Rooney Mara

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Mara Sisters to Tackle Jesus and the Kennedys

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/tom-deignan/">Tom Deignan</a>, Contributor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2018-archive/february-march-2018/">February / March 2018</a> Leave a Comment

The Irish American Mara sisters – Rooney and Kate – are not just on their way to dominating Hollywood like few other siblings have. They are also not afraid to court controversy along the way. Both have movies coming out soon that deal with issues likely to get some Irish folks riled up. First there is Rooney Mara, who has already worked with some of the biggest directors in … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Mara Sisters to Tackle Jesus and the Kennedys

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Irish Talent in Toronto

By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2016

October 1, 2016 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/tom-deignan/">Tom Deignan</a>, Contributor<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2016-archive/october-nobember-2016/“>October / November 2016</a> Leave a Comment

Take a deep breath, because the Toronto International Film Festival back in September had not one, not two but at least six films with Irish ties that will soon be making their way to U.S. screens. The most anticipated, clearly, is Jim Sheridan’s latest The Secret Scripture, based on the celebrated Sebastian Barry novel. Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, In America) is … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Irish Talent in Toronto

November 26, 1885

Thomas Andrews, Northern Irish chemist and physicist, died on this day in 1885 in Belfast. Andrews spent extensive time in school. He first attended the Belfast Academy and then the Royal Belfast Academical Institute, where he studied mathematics. In 1828, he went on to University of Glasgow to study chemistry, then Trinity College Dublin for classics with a distinction in science, and finally University of Edinburgh, where he was awarded a doctorate of medicine. He did his most important work as a professor of Chemistry at Queen’s University of Belfast, where he demonstrated the phase transitions between gases and liquids, and carried out a complete inquiry into the gas laws.

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
The Mara Sisters to Tackle Jesus and the Kennedys

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
Irish Talent in Toronto

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