Abbey Theatre

The award-winning actress Norma Sheahan has become a stalwart face of Irish comedy. Over the past two decades, the Cork lady has found herself in front of the camera on numerous occasions - everything from big screen roles in Intermission…

Dermot Bolger is a stalwart of the Irish literary scene, having written numerous novels and plays since the mid-1980s. These include his recent successes Tanglewood, a microscopic look at the Irish property boom of 00s, and The Lonely Sea…

It is the year 1927 and I am sitting in the dark vestibule of the Festival Theatre in Cambridge. I am listening to a rich Irish voice that seems to intone a request that I should come to Dublin and produce for the Abbey Theatre. The voice…

Of the many stars on the Hollywood walk of fame, 13 belong to Irish people. Roscommon man George Brent has two stars on Vine street, one for his television work and another for cinema. Born in 1899, Brent was an IRA courier for Michael…