Editing Colm Meaney (section)

==Early life and education==
Meaney was born in [[Glasnevin]], [[Dublin]], the son of Kathleen and Patrick Meaney, who was a van driver for Johnston, Mooney & O'Brien.<ref>Brady, Tara. "Colm Meaney: ‘My missus doesn't like Los Angeles. She's French’." The Irish Times, December 6, 2019. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/colm-meaney-my-missus-doesn-t-like-los-angeles-she-s-french-1.4098226.</ref> His brothers are Liam, Padraig, and Sean Meaney.<ref>McGowan, Sharon. "Actor Colm Meaney Breaks Down in Tears at Funeral of 'Inspirational' Irish Director." Irish Mirror, July 23, 2018. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/actor-colm-meaney-breaks-down-12967815.</ref> He developed a love of acting at the age 14, and after completing his leaving cert matriculated to the [[Abbey Theatre School]]. Upon completing his studies, Meaney joined the company of the [[National Theatre of Ireland]].<ref name="crying">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/i-had-no-time-for-them-crying-into-their-pints-1.964839|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|title=I had no time for them crying into their pints|date=22 September 2007|access-date=18 February 2018|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219032650/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/i-had-no-time-for-them-crying-into-their-pints-1.964839|archive-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>