On The Fringe with Geoff Harris: Recent Episodes
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Join Geoff Harris every Tuesday at 6pm for On The Fringe to take a look at everything that happens on the arts and culture scene in Waterford. From great theatre productions to festivals and cultural events, you’ll hear all about it on On The Fringe.
On Thursday last the Mayor Councillor Joe Kelly launched Waterford Faoin Speir. This is an Arts Council programme to create artworks in outdoor settings so audiences can access them in COVID-19 times.The event is happening thanks to Spraoi, Garter Lane Arts Centre, The Arts Council, Waterford Council and ourselves at WLR. Geoff Harris spoke to the folks involved on this week's Fringe programme.
Paper Flowers and Tin Cups is a documentary taking us a walk with Irish traveller Nora. Nora has been visiting friends in Tramore for 38 years and she tells us about her life in her own words. Produced and presented by Roisin Sheehy.
This years festival will run in accordance with guidelines from October 16th to 25th. As part of it, young artists are invited to submit work for an exhibition. Festival Manager Nora Boland had more details "On the Fringe."
Michael was joined in studio by his daughter Julie, a musician in her own right, who conducts City of Waterford Brass. He discussed the highs and lows of the past six decades of the band.
It explores the issues of gender and sexuality and runs at Garter Lane Arts Centre until October. 'i' was curated by Sandra Kelly. Director of Garter Lane Síle Penkert also joined the conversation.
Local man Andrew has been involved in the arts in Waterford for decades. He describes the last few months, where, like many others, all jobs suddenly ceased because of lockdown. He also looks ahead to new movie releases
Limerick based Sarah Cahill is a spoken word artist and playwright who has received funding to document the experiences of people during lockdown. She talks to Mary about #ShareYourStory
Author of six best-selling books including Ann Devine, Bolloxology and the Books of the Irish Mammy, Colm will bring his stand up show to Theatre Royal on August 28th. Ahead of that, he chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
The accolade was given by the online reviewer recently, for the Medieval Museum and The Bishops Palace. Director of Waterford Treasures Eamonn McEneaney tells Mary "On the Fringe" that it's invaluable recognition.
Waterford Libraries has invited Dr. Maxine Keoghan to illuminate the joint histories and connections between Waterford, Ireland and Newfoundland, Canada in five short videos which have been showing for Heritage Week 2020. There is also a Q&A via Zoom on Friday August 21st. Maxine chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
Dunmore East native Fatti has been illustrating books since 2015, often in collaboration with her father John. She's recently teamed up with the HSE to produce a series of posters encouraging people to socially distance and wear masks.
Currently on limited in release in cinemas nationwide (including at Dungarvan SGC,) 'Broken Law' tells the story of two brothers, who are poles apart, but brought together in an expected way that leads to a moral dilemma for one of them.
The overall winner of the 2020 Bristol Short Story Prize will announced in October 2020. The shortlisted stories will be published in an anthology by Tangent Books. Fiona, a previous winner of the Molly Keane Creative Writing award, joined Mary in studio.
The focus of a lot of Lisa's work is depictions of Waterford City and surrounding areas. As well as producing calendars, Lisa has worked on a number of commissions and she has an upcoming exhibition at The Coastguard Cultural Centre in Tramore. She spoke to Mary in studio.
Norma is a familiar face from many TV shows including "Can't Cope Won't Cope," "Damo and Ivor" and "Moone Boy." She's now out on her own, doing a podcast series and stand up show entitled 'Heal your Hole,' which comes to Theatre Royal on August 14th. Norma joined Mary in studio, "On the Fringe."
The market at 39 O'Connell Street in Waterford City features food traders, makers of arts and crafts, and plenty more besides, as Keith outlined to Mary "On the Fringe."
The organisation on the grounds of University Hospital Waterford has received funding from Creative Ireland to support its arts programmes for older people, as part of a government initiative. Assistant Director of Waterford Healing Arts Trust Maeve Butler chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
The Heritage Council is calling on children across the country to put their imagination to good use this summer by using Lego bricks to recreate their favourite example of Irish built, natural or cultural heritage. Wildlife Officer Lorcan Scott spoke to Mary "On the Fringe".
First published in 2014, this is the story of Bloody Sunday and the shootings in Croke Park that killed 14 people on November 21st 1920. Michael Foley retells in vivid details the humans stories behind this terrible event. The new edition marks the centenary of Bloody Sunday and contains additional material. Michael chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
It's been a long few months for people working in the arts with all theatre houses and other venues shut. Plans are afoot to reopen places in August, under strict new measures. One such place is Theatre Royal and manager Mary Boland chatted to Mary
The SGC Dungarvan is now re-open and while there are little or no new cinema releases at present, there are plenty of films on the line up to keep people entertained. Graham chatted to Mary about the summer plans for the venue.
For the first time in its 26 year history, there will be no Spraoi parade the August Bank Holiday weekend. Instead, an altered version of the festival will take place in September. Artistic Director Mike Leahy told Mary all about Spraoi Time 2020.
Visitors were welcomed back to the Hook at the end of June under social distancing guidelines. The lighthouse is over 800 years old and still intact. Noel Lynch tells Mary that it's a place with fascinating stories.
The bursary was launched by members of the arts community in tribute to Ted and Mary O'Regan who were hugely supportive of the arts in Waterford. It aims to be an opportunity for a Waterford person to develop his or her creative talent. This year there are four recipients; Martina Collender, Ciarán Power, Rose Keating and Keith Dunphy. Martina chatted to Mary "On the Fringe"
John manages Fundrums and Creation sound therapy, working with lots of groups, with the main focus being on special needs. John currently has a GoFundMe page and he explains how he plans to spend the monies raised.
Paul is a member of the Waterford Writers' Group and has written a book called 'Great Spirit of Yosemite, the Story of Chief Tenaya.' He told Mary why he wanted to write it, and about the research involved.
Eamonn Carroll, Director of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, to talk all about the Covid Care concerts that the organisation is putting on in care homes across Waterford.
David Fallon, a final year English major at WIT will have a selection of his poetry published in "Green Carnations Anthology" compiled by Queer Writers of Ireland. David joined Mary, "On the Fringe."
As part of a phased reopening of Garter Lane, members of the public can now access the art gallery again. Director Síle Penkert spoke to Mary "On the Fringe."
This is a piece of historical fiction with Ireland's first female botanist Ellen Hutchins as its central character. Marianne explains to Mary why she chose to set her novel in this era, and why she wanted to write about Ellen.
Done in collaboration with Leon Butler, this work is a digital monument to the unseen experiences of quarantine. It was part of the Cork Midsummer Festival and the Carlow Arts Festival. Peter outlines to Mary what it's all about.
Joanne is co-editing the publication with local writer Derek Flynn. They're looking for people to submit pieces for consideration between now and June 30th. Joanne explains to Mary that The Waxed Lemon will not have a digital presence but will rather be a physical keepsake.
Director Edel Tobin chatted to Mary about the dates for this years festival and what can and cannot go ahead. There are also some new additions in terms of locations.
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Youth Choir is made up of 50 singers from secondary schools all over the South East. Singing from their own homes, they've performed a song called "North" by the band Sleeping at Last, which was then put together by their conductor Niall Crowley. It's in memory of choir member Karl Kirby who died recently. Niall chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
“The Comeraghs: Gunfire and Civil War: the story of the Deise Brigade IRA 1914-1924” by Seán and Síle Murphy, has been republished by the Waterford County Museum. Seán Murphy joined Mary "On the Fringe."
Nicholas has penned many other pieces before, including a poem for the Waterford hurlers. "Silence" is his latest - he tells Mary how it came about.
It's in association with the David Hennessy Stage School and Digicol Photography and Media Productions. Glenn chats to Mary about how you can watch it.
The Arts community is looking at a very different world, post-Covid. Conor chats to Mary about the difficult losses suffered due to the closure of venues, but he also strikes a positive note heading into the future
It was for the group's production of 'Cats,' which ran at Theatre Royal in October / November 2019. Choreographer Michelle says it was a dream to be part of it all. (Photography: DigiCol)
Murals for Communities sees six mural artists facilitate workshops with community and businesses groups, resulting in artwork across three cities-Waterford, Heerlen in the Netherlands and Kaunas in Lithuania. The chosen community groups from Waterford who will take part this year are Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Vita Community Hub which is part of the Rehab Group, and the Aiseirí Addiction Treatment Centre. Organiser Cristina Ciampaglione had the details
Festival Manager Nora Boland told Mary that as things currently stand, the festival will run at venues in Waterford City from October 16th to 25th, with measures in place to make sure everyone is safe.
Don has been a familiar face since the days of The Den, and since the restrictions he's been teaching people to draw on YouTube. He's also written over 50 children's books and last weekend, he gave a Zoom drawing class through Garter Lane.
Waterford native Deevy was considered one of the most important Irish playwrights of her time, and has seen something of a resurrection in recent times with her plays being shown again in Waterford and further afield. Her subject matter was sometimes seen too controversial to be staged, something that Una Kealy of the School of Humanities at WIT will discuss in her online lecture at 2.30pm on Wednesday May 13th, as part of the Bealtaine Festival with the libraries.
Eavan died late last month, at the age of 75. Locally-based poet Mark knew her well, and discussed the impact she had as a poet. He also talked about how more people are taking to writing poetry, during the restrictions
Padraig is the chair of Garter Lane Arts Centre, and was one of the producers on the award-winning Jim Nolan play The Red Iron, which was staged last November. You can watch it online at 8pm this coming Sunday and Pádraig had all the details "On the Fringe."
Poetry Day Ireland takes place on April 30th. As part of that, 'Poetry Day Waterford' is an online initiative organised by Anna Jordan. She tells Mary all about it, On the Fringe.
This will stream live from the Waterford Theatre Archive facebook page, from 8pm on Sunday April 26th. Wayne tells Mary what will feature.
This is the Wexford-author's 8th novel, and can be bought online, both through Amazon and through bookshop websites. It's also available in supermarkets. Carmel outlines to Mary what it's all about.
Following on from "Butterfly Barn" and "On Butterfly Wings," Karen is about to send her third novel, "Fly High Butterflies," off to the publishers. She spoke to Mary about what it's life since the restrictions, her new book, how aspiring writers can start the process.
Award-winning Clodagh has had her work published on places as prestigious as The Poetry Foundation's website. She talks to Mary about the current times, and how an anxiety like this can both help and hinder creativity. Clodagh also reads some of her poems.
Enda, similar to many others, has moved his classes online. He explained to Mary "On the Fringe" what's involved in his weekly circus workshops, and how people can find out more.
At the height of the famine in 1848, around 4,000 people in Dungarvan were housed in the local Workhouse system. A book co-written in the 1990s details all this. One of the authors was Willie Whelan and he's had it re-published on Amazon. He spoke to Mary "On the Fringe."
The Young Critics programme is one of many being run at Garter Lane Arts Centre, and Sean outlines what it's about and how he got involved. The Waterford student also talks about how difficult it is for Leaving Cert students during the restrictions.
LIke everyone else, arts activist Anna is socially distancing at home these days, but it hasn't stopped her keeping people connect through writing, poetry, music and more. She spoke to Mary "On the Fringe"
Sean had been invited over to take part in the prestigious LEAF festival in the United States, but little did he know what lay ahead as he tried to get home. He spoke to me about that, and about the fact that he was self isolating at his home, the location of The Art Hand on The Copper Coast.
Wexford native Sheila, who's husband is a Waterford man, has now had two books published; "Kilbride House" and "The Secret of Eveline House." While book shops are currently closed, you can buy her book online. She explains what it's all about.
Joyce tells Mary that for a long time she didn't share her poetry with anyone, but decided to put them on paper through the publication of "Inner Rumblings."
Usually held in late May / early June, the festival in recent years has attracted artists and guests from all over the world. It's no surprise that it's had to be cancelled this year due to Covid19. Festival Director Eamonn Carroll spoke to Mary
Edgar says he wanted to continue his work despite the school being shut and he outlines to Mary how he's now teaching dance classes to kids online.
"Exploring Waterford's Magdalene Heritage: An activity & resource pack" was developed by Dr Jennifer O’Mahoney and Dr Kate McCarthy of WIT. It's available online at https://www.waterfordmemories.com. Mary spoke to Jennifer about it.
"Well, the show must go on!" - a comedy by Martine was due to run at Garter Lane in April, but like thousands of other productions the world over, it's been postponed due to Covid19. However Martine is confident that it will see the light of day in the not-too-distant future, and in the meantime she says the cast and crew at Stage Coach have been rehearsing online
The Covid19 Information video was made by students at the school to show how young people can play their part in flattening the curve. It's on YouTube and all the Mount Sion Choir social channels. Mary spoke to teacher Colette Kearney,
German native Petra is very active in the arts locally. Her latest venture is a play she's written with a youth theatre group in Germany. She hopes to tour it there, before taking it to Ghana and then Ireland.
"Gabriella" is Caragh's fifth novel and has been endorsed by author Jilly Cooper. She plans to do a signing at The Book Centre in Waterford between 12pm and 2pm on Friday March 21st. Ahead of that, she chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
The specially commissioned piece came about through the launch by the restaurant of a competition during the Imagine Arts Festival. Everetts chose a piece by Anne McDonnell to hang in the restaurant, and Mary went to the event.
The stage musical runs at Theatre Royal from March 10th to 14th. Ahead of that, Director David Hennessy and Mojo Murphy, who plays Dave, joined Mary "On the Fringe."
SnaG runs until St Patrick's Day. It encourages everyone young and old, and with all levels of Irish, to give the Ianguage a go. Máire Seo Breathnach, Irish Language Officer with Waterford Council and Tracy McEneaney of Waterford Libraries had all the details.
Nicola, a well known Waterford actor, wrote this play which will be staged at Garter Lane on March 20th and 21st. Directed by Ben Quinlan, it tells the story of a group of school friends who meet at different stages of their lives.
This initiative marks the beginning of a collaboration between Waterford Lions Club and the BA (Hons) Music programme at WIT. The bursary was created as an acknowledgement of the contribution of the O'Carroll family and particularly Dr. Kevin O'Carroll to the Waterford Lions Club Christmas Carol Concert for the past 30 years. The award includes a bespoke trophy based on a design by composer and musician Fintan O'Carroll and a bursary of €500. The inaugral recipient was Luke Donnelly. Mary was joined by Luke, along with Tony Ruane from The Lions Club and Dr Hazel Farrell from WIT .
Gar Campion, a character created by Tony Kelly, is "The Hurler." He's already appeared on screen and now audiences are invited to see Gar on stage at Garter Lane from March 5th to 7th. Tony collaborated with playwright Pat Daly for this production, which is under the direction of Jim Nolan. Jim and and Tony joined Mary in studio.
This year the Women's Centre is celebrating 25 years working with women in Waterford with a number of events from the 3rd-8th March. One of the events is the dedication of a Civic Trust Blue Plaque to the Daly family who provided a café for homeless men at number 5 Arundel Lane from 1911 - 1982. When attempts to evict the sisters Mai and Debbie were made in 1971 the Waterford community came out to support and stop the eviction of the sisters. Mary was joined in studio by Breda Murphy of the Waterford Women's Centre, Breda Freyne, a neice of the Daly Sisters, and Eleanor Murphy of The Women's Centre History Project.
Through this initiative, local artists are displaying their work at the Research and Innovation hub, based at WIT's West Campus of Carriganore. There's an open afternoon on Saturday February 22nd between 3pm and 6pm, where members of the public an view the artwork. You can book through eventbrite. Mary spoke to Arclabs Manager Aisling O'Neill and current Artist-in-Residence Peter Binder. (Photo credit: Patrick Browne, Brownes Photography.)
The band consists of Donal Rogers, Ellie Turner, Eliza Marshall and Joe Danks who will be taking to the stage at Garter Lane on Thursday February 20th with a multitude of instruments. Donal chatted to Mary ahead of that.
Waterford native Mulcahy was a key figure in the War of Independence, and as part of a series of talks organised by Waterford Council, a number of speakers will talk about his significance at the Large Room in City Hall Waterford on February 22nd. One of those speakers is New Ross native Pat Taaffe. He spoke to Mary
This play was co-written by Rose and Pat Nolan and runs at Theatre Royal on February 27th. It tells the story of Tom and Trish who have celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary. But what happens when he wakes up with a strange woman beside him and she tells him she’s his wife? What does Trish do when she realises the person she loves is losing his mind? Rose chats to Mary
The inaugural Copper Coast Trad Fest will happen in four villages along the Copper Coast from April 17th to 19th. Ahead of its launch in March, organiser Áine McCarthy Kent outlined to Mary why she wanted to run it.
Martina has been writing "Still We Sing" for the past three years under the mentorship of Jim Nolan. With the backing of Rigout Productions, the play will have a test reading on stage at Theatre Royal at 6pm Wednesday February 12th.
"A Wing and a Dare" will be staged at Ballyduff Community Hall on February 7th and 8th. Organiser Helen Millea and 6th class pupils James Lye and Eve Kavanagh joined Mary in studio to give the details.
Meath born Pat is a self-taught classical guitarist, who has produced three albums, his most recent being "Ophelia." He will perform at Theatre Royal on February 22nd. Ahead of that he joined Mary "On the Fringe" to chat about his career and life in general, and to play one of his compositions live in studio.
Thomas has been living in Cork for a number of years and is a multi-award winning poet. He will be joined by musicians Jazzabel at the upcoming Spokes event in Phil Grimes pub on Friday January 31st. Ahead of that, he chatted to Mary "On the Fringe."
WFFA has been screening films for many years in Waterford, with Garter Lane being its home for the past while. It's often a chance for local people to see non-mainstream movies that would otherwise require a trip to Cork or Dublin to see. Jenny gives the run down of this year's schedule.
Tramore-based Ronan wrote the play through his production company Broken Crow. "Blackwater Babble" is directed by Waterford's Joe Meagher and stars Cork actors Gary Murphy and John McCarthy. It comes to St Michael's Ballyduff on January 24th, and Garter Lane Arts Centre on February 1st. Ronan told Mary what the play is all about.
The gala ceremony takes place at Theatre Royal on February 2nd, and will celebrate the arts in Waterford City and County across various award categories. There will also be plenty of music and entertainment on the night. Editor and Deputy Editor of the Waterford News and Star, Mary Frances Ryan and Dermot Keyes joined Mary "On the Fringe."
It runs at Garter Lane Arts Centre until January 18th, and was put together by students at De La Salle College, Waterpark College, St Angela's Ursuline and Newtown School. Organisers Sandra Kelly and Derek Corcoran joined Mary in studio to talk about how it all came about.
27 students from schools around Waterford have been involved in the mentoring programme since September. Their play "Not a Session" will be staged at Theatre Royal on Thursday and Friday, January 16th and 17th. Theatre Manager Mary Boland joined Mary in studio, along with three of the students involved.
Colligan-based Clodagh was honoured with the Clarissa Louard Award before Christmas. She also has two new poems on the globally-renowned Poetry Foundation's website. She read those poems during her interview "On the Fringe."
Fintan had been a member of a number of writers' groups, as well as being a journalist, published author and poet. He says Compass Writers covers different types of writing from poetry to essays to flash fiction. He discuss the new anthology "Towards Words and Unending Depth."
Seán will be the first Irish person to attend the Llano Earth Art Fest in Texas this coming March. He joined Mary in studio to discuss what it's all about, and what it means to be attending.
Declan has been on the music scene since the late nineties and has been involved in many projects since. He discusses what got him interested in songwriting, the success of his single "Galileo" and what people can expect at his upcoming gig.
This is A O'Connor's 14th published book, and it looks at the life of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. He talks to Mary about the legacy of Collins and the impact he's had both during his own lifetime and afterwards.
"Robin Hood and Babes in the Wood" is the society's 2019 production and runs at Theatre Royal until December 30th. Anne Corcoran Brown and Patrice Power discussed the work behind the scenes, and the community that grows out of a love of theatre.
In this book, Liam explores the history of the placenames along the coastline of areas like An Rinn and Ardmore. He feels a lot of them have been lost in translation over the years.
"Days of our Lives" is a collection of short stories compiled by seven services users at WIDA. One of them is Kate Tobin, she joined Mary in studio along with Nicola Spendlove, Occupational Therapist at the Centre.
Katie Halpin-Hill and Riain Ó Donnchú, who are members of Dún Garbhán le Gaeilge have teamed up to form Féile Ealaíne Péacóg. It will run at various locations from November 23rd to 30th. The pair, who are Leaving Cert students, joined Mary in studio.
This is a compendium of stories and facts, some well documented, others not so much, about Ireland's oldest city through the centuries. It covers everything from Strongbow and Aoife, to Waterford's very own vampire, to famous sports people and actors.
The Waterford native is part of the duo that runs "Dyehouse Films." She directed a short movie called "The Girl at the End of the Garden," about a child in the Direct Provision system. It will be screened at the Cork Film Festival on Sunday November 17th.
This is a collaboration between Vladimir, his family from Slovakia "The Jablokovs," tenor Seán Costello, soprano Margaret Keys, a 25 piece orchestra and a 50 piece choir. It takes place at the Lyrath Estate Kilkenny on December 12th as part of Yulefest.
"Bad Sunday" will be shown as part of an evening of "Theatre Tipples and Tapas" by Dungarvan Dramatic Club, at Merry's pub from Tuesday November 19th to the 22nd. Committee members Margaret Dennehy and Carol Elstead joined Mary in studio.
This is Jim's second only play to be set in Waterford and audiences are very excited about the prospect of "The Red Iron" coming to Garter Lane Arts Centre for a three week run in November.
Waterford Author Catherine Kirwan joined Mary in studio to talk about her book Darkest Truth and all that has been happening since she published her first book.
Jim Nolan's Red Iron is coming to the stage in November. Mary spoke to three of the actors involved about how rehearsals are going.
Sean Dunne and Daisy Drohan from the Lit Festival tell Mary about what is coming up this year.
"Memoirs of a Ghost" runs at Garter Lane Arts Centre on October 18th and 19th, while Derek will also launch his new novel "The Dark," at Garter Lane on October 25th as part of the Waterford Writers' Weekend. He spoke to Mary about both.
This documentary was researched, produced and narrated by Gayle Corrigan and WLR's Mary O'Neill. It aired "On the Fringe" on Tuesday September 24th. "Another Brick in the Hall" features voices and music, past and present of just some of the teachers and pupils of Mount Sion School who have impacted on the arts on a global level. It was funded by The Broadcast Authority of Ireland
Aileen chats to Mary about what it was like setting up a stage school during the recession, and how she can't believe how much is now happening at The Rehearsal Hub. She also discusses the importance of speech and drama for children
You can catch this play at Garter Lane Arts Centre on September 20th and 21st. Noelle plays Stella in this harrowing one-woman-show, written by Noel Kelly. She tells Mary what "Jetty Stars" is all about.
It was a busy few days at the Curraghmore Estate in Portlaw as the second annual "All Together Now" festival had a jam packed line up of music, spoken word, comedy, food and much more. Mary was there and spoke to a host of people across the spectrum.
Pat, well known for works like "Urbs Intacta Manet," and "The Hall" is bringing "Rigor Mortis" (a different take on "Urbs Intacta Manet") to Theatre Royal from August 15th to 17th. Each night, a second play, "Ghosting," co-written and performed by Jamie Beamish and Anne O'Riordan, will also be staged. Pat tells Mary about both.
It's Year 27 of the renowned street threatre festival, which takes place as always over the August Bank Holiday weekend and culminates in the annual parade on the Sunday night. This year's theme is "All at Sea." Ollie and Mary spoke to Spraoi's Financial Controller Niamh Colbert and Artistic Director Mike Leahy.
A night of music and storytelling is promised when members of the renowned musical family the Clancys take to the stage at Theatre Royal. Róisín Clancy (son of Bobby,) Dónal Clancy (son of Liam) musician cousin Evan Grace and Welsh actor/musician Ryland Teifi will perform on an intimate stage setting designed to look like an Irish kitchen in days of yore. Dónal and Róisín joined Mary "On the Fringe."
Sheila, who hails from Blackwater in Wexford but has strong Waterford connections, previously brought out a digital book, "Mending Lace," which has since had hard copy publication. "Kilbride House" is a work of historical fiction and is partially set on the Dingle Peninsula. She outlines her influences to Mary "On the Fringe."
Johnny has been in the music industry for over 40 years, working with Clannad, Hozier, Celtic Woman, The High Kings and many more high profile artists. He was also a founding member of IMRO. His new book "In a Lifetime" documents his stories and adventures.
The Design Challenge project is a design-led research collaboration between WIT’s Creativity & Culture Research Group and main project partners Waterford City and County Council and Garter Lane Arts Centre, together with support from Local Enterprise Office, Institute of Designers in Ireland, Design and Craft Council of Ireland, Creative Ireland, community groups, design industry and local enterprise. Luke, a graduate of Visual Design at WIT, dropped into Mary to chat about the prize.
Butlerstown native and lecturer at WIT Fiona tells Mary that writing has always been in her blood; she's the daughter of well known poet John Ennis. She won the national Molly Keane Creative Writing award 2019, for her short story "Debt."
Joxer Daly was originally a character from the Seán O'Casey play "Juno and the Paycock," and he's been brought back to life by Eddie Naughton in the play "Joxer Daly Esq." This one man show will be at Theatre Royal on July 4th and 5th, and will return again from July 18th to the 25th. Phelim Drew plays Joxer in this one-person play and he spoke to Mary