Caoilfhionn Dunne

Brian Gleeson was always going to be an actor, even without the benefit of that surname. When should have been tucked up in bed, he was up enthralled (...)

Katie Roche    Abbey Theatre, Dublin         *** Katie Roche is a young woman with notions(...)

Katie Roche Abbey Theatre, Dublin Until September 23rd 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm) €13-€45 abbeytheatre.ie In 1930s Waterford, Katie Roche is considered to (...)

Shortly before rehearsals for the Abbey’s new production of Katie Roche began, its director, Caroline Byrne, gave a good-natured disclaimer. “It’s goi(...)

I’m pretty certain there is a gloomy joke – or, at least, a sombre allusion – at the opening of the third act to Ciarán Creagh’s brave first feature. (...)

Caoilfhionn Dunne views acting as a means to various ends. Raised in Finglas, she enjoyed performing in school, but, when adult life beckoned, she dec(...)

Lyric Theatre, Belfast **** A good man commits a bad deed for a good reason then ends up paying what threatens to be the ultimate price. This is t(...)

If you craved a sense of occasion on Saturday then the Galway Film Fleadh was the place to be. The organisers of the 28th event pulled off a coup by (...)

John Butler’s comedy The Stag and John Michael McDonagh’s state-of-the-nation piece Calvary have topped the charts in the nominations for the upcom(...)