New television series offers dramatised reassessment of a troubled history

I HAVE problems with drama which is ‘based on’ a true story. Others reassure me that audiences can tell the difference between fact and fiction, but I am not so sure. This subject came up in a Radio Ulster discussion I took part in last week about the new Disney Plus series, Say Nothing, based on a book of the same name by the New Yorker reporter Patrick Radden Keefe. Of … [Read more...] about New television series offers dramatised reassessment of a troubled history

THROUGH the open door of a low-lit tenement apartment on the Lower East Side, I see two small girls huddling as close to the stove as they dare, their darting eyes on Mam – Bridget – who paces the floorboards, limp infant in arms. If that straw Catholic cross pinned up on the doorframe is there to protect the home from danger, I’m thinking, now would be a good time. In truth, … [Read more...] about Time travel to 19th century New York to explore Irish lives and immigration

IRISH actor Ciarán Hinds is among a star-studded cast set to lead a new drama based on a Booker Prize-winning book. The BBC has acquired the rights to The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan’s novel which won the prize in 2014. A five-part drama series based on the book, which charts the life of Flanagan’s fictional character Dorrigo Evans, is now in production for … [Read more...] about Ciarán Hinds, Jacob Elordi and Odessa Young to star in new drama based on Booker Prize-winning book

Jessie Stapleton has admitted she does not know anything about the future of Irish women's boss Eileen Gleeson but said she would like her to stay on in the role if it were up to her. This week, Ireland lost 2-1 to Wales in Dublin in their second-leg playoff game. The result means they will now not be heading to Switzerland, raising questions about the manager and older … [Read more...] about Stapleton backs Gleeson to stay on as Ireland boss

The draws for the 2024-25 UEFA Under-19 European Championship Elite Round and the 2025-26 Under-17 & Under-19 Qualifying Rounds were made in Nyon, Switzerland. The Ireland Men's Under-17s will continue their quest to qualify for the 2024-25 UEFA Men's Under-17 EUROs when they travel to Poland for the Elite Round games against Belgium, Iceland, and Poland. For the Elite … [Read more...] about EURO draws made for Ireland Men’s U17 & U19 sides