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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dublin Murders & What the Future Holds

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

The Starz network is in the same wait-and-see boat when it comes to its recent series Dublin Murders, which featured a fine bunch of Irish talent – including best-selling Irish-American writer Tana French, on whose books the series was based. Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz, told Deadline.com that the show’s ratings were impressive. “The audience grew from the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Dublin Murders & What the Future Holds

From The Paper Press to the Small Screen

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
December / January 2020

December 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

The ascension of Sally Rooney from promising young Irish writer to A-list entertainment mogul continues at a breathtaking pace.  The latest proof? A fawning report in Vanity Fair, from the set of the much-buzzed-about TV series based on her book Normal People. The swanky magazine describes Rooney’s novel as a “complex portrait of modern love, touching on class and … [Read more...] about From The Paper Press to the Small Screen

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September 21, 1985

Irish American actor George Clooney makes his first debut in television’s “Facts of Life” on this day in 1985. Clooney, who was unknown at the time, gained the reappearing role as the handyman on “Facts of Life,” the popular tv sitcom. He was on the show for 17 episodes, but did not shoot to fame until his role as Dr. Doug Ross on “ER” beginning in 1994. Clooney went on to star in hit films such as, “Ocean’s Eleven,” “The Perfect Storm,” and 2011’s “The Descendants.”

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