Deirdre Falvey
Editor and Writer at Irish Times
Features and arts journalist @IrishTimes @UMKnightWallace fellow @UMich DMs open [email protected]
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Deirdre Falvey
As a teenager in Gelsenkirchen, 100km north of Cologne, Axel Pawlik’s inventive teacher used James Bond, literature, and the Troubles to teach English. The Troubles “was engaging, fascinating to learn about”. It lit a spark. A road-trip around Ireland just after high school “made an impression”, particularly Donegal.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Deirdre Falvey
Druid Theatre Company has announced a summer double bill to mark its 50th anniversary this summer – a presentation featuring both JM Synge’s Riders to the Sea and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, at the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway city in July. The double bill as part of Galway International Arts Festival (GIAF) marks a focus on two strands of the company’s work: plays connected with the west of Ireland, and its exploration of Shakespeare.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Deirdre Falvey
“I moved here in February. I always say to anyone coming from a tropical climate, it’s the absolute worst time to move anywhere, especially Ireland. It was just so dark. It was a huge, huge culture shock for me. It wasn’t the cold or the rain, it was the darkness.” Zoe Hunter, who moved here from Belize in 2012, is laughing.
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3 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Deirdre Falvey
On the plane to Jamaica, my watch strap snapped, and I had to abandon it and the shackles of routine and switch to island time. Coming back, a hurricane was forecast and the island was battening down the hatches as I packed. We took off hours before the tropical cyclone made land. Yah mon.
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4 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Deirdre Falvey
Shona McCarthy should be winding down as she finishes almost a decade leading the world’s largest arts festival, but there... Edinburgh Festival FringeShona McCarthyInternational Fund for IrelandAntrimBBCChannel 4FishamblePrime Cut ProductionsJason ByrneTommy TiernanJoanne McNallyDara Ó BriainAlison SpittalShane Daniel ByrneDavid IrelandJack LowdenMartin FreemanCulture IrelandArts CouncilArts Council of Northern IrelandGary LightbodyBelfastBelfast AgreementDerryBasic Income for the Arts
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The Abbey’s €1m controversy: What went wrong? 18 things we now know, or shouldn’t forget. @AbbeyTheatre @DeptCultureIRL @artscouncil_ie @cathmartingreen @IrishTheatreIns @NMurrayGMcLaren https://t.co/cJEJREelsi
It’s taken years, but finally partial clarity on the off-stage drama @AbbeyTheatre - report finds ‘unclear’ governance and poor handling of issues involving former directors. https://t.co/O1R35WvFZS
RT @SiCarswell: Abbey Theatre report finds ‘unclear’ governance and poor handling of issues involving former directors - @DeirdreFalveyIT r…
