Irish pirate queen to set sail for assault on US

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.

Final rehearsals of The Pirate Queen are underway in Dublin before Moya Doherty and John McColgan set off for the US where it will premiere in Chicago in October.