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McTiernan
McTiernan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dervla McTiernan, Irish crime novelist *Edward McTiernan (1892–1990), Australian jurist, lawyer and politician *John McTiernan John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American former filmmaker best known for his action films. His work as director includes ''Predator (film), Predator'' (1987), ''Die Hard'' (1988), and ''The Hunt for Red October (film), ... (born 1951), American film director and producer See also * Alannah MacTiernan (born 1953), Australian politician * McKiernan Clan * McKernan (surname) * McKiernan * McTernan * Kernan (other) * Tiernan {{surname, McTiernan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McTiernan
John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American former filmmaker best known for his action films. His work as director includes ''Predator (film), Predator'' (1987), ''Die Hard'' (1988), and ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'' (1990). The last three of his 11 feature films, ending with ''Basic (film), Basic'' (2003), were critical and box office failures. McTiernan pleaded guilty in 2006 to Making false statements, lying to an FBI investigator; the judgment was Vacated judgment, vacated, after which he pleaded guilty in 2007 to the original charge and an additional charge of perjury, in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretapping, wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his action film remake ''Rollerball (2002 film), Rollerball'' (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his impriso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward McTiernan
Sir Edward Aloysius McTiernan (16 February 1892 – 9 January 1990) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge. He served on the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1976, the longest-serving judge in the court's history. McTiernan was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales. He graduated from the University of Sydney in 1915, and was called to the bar the following year. McTiernan was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1920, representing the Labor Party, and was soon after appointed Attorney-General of New South Wales. He served as attorney-general under John Storey, James Dooley, and Jack Lang, but left state politics in 1927. McTiernan was elected to the House of Representatives in 1929, but served for little over a year before Prime Minister James Scullin nominated him to the High Court. He was 38 at the time; only H. V. Evatt (another Scullin nominee) was appointed at a younger age. On the court, McTiernan was considered a moderate, and was known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dervla McTiernan
Dervla McTiernan is an Irish crime novelist. Early life and career Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, growing up initially in Carrigaline and Douglas before her father's work in the bank took her to Dublin, aged six, and then Limerick. She is one of a family of seven. McTiernan studied corporate law in University College Galway and went on to become a solicitor, training in Dublin. She returned to County Galway, to Oranmore, to build her legal practice, working in it for about twelve years. By then she was married to her husband Kenny, an engineer and they had a daughter, with a son on the way. Ireland hit a recession and the couple decided to move to Australia. She is now an Australian citizen. Australia and writing career McTiernan and her husband settled in Perth, Western Australia, where McTiernan got a part-time job working with the Mental Health Commission. In 2014, McTiernan decided to give writing a serious try. Her first novel was published in 2018, and went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKiernan Clan
The surname McKiernan (), is of Irish origin and is found predominantly in County Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from one Tighearnán who lived c. 1100 AD. He was descended from the 8th-century Dúnchadh, a descendant of Brión mac Echach Muigmedóin. Dúnchadh gave his name to Teallach Dúnchadha (Irish meaning the Hearth of Dúnchadh), the modern day barony of Tullyhunco in County Cavan. Dúnchadh’s brother was Eochaidh from whom the neighbouring McGovern clan of Tullyhaw barony descend. There are many variations found in the spelling of the name, all of which are attempts at a phonetic spelling of the Gaelic ''Mág Tighearnán''. The Mág part can be found as Mag, Meg, Mac, Mec, Mc, Ma or M'. The Tighearnán part (which may be attached to or detached from the ''Mág'' part and all its variations) can be found as Tighearnán, Thighearnán, Cighearnán, McKiernan, McKernan, Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKernan (surname)
McKernan is an Irish surname originating in Cavan. People Notable people with the surname include: *Corey McKernan (born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Hugh McKernan (1858–1929), Australian politician * Jackie McKernan (born 1965), British athlete from Northern Ireland * James McKernan (born 1964), British mathematician * John R. McKernan Jr. (born 1948), American politician, Governor of Maine * Ken McKernan (1911–2009), Australian rules footballer * Kevin McKernan (born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer * Noel McKernan (born 1945), Australian rules footballer * P. Patrick McKernan (1941–2001), American baseball administrator *Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1945–1973), American musician, Grateful Dead * Shaun McKernan (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *Timothy McKernan (born 1989), American ice dancer Places * McKernan, Edmonton, Canada * McKernan/Belgravia station, Edmonton, Canada See also * McKiernan Clan * McKiernan (surname) * McKernon (other) * McTiern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKiernan
McKiernan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew J. McKiernan (born 1970, Sydney, Australia), Australian speculative fiction writer and Illustrator * Brian Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Brian McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1358 until 1362 * Catherina McKiernan (born 1969), Irish long-distance runner * Conchobar ‘Buidhe’ Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Conor ‘The Tawny’ McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1312 until 1314 * Cú Connacht Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Constantine McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1383 until his death in 1412 * David D. McKiernan (born 1950), United States Army four-star general and Commander ISAF and USFOR-A * Dennis McKiernan (born 1932), American fantasy writer best known for The Iron Tower * Domhnall ’An Saithnech’ Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Donal McKiernan of Saitne) was chief of the McKierna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McTernan
McTernan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian McTernan, an American musician * John McTernan (actor), an Australian actor * John McTernan (born 1959), an English politician and political consultant * Madeleine McTernan (born 2000), an Australian paralympic swimmer * Sarah McTernan (born 1994), an Irish singer-songwriter See also * McKiernan Clan * McKernan (surname) * McKiernan * McTiernan McTiernan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dervla McTiernan, Irish crime novelist *Edward McTiernan (1892–1990), Australian jurist, lawyer and politician *John McTiernan John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1 ... * Tiernan * Kiernan * Kernan (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kernan (other)
Kernan may refer to: People Surname * Catherine Kernan (born 1948), American artist *Edward Kernan (1771–1844), Irish clergyman * Francis Kernan (1816–1892), American politician * Francis Joseph Kernan (1859-1945), American general * James Kernan (born 1958), Irish equestrian * James Lawrence Kernan (1838–1912), American theater manager and philanthropist * Joe Kernan (other), several people * Joseph D. Kernan (born 1955), American admiral * Michael Kernan (1927–2005), American journalist and book author * Michael J. Kernan (1884–1953), New York politician * William F. Kernan (born 1946), American general Given name * Kernan "Skip" Hand (born 1945), Louisiana politician defeated by Kathleen Blanco Places * Kernan, County Down, a townland in Tullylish, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom * Kernan, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom * Kernan, Illinois, an unincorporated community, United States Other * James La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alannah MacTiernan
Alannah Joan Geraldine Cecilia MacTiernan (born 10 January 1953) is a former Australian politician. From 1988 to 2023, she has served in politics at a federal, state, and local level, including as a minister in the Western Australian state governments of Geoff Gallop, Alan Carpenter, and Mark McGowan. She is best known for her role as the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (Western Australia), minister for planning and infrastructure during the construction of the Mandurah line. Born in Melbourne, she moved to Perth to study at the University of Western Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and later with a law degree. She worked for the Department of Employment (Australia), Department of Employment before practising as a lawyer between 1986 and 1992. During this time, she also served on the Perth City Council. In 1976, MacTiernan joined the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), Australian Labor Party, and at the 1993 Western Australian state election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
