Fractured - a family, a nation, a dream ....: Recent Episodes
Down at Heel Productions
“Fractured” is a set of stories about a fictional family living through the War of Independence and the beginnings of the Civil War in Maynooth, Co. Kildare. It is a Down at Heel production written by four Kildare based writers, Martina Reilly, Claire Joyce, Joe Bergin and Brendan Farrell who also acted as sound engineer. The project was sponsored by Kildare County Council through a Creative Ireland Bursary.
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 24 (No. 43) – April 1922
And so it ends…..and so it will begin.
CAST
UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Messenger Girl: Grace McDonald
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Patrick Colgan: Paul Keogh
Poor Brid: Karina Power
O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 23 (No. 42) – Feburary 1922
The shocking truth about the informer is revealed.
CAST
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
Betty Dwyer: Eilish Rafferty
Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 22 (No. 41) – Feburary 1922
The informer spoils plans once more. An unexpected suspect is identified. The IRA hatch a plan to find out who it is.
CAST
Civic Guard: Brendan Farrell
Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Farrell: Rian Glynn
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 21 (No. 40) – March 1922
The women’s group surprise a grieving Brigid. Maggie O’Donoghue learns that Father Dempsey doesn’t tell her everything. Ann Kilbride makes a decision.
CAST
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Maggie O’Sullivan: Patricia O’Malley
Brigid Barry: Mary Power-Cooney
Betty Dwyer: Eilish Rafferty
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 20 (No. 39) – Feburary 1922
The tension between Sean and Tomas increases leading Tomas to make some important decisions.
CAST
Patrick Colgan: Paul Keogh
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 19 (No. 38) – 16th January 1922
Sean and Tomas come to blows when Donal UaBuachalla asks for feedback on an anti-treaty speech. Colgan brings exciting news from Dublin.
CAST
Reporter: Marc Cheevers
Paddy Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Donal UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Patrick Colgan: Paul Keogh
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 18 (No. 37) – January 1922
Paddy comforts Joseph as Brigid grieves. Joseph urges Mary to make peace with Tomas.
CAST
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 17 (No. 36) – December 1921
Sean’s triumphant return soon sours as secrets spill out.
CAST:
Reporter: Marc Cheevers
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Pat Colgan: Paul Keogh
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Donal UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 16 (No. 35) – November 1921
Mossie’s last wishes surprise many people while Brigid is forced to realise the horror of what she has done.
CAST
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Colm O’Sulliavan: Stephen Ball
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Peter (Assassin 1): Daniel McCarthy
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 15 (No. 34) – November 1921
Mary confides her heartbreak to Cissy. Teresa is caught off guard when Cissy makes a request of her.
CAST:
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 14 (No. 33) – October 1921
As Poor Brid searches frantically for young Colm, Mossie is led to his execution.
CAST:
Poor Bird: Karina Power
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Assassin 1 - Peadar: Bob Tysall
Assassin 2 - Peter: Daniel McCarthy
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Colm: Stephen Ball
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 13 (No. 32) – October 1921
Mossie bonds with young Colm, unaware that he is putting them both in terrible danger. Anne comes face to face with her new grandchild.
CAST:
Assassin 1 -Peadar: Bob Tysall
Assassin 2- Peter: Daniel McCarthy:
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Colm: Stephen Ball
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Anne Kinsella: Hilary Madigan
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 12 (No. 31) – September 1921
Father Dempsey asks a favour of an exhausted Brigid but instead receives help from an unexpected quarter.
CAST:
Alan O’ Toole: Matt DeBarra
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Anne Kinsella: Hilary Madigan
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 11 (No. 30) – September 1921
In the confessional, Father Dempsey attempts to untangle moral rights and wrongs but finds his faith challenged when an unexpected penitent asks for help.
CAST:
Alan O’Toole: Matt DeBurca
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 10 (No. 29) – August 1921
As Tomas makes good on his promise to recruit Teresa, the conversation affords Mossie an opportunity to intimidate Brigid.
CAST:
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Padraig Doran: Sean King
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 9 (No. 28) – July 1921
Truce celebrations in Barry’s pub take an explosive turn when an uninvited guest turns up
CAST:
Announcer: Marc Cheevers
Con O’Sullivan: Dara Keogh
UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon Moore
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Maureen O’Leary: Martina Murphy
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Cissy Bloand: Caoimhe Murphy
Joseph Barry: John Bean
*Featuring Meadhbh Fitzgibbon Moore singing ‘She moves through the Fair.’
*Music by Townsend School of Music and Leixlip Community Youth Band.
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 8 (No. 27) – July 1921
An ambush at Stacumny does not go to plan.
Cast:
Paddy Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Farrell: Rian Glynn
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
Volunteer Ryan: Conor Lanigan
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 7 (No. 26) – June 1921
Anne Kilbride is forced to defend her son in an explosive confrontation with Cissy.
CAST:
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Mr. Boland: Pete Butler
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 6 (No. 25) – May 1921
Tomas enjoys the banter with Lizzie when her house is used to stash the proceeds of a mailbag robbery. Meanwhile, news of shocking developments in Dublin reach the local IRA.
Cast:
Paddy Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Hayes: Marc Cheevers
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 5 (No. 24) – April 1921
Tomas strategic thinking alarms Brigid but impresses Paddy Mullaney. A plan is devised to flush out the local informer.
Cast:
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Tom Farrell: Rian Glynn
Paddy Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 4 (No. 23) – April 1921
An unexpected visitor to the pub shocks Mary and Tomas.
Cast:
Judge: Sadie O’Reilly
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Andrew Hughes: Brendan Farrell
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 3 (No. 22) – March 1921
The Barrys receive a letter from Sean. Tomas’ guilt forces him to confront his actions. Mary is distressed at news of more shootings.
Cast:
Sgt. Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Cons. Curran: Tony Joyce
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 2 (No. 21)
Sean is captured and sent to Ballykinlar where he bumps into an old comrade.
Cast
Williams: Benjamin Reilly
Little: Callum Maxwell
Got-Me: Peter Ronayne
Cameron: Tony Joyce
Colgan: Paul Keogh
Love: Bob Tysall
Sean: Aaron O’Connor
Fractured - Season 3, Episode 1 (No. 20)
Joseph helps a Black and Tan soldier much to Mary’s surprise. Cissy has some shocking news.
Cast
Sgt. Dwyer: David Murphy
Cons. Stiff: Noel Wade
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Seamus McCullough: George Hogan
Con O’Sullivan: Dara Keogh
Catherine Long: Clare Enright
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 8 (No. 19) - February 1920
As Sergeant Dwyer vows vengeance on the perpetrators of the ambush, the fractures in the community and the family begin to appear.
Cast:
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Brigid Barry: Mary Power-Cooney
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Sgt. Dwyer: David Murphy
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 7 (No. 18) - February 1920
Tomas takes part in his first ambush with devastating consequences.
Cast:
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Sgt. Hughes: Ger O’Shea
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Pat Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
Farrell: Rian Glynn
Sgt. Dwyer: David Murphy
Cons. Curran: Tony Joyce
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
Cons. Stiff: Noel Wade
Cons. Perry: Daire Keogh
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 6 (No. 17) - late January 1920
Tomas is approached by the IRA to take part in an ambush.
Mullaney: John Fitzgibbon-Moore
UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’ Rua
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Brigid Barry: Mary Power-Cooney
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 5 (No.16) - January 1921.
Mary learns some hard truths from Betty Dwyer about what marriage to an RIC man involves.
Rebel 1: Ciaran Walker
Rebel 2: Catherine Joyce
Rebel 3: John Heveran
Betty Dwyer: Eilish Rafferty
Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Joseph Hughes: Ger O’Shea
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 4 (No. 15) - Christmas Day 1920
The Barrys have a surprise visitor for Christmas dinner. Mary and Hughes grow closer.
Cast
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Sgt. Hughes: Ger O’Shea
Fractured - Season 2, Episode 3 (No. 14) - November 1920
As news filters through of casualties at the Dublin Tipperary match in Croke park, the Barrys wait anxiously for news of Tomas and Paddy.
Cast
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Con O’Sullivan: Daire Keogh
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Sgt. Hughes: Ger O’ Shea
Poor Brid: Karian Power
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Cissy teases the girls by refusing to name her new sweetheart. When Joseph is unable to make a November match in Croke park with Paddy, he gives Tomas the day off to attend.
CAST:
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Catherine Long: Clare Enright
Lizzie O’Neill: Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Tomas Barry: Oran O’Rua
Joseph Barry: John Bean
As Brigid’s first public women’s meeting kicks off, she confides her fears for Sean to Poor Brid. They blame the local RIC sergeant Tom Dwyer for the situation. Brigid is torn when Betty Dwyer, Tom Dwyer’s wife, comes to make amends.
CAST:
Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Betty Dwyer: Eilish Rafferty
Poor Brid: Karina Power
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Anne Kilbride: Hiliary Madigan
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Madge: Orla Gildea
Messenger Girl: Elyza Levins
Prior to the launch of Season 2 on the 7th November, we thought you might like to hear a brief recap of Season 1.
Fractured - Season 1, Episode 11 - October 1920
In this Season 1 finale – Mary’s relationship with Joseph Hughes is torn asunder. Meanwhile, Sean is forced into making a hard decision, leaving his family bereft.
CAST:
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Catherine Long: Clare Enright
Joseph Barry: Sean Bean
Father Dempsey: Noel Wade
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Messenger Girl: Lucy Finn
Sgt Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Cons. Stiff: Noel Wade
Sgt Joseph Hughes: Ger O’Shea
Episode dedicated Maynooth Soccer Club.
Episode 10 - October 1920
Sean’s raid on the RIC station does not go to plan, leaving him and his comrade in danger.
CAST:
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Alan O’Toole: Matt De Barra
Sgt Dwyer: David Murphy
Cons. Stiff: Noel Wade
Cons. Hughes: Ger O’Shea
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Sgt Blake: Tony Joyce
Episode dedicated to Liffey Champion.
Episode 9: September 1920
Joseph and Brigid are forced to examine their marriage and the strange set of circumstances that led them to each other.
CAST:
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
Episode dedicated to Woman’s Way magazine.
Episode 8: AUGUST 1920
Sean and O’Reilly boast to Tomas about the success of their first big ambush. Mary causes Tomas to reconsider the validity of Sean’s story, leading to a showdown within the family.
CAST:
RIC Man: Sean King
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Episode dedicated to the Leinster Leader.
Episode 7: August 1920
Mary confesses to her best friend, Cissy, that she is in love. Colgan offers Sean and O’Reilly a chance to prove themselves in a planned ambush.
CAST:
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Patrick Colgan: Paul Keogh
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Donal UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Episode dedicated to Intel.
Episode 6: JULY 1920
Sean and O’Reilly intimidate a railway worker who is breaking the railway strike. Tomas infuriates Sean by questioning his methods.
CAST
Union man: Brendan O’Sullivan
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Padraig Doran: Sean King
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Episode dedicated to Connolly’s Pub, Donadea.
Episode 5: JULY 1920
In the Volunteer court, Mossie and Paddy almost come to blows over a debt owed. Sean confronts Constable Joseph Hughes, little realising that he’s his sister’s sweetheart.
CAST:
RIC:
Tom Dwyer: David Murphy
Joseph Hughes: Gerard O’Shea
Francis Perry: Dara Keogh
Edward Curran: Peter Royanne
Michael Stiff: James O’Haire
Judge Frances Murphy: Sadie O’Reilly
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Annie Cahill: Martina O’Connor
Tim Lennon: Tony Joyce
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Episode dedicated to Boyne Dental, Maynooth.
Episode 4: JUNE 1920
It’s June 4th 1920 and campaigning outside the local election centre is in full swing. Brigid embarrasses Sean, leading to an emotional public confrontation.
CAST:
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Campaigner 1: Tony Joyce
Campaigner 2: Sean King
Campaigner 3: Daire Keogh
Donal Ua Buachalla: Brian McCabe
Head Volunteer: Brendan O’Sullivan
Sheila: Eithne Rankin
Margaret: Eileen Larkin
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Episode dedicated to Brady’s Bar, Maynooth.
Brigid’s inaugural women’s meeting does not quite go to plan. Meanwhile, Tomas has serious reservations about a Volunteer job Patrick Colgan has entrusted him and Sean with.
CAST:
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Maggie O’Donoghue: Patricia O’Malley
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Poor Brid (Mrs O’Sullivan): Karina Power
Colm: Andrew Bell
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce.
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Patrick Colgan: Paul Keogh.
Episode in memory of Ria Young.
Donal UaBuachalla’s election rally raises tensions between Joseph and Brigid. Mary runs into trouble in the pub with a belligerent Mossie Kinsella, but the intervention of her unlikely sweetheart enrages him further.
CAST:
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Anne Kilbride: Hilary Madigan
Teresa: Ann Kelly
Sergeant Dwyer: David Murphy
Constable Stiff: James O’Haire
Donal UaBuachalla: Brian McCabe
Mossie Kinsella: Tom McGrath
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Constable Hughes: Ger O'Shea
Eoin (boy 1): Eoin Durkin
Colm (boy 2): Colm Durkin.
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce.
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
The bombing of Maynooth Town Hall raises tensions in the village. Brigid and her son Sean end up on opposite sides of the argument. Mary shares a secret with her brother Tomas.
Cast: (In order of appearance)
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Poor Brid (Mrs O’Sullivan): Karina Power
Paddy Dooley: Joe Bergin
Joe O’Reilly: Conor Hogan
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Moll Barry: Beth Joyce
This episode is dedicated to Connollys Pub, Donadea
Prior to our launch on Sunday, we thought you might like to meet the Barry family
Joseph Barry: John Bean
Brigid Barry: Mary Power Cooney
Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor
Mary Barry: Sarah Murphy
Tomas Barry: Dean McPartlin
Moll: Beth Joyce
The "explosive" opening of episode 1. The full episode will be launched at 8pm on Sunday Feb 21st. Watch out for it