John Carty
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This week’s theatre: Country Girls hit the Abbey while Alice returns to Wonderland
- Stage
- March 9, 2019, 05:00
The Country Girls Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Ends Apr 6th, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm) €13-€45 abbeytheatre.ie A remarkable story of shedding innocence and tho(...)

Suspended solicitor urged woman to stay quiet about money he owed her
- Crime & Law
- December 22, 2018, 02:00
Until last Wednesday afternoon, a shy middle-aged Roscommon wife and mother was unsure whether she was destined to lose her family home in the days be(...)

A taste of the theatre this week
- Stage
- November 3, 2017, 05:00
Down and Out in Paris and London Wexford Arts Centre Thursday November 9th 8pm €16/€14 wexfordartscentre.com Written in 1933, George Orwell’s Down a(...)

David Munnelly, Joseph McNulty, Shane McGowan - 3’oh album review: The Mayo-Sligo connection
- Music
- February 23, 2017, 11:00
3’oh is suffused with loving attention to the tunes. David Munnelly’s spirited accordion finds fine purchase between the grooves of Shane McGowan(...)

Matt Molloy & John Carty - Out of the Ashes album review: tunes with verve and vitality
- Music
- November 24, 2016, 11:00
The combination of fiddle and flute is typical of north Connaught, and few musical pairings capture its syncopated swing with more imagination than M(...)

Alice in Wonderland review: curious return to the past
- Stage
- October 28, 2016, 16:30
The Factory Performance Space, Sligo ★★★ In a year marked by official commemorations, it’s striking that the longest-standing independent theatre(...)

Shackleton review: A cold eye cast over a legendary survival story
- Stage
- March 24, 2016, 17:35
Shackleton Factory Performance Space, Sligo ★★★ Most theatres, if they’re being honest, dream of setting sail. Even the inner workings of the stage(...)

Majority of Irish do not want armed police, says Kathleen O’Toole
- Crime & Law
- October 26, 2015, 01:00
The “overwhelming majority” of Irish people and Garda members do not want an armed police force in the Republic, the former Garda Inspectorate head Ka(...)

Irish Lives: Bryan Rooney master fiddler and ‘Godfather’ of traditional music
- Music
- December 20, 2014, 01:00
God knows how many Irish people living in London have, over the decades, been stopped in their tracks by familiar music wafting out the door of some e(...)

Review: The Playboy of the Western World
- Stage
- October 30, 2014, 16:13
The Playboy of the Western World The Factory Performance Space, Sligo **** A murderer is on the run, staggering towards a Mayo shebeen (...)