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12/09/2026

11/09/2026

Not long now to Halloween! And we have just received a cancellation message from a guest who isn't able to visit. These dates will not last, so let me know if you want to book!

10/09/2026

Our very own Saoirse Ronan has begun a career in directing movies. What a talent! What a woman!

Saoirse Ronan arrived at Venice International Film Festival today for a red-carpet appearance that almost upstaged her new film.

The Irish star, who made a splash with the sequinned Gucci gown she wore at the Met Gala in 2019 and her fringed powder-blue Louis Vuitton dress at the Governors Awards in 2024, did not disappoint assembled fashion journalists. For the Venice red carpet she opted for a black floor-length Louis Vuitton dress.

Ronan is in the city for the first screening of Paper Plane, her hotly anticipated directorial debut, as part of a short-film programme that also features Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Oscar-tipped Flesh Impact, starring Dakota Johnson as Marilyn Monroe; and Mona Fastvold’s latest collaboration with Amanda Seyfried.

09/09/2026

Amazing news! Strabane is full of talent , art and culture, and now we have our very own taste of Hollywood stardom! Best wishes to our starlet Pippa ,- that cast is true quality and class. What a wonderful opportunity ❤️

A young Co Tyrone girl has landed the lead role in a new animated fantasy film alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

Strabane teenager Pippa Kelly (13) will lead the cast of The Turning Door, which also features Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan alongside Javier Bardem, Gillian Anderson, Bill Nighy, Marion Cotillard, Alicia Vikander, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Turner-Smith.

The role marks a major breakthrough for the young actor, who trains at Encore Performing Arts Academy and is represented by Thompson & Borland Talent Management.

Written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman, The Turning Door follows a young girl named Ariadlyn, who discovers a mysterious box hidden inside her parents’ closet.

07/09/2026

Two years ago today, 26-year-old American-Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was shot and killed during a protest in the occupied West Bank.

Israel said the shooting was unintentional, while witnesses and forensic findings challenged that account. No one has been charged. Her death must not be forgotten. We need truth, accountability, and justice.