Oscar winner Richie Baneham is receiving praise from all around the world - but his alma mater Ballyfermot College of Further Education are especially proud.
Last night, the visual effects supervisor scooped the award for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars. He accepted the trophy with a cupla focal by saying "go raibh maith agat".
Richie studied Animation in Ballyfermot College of Further Education from 1990 until 1994. A spokeswoman for the college said: “We are super proud of animation graduate Richie Baneham for winning yet another Academy Award, for his role as animation supervisor on Avatar: The Way of Water. The Tallaght-born native previously won an Oscar in 2010 for Best Visual Effects on the first Avatar film– the highest grossing movie of all time.”