The Meath native began his career in Navan as a member of the St Mary's Musical Society.

Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, dreamed a dream of immortalising Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil’s powerhouse musical without the conventional safety net of lip-synching.

IF Granuaile were alive today she would probably tie up her hair, grab her cutlass and lead a band of pirates to lay waste the Hilton Theatre on Broadway where a musical tribute to the Irish pirate is floundering.

THE pair behind multi-million-euro show Riverdance are preparing to make their maiden voyage with a new big-budget musical production based on the life of 16th-century Irish pirate Grace O’Malley.

The pair behind multi-million euro show Riverdance are preparing to make their maiden voyage with a new big-budget musical production based on the life of 16th Century Irish pirate Grace O’Malley.