their disability isn t what defines them. and i think representation for representation s sake isn t enough, you ve got to try harder and work better, give people meaty roles, juicy roles. after the glitz and glamour of the awards, james says the next stop is to bring that 0scar home to his drama group in belfast. i ve done it! they hope the next project will be a feature length film and believe it was northern ireland s characteristic dark humour which helped win over the academy judges and bring a bit of red carpet prestige back home. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. martin will be with you from two o clock in the afternoon. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise. it s been a rather grey and gloomy start across kent this morning. as
that was the cast of an irish good by picking up an oscar that was the cast of an irish good by picking up an 0scarfor their film. it s been a huge week for them but last nightjames and the team were back in northern ireland for their official homecoming party. emma vardy was there, too and she sent this report. sorry about your mother. set on a farm in rural northern ireland, an irish goodbye tells the story of estranged family brought back together by loss. i told you, i m staying here to look after the farm. i m not getting stuck here for the rest of my life, mothering you. the big success achieved by this small cast and crew has not only brought pride for northern ireland s film industry but been life changing forjames martin who worked in a belfast starbucks while taking on acting jobs and celebrated tonight with his father. being at home to see my family
it was northern ireland s characteristic dark humour which helped win over the academy churches and bring a bit of red carpet prestige back home. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise it isa it is a case of mixed fortunes for many for the remember of the day. it has been a grey and gloomy start across kent this morning, as you can see from the puddles, quite significant sharp showers here but further north and east in county durham we ve had beautiful blue sky and sunshine. it s likely that across north east england we could see the highest temperatures for the remainder of the afternoon. this is the story, as you can see. sharp showers easing away from the south east and a cluster of showers developing the wide spread to northern ireland which will gradually push their way through
set on a farm in rural northern ireland, an irish goodbye tells the story of estranged family brought back together by loss. i told you, i m staying here to look after the farm. i m not getting stuck here for the rest of my life, mothering you. the big success achieved by this small cast and crew has not only brought pride for northern ireland s film industry but been life changing forjames martin who worked in a belfast starbucks while taking on acting jobs and celebrated tonight with his father. being at home to see my family and friends, which is really good. you know, we wanted to create a character that was well rounded and the disability was the bottom of the list of interesting things. the film deals with the tensions between the brothers over what will happen to james s character after their mothers death. and as the first actor with down s syndrome to win an oscar,
tonight after arriving back in ireland from los angeles. emma vardy has more. sorry about your mother. set on a farm in rural northern ireland, an irish goodbye tells the story of an estranged family brought back together by loss. i told you, i m staying down here looking after the farm. i m not getting stuck here for the rest of my life. mother and you! cheering the big success achieved by this small cast and crew has not only brought pride for northern ireland s film industry but been life changing forjames martin who worked in a belfast starbucks while taking on acting jobs, and celebrated tonight with his father. just to be at home to see my family and friends, it s really good. for us, myself and my co writer, tom, my co director, we wanted to create a character that was well rounded. the film deals with tensions