A New York Film PremiereThe Irish Repertory Theatre presents a free virtual film premiere of The Man Who Wanted to Fly with three opportunities to watch the film on Tuesday, May 25th and Wednesday, May 26th.Directed by Frank ShouldiceProduced by Trisha Canning & Cormac Hargaden of Loosehorse ProductionsThe Man Who Wanted to Fly tells the irresistible story of 80-something … [Read more...] about The Man Who
Wanted to Fly
Frank Shouldice
The Man Who
Roots: That’s Not an Irish Name!
Names such as Kelly, Murphy, O’Brien, and Ryan are distinctively Irish and are widely known to be. However, there are many other names that are Irish – but far less obviously so. Names such as Holland, King, Waters, Rabbitte, Woods, Smith, Kidney, Bird, Salmon, Moore, Traynor, Moss, Fox, Dean, and many others can be of Irish origin due to some strange evolutions of language and … [Read more...] about Roots: That’s Not an Irish Name!
Review of Books:
A Parting Gift
Frank ShouldiceJune / July 2018
William Trevor’s posthumous Last Stories.
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How strange to read a published work knowing it to be the author’s last. Such was the feeling on opening Last Stories, a collection of short stories made available two years after William Trevor’s death. The Cork-born author leaves us a treasure of quality work, fronted by an impressive canon of 14 novels – the last, Love and … [Read more...] about Review of Books:
A Parting Gift
2016: Reflections on a Centenary
How the 1916 commemorations helped people connect on a personal level.“Everything is repeated, in a circle. History is a master because it teaches us that it doesn’t exist. It’s the permutations that matter.”- Umberto Eco, Foucault's PendulumWe have had much to celebrate this year. Commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising had been anticipated for so long that when it finally … [Read more...] about 2016: Reflections on a Centenary
Behind the Scenes at Dublin’s Croke Park
An inside look at the stadium that has been at the heart of Irish sporting events for over 100 years. I can’t keep up with Leonard Fearon. He walks as fast as he talks and he’s got a few thousand mouths to feed. So while young hurlers from Waterford and Kilkenny chase each other around Croke Park six floors below, I’m on the corporate level running after the chef. Fans may … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes at Dublin’s Croke Park