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Three Sisters at Dublin Theatre Festival: Saoirse-Monica Jackson gives a sharp turn in a fresh take on Chekhov
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s honed adaptation shifts towards surreal comedy
Derry Girls’ Saoirse-Monica Jackson: ‘Dyslexia shaped me. I’m always thinking two steps ahead’
The Derry Girls star on life after the Channel 4 hit; her marriage to Hector Barbour, aka DJ Denis Sulta; and how dyslexia has shaped her
The Decameron review: Derry Girls’ Saoirse-Monica Jackson battles ridiculous hipster haircut in unfunny romp
Television review: This newly decanted Decameron succeeds only in laying bare the chasm between good and bad television
Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale
Derry Girls finale review: Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special
Derry Girls season 3: We’re Taken by surprise when a certain Irish actor puts in a cameo
Contains spoilers: On the evidence of this gags-galore first show, the final season will be a blast
Finding You: Months after Wild Mountain Thyme, Sky gives us more crock-of-gold baloney
Review: Twinkly ballads aside, it at least portrays Ireland as a modern place
Coronavirus: Derry Girls share ‘isolation’ home video
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From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018
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