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Irish star wins Best Actor Bafta  There
were no surprises in the Best Actor category at this year’s Baftas
when Irish star Daniel Day-Lewis took the prize for his role in There
Will Be Blood —beating the likes of James McAvoy for Atonement and
George Clooney for Michael Clayton.
The 50-year-old plays oil baron Daniel Plainview in the film and is tipped
to scoop an Oscar later this month, having already won a Golden Globe
and a Screen Actors’ Guild Award.
It is the second Bafta for Day-Lewis, who won in 1990 for My Left Foot.
Jonathan Ross hosted the Bafta ceremony from the Royal Opera House in
London’s Covent Garden, which also saw Oscar-winning star Anthony
Hopkins receive the Bafta Fellowship for his unrivalled contribution to
the film industry both in Britain and abroad.
BT’s profits soar
BT’s Irish operations have seen earnings soar.
Takings rose 20 per cent during the third-quarter compared to the same
period last year.
The rise came as the company added more broadband subscribers and felt
the impact of enhanced efficiencies.
The company’s British parent did not divulge further details for
its Irish operations but the performance points to continued growth for
the Irish arm.
In the second quarter BT Ireland’s takings rose 13 per cent year-on-year.
BT recently completed a review of its Irish operations after it accumulated
losses of almost ?1billion since entering the market across the Irish
Sea.
Charity dance
For the seventh year running the Kerry Association in Manchester is hosting
a charity dance to raise funds for the Christie Hospital — one of
the largest cancer treatment centres of its kind in Europe and an international
leader in research and development.
The event takes place on Saturday, February 23 at the English Martyrs’
Social Centre on Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range.
Tickets, which are available from Ciss on 0161 792 7478, are priced at
£2 each or £3.50 on the door and entertainment includes live
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