Liam Tops The Bill

He may have received the keys to his hometown of Navan, but Pierce Brosnan's clearly not enough to satisfy Irish audiences. In a poll conducted by the Irish Film and Television Network the actor was conspicuous by his absence from the country's top 5 homegrown actors. Top billing was given to Liam Neeson with Brendan Gleeson and Gabriel Byrne also getting a look in. But cheer up Pierce, you're in good company - other Irish luminaries who also lucked out include Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris, Cyril Cusack and Stephen Rea. Cinemagoers gave Neil Jordan a vote of confidence by pronoucing him the best Irish director and The Butcher Boy the best Irish film of the Millennium, while the top actress slot went to Brenda Fricker.