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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Thankfully for the Northern Irishman, appearances at the Signature Events are no longer mandatory.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The former landed major roles in Bullet Train and Cassandro in recent years, while Bronson made the leap from wrestling and food shows right into Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman in 2019.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
The Netflix documentary dives into the fascinating, devastating true story of Jason Corbett, an Irishman and widowed father of two who was killed by his new American wife, Molly Martens, and her father, Thomas Martens, in 2015.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 21 May 2025
Scorsese’s library of noteworthy films includes Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1981), Goodfellas (1991), The Age of Innocence (1994), Gangs of New York (2003), The Aviator (2005), The Departed (2007), The Wolf of Wall Street (2014), The Irishman (2020), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2014).
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The former landed major roles in Bullet Train and Cassandro in recent years, while Bronson made the leap from wrestling and food shows right into Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman in 2019.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
The Netflix documentary dives into the fascinating, devastating true story of Jason Corbett, an Irishman and widowed father of two who was killed by his new American wife, Molly Martens, and her father, Thomas Martens, in 2015.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 21 May 2025
Scorsese’s library of noteworthy films includes Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1981), Goodfellas (1991), The Age of Innocence (1994), Gangs of New York (2003), The Aviator (2005), The Departed (2007), The Wolf of Wall Street (2014), The Irishman (2020), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2014).
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Irishman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Irishman. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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Irishman
noun
Irish·man
ˈī-rish-mən
: a person born or living in Ireland
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