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Joe Sheridan is a Canadian actor, writer and voice artist who has appeared in films, TV shows and video games. He is known for his roles in Hitman, The Ninth Gate, The Man in the Iron Mask and Detroit: Become Human.
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Joseph Michael Sheridan (27 November 1914 – 30 September 2000) was an Irish politician, originally with Fine Gael but for most of his career an independent. [1] [2] Sheridan came from Colmcille in County Longford, and had three brothers and two sisters. [3]
- Gaining Fame at Foynes Airport
- The Irish Coffee Craze in America
- A Postcard from Shannon
- The Story of Chef Sheridan
- A Lasting Legacy, Regardless of The Truth
During World War II, Foynes Airport in Limerick was one of the biggest in Europe. At the time, passengers relied on flying boats for transatlantic trips. The idea being that if the weather was too rough or fuel began to run short, the plane could land safely in the water. Once passengers landed on Ireland’s west coast, they could continue on to oth...
Years later travel journalist Stanton Delaplane became a big fan of Irish coffee, which he first came across at Shannon Airport in 1950. Then, in November 1952, nearly ten years after Joe Sheridan first began serving it, he tried to reinvent the drink at his local bar back in San Francisco. At The Buena Vista, near the city’s famous Fisherman’s Wha...
As the Irish coffee craze took hold in the US, writer Stanton Delaplane found himself in Shannon Airport once again when a damaged fuel pump forced his flight from Frankfurt to New York to make an unexpected stop. So the travel writer headed for the comfortable lounge, where maps of Ireland were displayed under the glass of each table. He ordered h...
Born in 1909 near Castlederg in Tyrone, Joe Sheridan was one of six sons. After his father died, the family moved to Dublin where Joe got experience in catering. In 1943, when Foynes Airport was opening its restaurant, he applied for a role as chef. According to the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, his application simply stated: “Dear Sir, I’m the man fo...
By 1955, Delaplane could no longer stand Irish coffee and Joe Sheridan was an AA member because of the impact his drinking habit had on his health and finances. Despite this, Sheridan was proud of his legacy and always kept a clipping of the Delaplane column which named him as the inventor of Irish coffee stashed in a hidden pocket. He carried it w...
Joe Sheridan is an Irish Gaelic footballer. He plays with the Seneschalstown club and the Meath county team. He was part of the Meath team that made it to the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship Final but lost out to Derry. He made headlines for scoring a controversial and illegal late goal in the 2010 Leinster Senior Football ...
In 1943, Brendan O’Regan opened a restaurant and coffee shop in the Foynes terminal building. It quickly became regarded as one of the best restaurants in Ireland. Chef Joe Sheridan, originally from Castlederg, County Tyrone, had been recruited by O’Regan to run the kitchen. Late one night in the winter of 1943, a flight left Foynes for New ...
Joe Sheridan is an actor who has appeared in many films and TV shows, such as Hitman, Ballerina, The Ninth Gate, and Immortal. See his biography, filmography, photos, and trivia on TMDB.
Joe Sheridan throws the ball over the line in controversial Leinster Final to deny Louth there first Leinster title since 1957
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