DIRECTOR David Fincher always knew that Rooney Mara, the star of the eagerly-anticipated English-language version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was a special talent.

ROCK giants U2 and the Music Generation scheme will invest €1.7 million to help children and young people in Cork city, Laois and Wicklow get access to vocal and instrumental tuition in their local area.

Rock giants U2 pledged today to nurture and inspire more of Ireland’s young musicians with the rolling out of a tutoring programme.

U2 frontman Bono today revealed one of the big disappointments of his younger years – when a piano was taken from his grandmother’s house.

U2 are to co-fund a new scheme offering Irish children the opportunity to learn to sing or play a musical instrument.