Irishman
noun
Irish·man
ˈī-rish-mən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ireland
2
: a person who is of Irish descent
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Maggie Gyllenhaal directed from her own script and produced alongside Emma Tillinger Koskoff (Joker, The Irishman), Talia Kleinhendler (The Lost Daughter) and Osnat Handelsman-Keren (The Lost Daughter).
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
The American golfer battled back and forth yesterday with Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy to win his second career Major title, this one at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
The British actor plays expert sailor and Irishman Henry Hayes in the Guy Ritchie World War II film, alongside an ensemble of stars: Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Alan Ritchson.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
The steely-eyed Northern Irishman was making a mockery of the firm and fast greens that had humbled so much of the field across the week.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 17 June 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
The American golfer battled back and forth yesterday with Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy to win his second career Major title, this one at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
The British actor plays expert sailor and Irishman Henry Hayes in the Guy Ritchie World War II film, alongside an ensemble of stars: Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Alan Ritchson.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
The steely-eyed Northern Irishman was making a mockery of the firm and fast greens that had humbled so much of the field across the week.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 17 June 2024
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Irishman
noun
Irish·man
ˈī-rish-mən
: a person born or living in Ireland
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