Rosaleen Mcdonagh
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Abbey Theatre moves online for ‘creative conversation’ about coronavirus
- Stage
- March 19, 2020, 16:30
The Abbey Theatre has invited 50 writers to contribute a piece for one actor each that will help to reflect Ireland during the coronavirus outbreak. (...)

‘I received letters, phone calls that were absolutely derogatory’
- Social Affairs
- July 9, 2019, 18:57
A former Seanad candidate has described the “absolutely derogatory” abuse she received when she put herself forward for election. Traveller activist (...)

Disabled Women of Ireland unite
- People
- March 2, 2019, 06:00
Earlier this year, about 30 disabled people gathered in Dublin, with some more participating via conference calls from Brussels and different parts of(...)

Sex and disability in the spotlight
- Health & Family
- February 12, 2019, 06:01
Disability has no rigid set of rules so it’s important that we ingest the stories of disabled people in as many different ways as we can. The written (...)

The first anniversary of Travellers gaining ethnic status will be celebrated with a concert in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on March 1st. Last year(...)

Obituary: Dónal Toolan
- People
- April 29, 2017, 01:11
Dónal Toolan, a passionate campaigner for the rights of disabled people and a talented actor, presenter and journalist, has died aged 50. A gifted spe(...)

“I recognise no partition. I recognise it as no crime to be in my own country. I would be ashamed of my own name and my murdered husband’s name if I d(...)

Why minority ethnic status matters: A Traveller view
- Opinion
- March 1, 2017, 18:20
Official acknowledgement of our minority ethnic status signifies a more hopeful future for our community. In the words of Traveller leader Martin Coll(...)

Shakespeare meets George Orwell meets the Kardashians
- Stage
- November 5, 2016, 05:00
Mark Smith is about to take his first steps on to the stage at Draíocht, Blanchardstown, where he is rehearsing Reason in Madness, a new adaptation of(...)

Abbey Theatre urged to play role in seeking equality in arts
- Stage
- November 12, 2015
Almost 600 members of the Irish theatre community gathered at the Abbey Theatre on Thursday afternoon to lobby for equality for women working in the a(...)