"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history,"
"Brendan Gleeson can't stop talking. Materialising on my laptop screen, the Oscar-nominated star of The Banshees of Inisherin and Harry Potter sails through twinkly-eyed anecdotes and impassioned detours about parenting, the Northern Ireland peace process, and toxic masculinity. He apologises for going on a bit, then immediately goes on a bit more. It's great. Far from the grouchy or mean men he's often inhabited, Gleeson is gentle and gregarious."
"It's led us on to the difference between the Irish approach to death and that of the English. This takes the Dubliner back to the funeral of a friend Anthony Minghella, who directed Gleeson in Cold Mountain five years before he died in 2008. At an Irish funeral, if the man or the woman has had a life, all you hear is people laughing and telling stories, Gleeson explains,"
The Independent covers major issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech through on-the-ground reporting and investigations. Donations fund journalists to report from multiple perspectives and keep content accessible without paywalls. The outlet emphasizes trust across the political spectrum and funds quality journalism by asking those who can afford it to support reporting. Brendan Gleeson appears in a long, convivial interview discussing his roles, parenting, the Northern Ireland peace process, and differing Irish and English approaches to death. Gleeson describes Irish funerals as occasions for laughter and storytelling about a life well lived.
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