Siobhan Mcsweeney

When mainstream theatre closed, the avant-garde got busy

With productions shuttered, theatre has to break new ground to reach audiences

Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan: ‘I was, like, Are you serious? I’m not this gigantic sumo wrestler’

The actor, who’s about to star in Bridgerton, on body image, activism and doing chores for her mum

‘Bad Bridgets’ from Ireland were a big part of prison populations in US and Canada

Many thousands of Irish women who emigrated to north America from 1838 to 1918 ended up in prison

Galway 2020 opening ceremony cancelled due to weather warnings

Year as European Capital of Culture had been due to start with fire spectacle

Derry Girls review: A moving and significant piece of nostalgia

In the season finale, Lisa McGee’s girls once again turn their backs on history

People’s Vote march: ‘Brexit is the single most cowardly thing this country has done’

Patrick Freyne reports on the signs, speeches and spacemen at the landmark protest

Derry Girls: ‘We’re doing it for peace. A piece of fine Protestant ass’

As the comedy smash hit returns, the cast and creator look ahead to what's in store

Autumn Royal review: Kevin Barry shows there is no escape from home

Two siblings trapped by an aged parent dream a future far away in this effective, claustrophobic production

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