Introducing Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland on May 16, 1953 and lived in Navan, County Meath until 1964. He is an actor, producer and environmentalist, who holds both Irish and American citizenship.
After leaving school at 16, he decided to be a painter and began training in commercial illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. He later graduated from the prestigious MA program at the Drama Center in London.
Early in his screen career he portrayed the title role in the TV series “Remington Steele” (1982). His character was a career criminal gone “straight” as a private investigator, with an amazing knowledge of and obsession with classic cinema.
His most popular role is that of British secret agent James Bond, in the following films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day.
Brosnan was voted “Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine in 2001. He owns his own production company, Irish DreamTime.
He was given an honorary OBE by Britain’s ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon, in 2003. Honorary OBEs are awarded on merit by the Queen to non-British citizens who have made an important contribution to British interests. The award formally makes him “an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire”.
On 23 September 2004, Brosnan became a citizen of the United States, but has retained his Irish citizenship. Brosnan said that “my Irishness is in everything I do. It’s the spirit of who I am, as a man, an actor, a father. It’s where I come from.” (link)
The death of his first wife, Cassandra Harris, left him with three children. He has two children with his second wife, Keely Shaye Smith.
More about Pierce Brosnan:
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Facts about Ireland
Year of EU entry: 1973
Political system: Republic
Capital city: Dublin
Total area: 70 000 km²
Population: 4 million
Currency: euro
Official EU languages: English, Irish
Since joining the European Union in 1973, Ireland (Éire) has transformed itself from a largely agricultural society into a modern, technologically advanced Celtic Tiger economy.
Agricultural lowlands make up most of the interior, which is broken in places by low hills and includes considerable areas of bogs and lakes. There are coastal mountains to the west, rising to over 1 000m in places. Nearly a third of the population lives in Dublin.
The Dáil, or lower house of Parliament, is composed of 166 members while the Seanad, or upper house, has 60 members. Parliamentary elections are held every five years. The President, elected for a seven-year period, mainly performs ceremonial duties.
Although the history of Ireland has seen troubles and turbulence, its people have always been associated with a love of music and storytelling. Often referred to as the land of saints and scholars, the country is the birthplace of many famous English-language writers, such as Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, Wilde and Shaw. Ireland is home to internationally known rock bands and singers such as U2, The Corrs and Sinéad O’Connor.
Simple meat dishes and boiled vegetables such as the potato, carrot, turnip and parsnip form the principal ingredients of traditional Irish cooking.
More information
Discover Ireland
CIA Factbook
Lonely Planet
