Back in 2012, I wrote a weekly profile piece for the North County Leader, focusing on ‘local people with an interesting story to tell.’ I loved meeting the people I interviewed for these articles, and have recently decided to continue talking to people for my blog. The first person I spoke with was National College of […]
The Humours of Bandon
I was intrigued when I first read about Fishamble’s The Humours of Bandon, winner of the Little Gem Award, at the 2016 Tiger Dublin Fringe, but unfortunately I missed it. Written and performed by Margaret McAuliffe, directed by Stefanie Preissner, I was delighted to hear it was returning to the stage this spring and […]
Book Chat
A few weeks ago on the Rick O’Shea Book Club Facebook page, Liz Lyons posted: ‘Having that moment when you see some stranger on public transport reading a book you like and you really want to talk to them about it, but that would be weird…. Must resist. Must resist.’ Liz’s comment created great discussion…most […]
Modern Wife, Modern Life – My Experience
The minute I read about Dr. Ciara Meehan’s Modern Wife, Modern Life exhibition currently running in the National Print Museum, I couldn’t wait to visit. Meehan describes her exhibition as exploring “the ‘ideal wife’ turned ‘modern wife’ in 1960s Ireland.” Born in 1965, I was curious. While Meehan largely focuses on “the representation of Irish […]
PALS – THE IRISH AT GALLIPOLI – MY EXPERIENCE
Ten days ago I brought my 73 year old dad to the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks to experience PALS and since then I have been trying to write of my experience…but I’m struggling…I can’t seem to do it justice and capture the intensity of the performance. At the heart of PALS are four young […]
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