Proud family back Oscar nominee all the way to LA

As the big stars preen themselves before the cameras of the world, one of the proudest people at the glitzy Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday night will be a quiet Kerry woman.

Irene Cronin O’Reilly may seem calm but she will be excited to sit alongside her daughter, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, 26, who has been nominated for an Oscar for her short animated film, Head Over Heels.

But, even if Irene will be told what nearly every other fashionista wants to know — what her talented daughter will be wearing — she is “staying mum”.