, 2010 · Interview: Dervla Kirwan ... When I went along to audition for the job of the voice on M&S's "...Not Just Food" ads, I had terrible flu and ...
The voice of the Marks and Spencer 'not just food' adverts on romantic dinners and the importance of Sunday lunch
13. Dervla Kirwan – Ray Cook – As I See It
Aug 3, 2010 · For a taste of the Peres controversy see No-win journalism and its comments in Melanie Phillips' blog in the Spectator. It appears that British ...
The BBC genealogical series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ has always been a favourite of mine.
14. My health: Dervla Kirwan | Daily Mail Online
Jun 19, 2001 · Actress Dervla Kirwan, 29, leapt to fame in her role as Assumpta in Ballykissangel. Born in Dublin, she is convinced an organic diet helped ...
Actress Dervla Kirwan, 29, leapt to fame in her role as Assumpta in Ballykissangel. Born in Dublin, she is convinced an organic diet helped ward off illness
15. Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Dervla Kirwan - BBC
Nov 20, 2001 · Dervla Kirwan is best-known for her role as feisty publican Assumpta Fitzgerald, in TV's fictional village of Ballykissangel.
Dervla Kirwan is best-known for her role as feisty publican Assumpta Fitzgerald, in TV's fictional village of Ballykissangel.
16. Dervla Kirwan Biography - OoCities
Dervla says that the bullying was verbal rather than physical and very, very nasty. The situation was resolved when, pushed to the end of her tether one day, ...
She states that her childhood was a happy one despite the adventures with the blackboard at Christmas 1976! At school she was a bright pupil, but being bullied in secondary school prevented her from from settling down and consequently, she didn't not like school. Dervla says that the bullying was verbal rather than physical and very, very nasty. The situation was resolved when, pushed to the end of her tether one day, she punched the ringleader on the nose and was never bothered again!
17. Dervla Kirwan's character (Assumpta) - POSSIBLE SPOILER | MovieChat
Assumpta was killed off because both Kirwan and Stephen Tompkinson (Peter) wanted to leave the show (unfortunately!) and Kirwan wanted her character killed.
Why exactly was Assumpta's character was killed off? Was it planneed this way, or did she want to leave, or was their a dispute over salary, or what? I'd like to know ,I just started watching the program (about 2/5 of the way through the series), and I have no idea of why she and the other actor left. ( Damn PBS! )
18. Ballykissangel star Dervla Kirwan unrecognisable during Belfast film ...
Jun 8, 2017 · Dervla Kirwan is unrecognisable from her Ballykissangel days after she swapped her girl-next-door look for a Fifties-inspired image as she ...
Dervla Kirwan is unrecognisable from her Ballykissangel days after she swapped her girl-next-door look for a Fifties-inspired image as she filmed for the big screen in Belfast.
19. Smother's Dervla Kirwan lifts lid on life with famous husband Rupert Penry ...
Jan 9, 2022 · Dervla, who currently stars in hit RTE drama Smother, is married to fellow famous actor Rupert Penry-Jones and together they have two ...
Dervla, who currently stars in hit RTE drama Smother, is married to fellow famous actor Rupert Penry-Jones and together they have two children, Florence and Peter
20. Smother star Dervla Kirwan and husband Rupert Penry-Jones aim ...
Feb 20, 2023 · Smother star Dervla Kirwan and her husband Rupert Penry-Jones and their grown up kids would love to leave their Hampshire home and move to ...
The actress, who rose to fame on Ballykissangel, currently lives in Hampshire with her actor husband and their grown up kids, Florence, aged 18, and Peter, aged 16
21. 'The Stranger' Star Dervla Kirwan Leads Cast For Irish Thriller ...
Mar 9, 2020 · The Stranger actress Dervla Kirwan has landed the lead role in Smother, the noir thriller produced by BBC Studios for Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
The Stranger actress Dervla Kirwan has landed the lead role in Smother, the noir thriller produced by BBC Studios for Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Kirwan, who features as the recurring character Corrine Price in Netflix's The Stranger, will play family matriarch Val Ahern in Smother, which is penned by The Spanish Princess and Mr Selfridge writer Kate […]
22. Press Office - 55 Degrees North Dervla Kirwan - BBC
Jun 11, 2004 · Dervla Kirwan plays Claire Maxwell. Rank: Crown Prosecution Service lawyer. ID: Ambitious and savvy, a high achiever who has an uncanny ability to put things ...
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