The Irish filmmaker — also the daughter of Jim Sheridan — has optioned “Grace O’Malley — The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen” by renowned biographer Anne Chambers. The feature ...

The story of Grace O'Malley, Ireland's fearless 16th century 'Pirate Queen,' is currently being developed for the big screen. Variety reports that Irish writer and filmmaker Kirsten Sheridan has ...

Naomi Berrill, the internationally acclaimed cellist, composer, and singer from County Galway, now based in Florence, is ...

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Did you hear the one about the female Irish pirate and the Tudor Queen? Available for over a year How did Grace O’Malley get permission from the Crown to carry on being a pirate?

The Irish filmmaker - also the daughter of Jim Sheridan - has optioned "Grace O'Malley - The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen" by renowned biographer Anne Chambers. The feature film ...