Jessie Buckley’s family and friends admit their pride after she won the Oscar for best actress.She became the first Irish actress to win the prize, taking home the award for her portrayal of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes Hathaway – historically known as Anne – in the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell novel Hamnet.While Buckley’s parents and three sisters attended the ceremony in Los Angeles, around 60 family and friends watched the 98th Academy Awards in the family hotel and bar.On Monday, the lobby of the Arbutus hotel was turned into a radio studio as RTE broadcast a series of interviews about Jessie’s upbringing and career.IVS in order - Jessie Buckley's first cousin Brendan Fuller; Fiona Crowley, who runs a stage school in Killarney; and Marie Moloney, a lifelong member of the Killarney Musical Society and Irish Labour Party politician, speak about Jessie Buckley's Oscars win at the Buckley Bar, where the family watched the ceremony together.
