The Irish World
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The Irish World
9h ago
Award- winning film maker Dónal Foreman spoke to David Hennessy ahead of a programme of his films set to screen at The Irish Cultural Centre this weekend. The Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith is dedicating a weekend of films to the work of Dónal Foreman. After graduating from the National Film School at IADT, Dónal ..read more
The Irish World
2d ago
By David Hennessy When former Riverdance cast member Jessie Leach held her first class for what has become the Jig and a Swig Irish dance community, it was for just 16 of her friends. That was in 2020 and although classes had to close for a time due to COVID, Jig and a Swig now ..read more
The Irish World
2d ago
David Hennessy spoke to the cast of a new Irish play that is set for The London Irish Centre, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and its first airing over in Ireland at Smock Alley in Dublin. Inspired by real life events, A Silent Scandal tells the story of the suppression of a scandal in an Irish ..read more
The Irish World
3d ago
The Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival is about to get started. Mary from Dungloe is a community based festival which has been held annually since 1967 in Dungloe, County Donegal. It is family friendly with a wide variety of musical, cultural, child, sporting, artistic and novelty events. Irish diaspora communities from around the ..read more
The Irish World
3d ago
By David Hennessy Mairead McEnroe, a 23- year- old teaching assistant, is the Glasgow Mary from Dungloe for 2024. She will go on to represent Glasgow at the festival which starts this month. Mairead told The Irish World: “I’m excited for the whole thing.” “I’m really looking forward to it. “Since I was a baby ..read more
The Irish World
3d ago
By David Hennessy Kaylin Healy was selected as the Edinburgh Mary from Dungloe and will now represent the city at the festival later this month. Kaylin, 19, has strong family ties to Donegal with her grandparents coming frojm Gweedore and Cruit Island. Kaylin has just started a new career in healthcare after previously working in ..read more
The Irish World
3d ago
26- year- old Niamh Kerrigan was selected as the Birmingham Mary at the recent selection night. Niamh, who has just taken up a new role with National Highways, will now represent Birmingham at the Mary From Dungloe festival this month. Niamh grew up in the Sheldon area and gained a masters in urban and regional ..read more
The Irish World
6d ago
Keavy Lynch of girlband B*Witched spoke to David Hennessy about Craic by the Creek, the reformed girlband lasting much longer in their new era than in their original run and why C’est la Vie is just ‘euphoria’. Ireland’s best known girl band are set to rock Craic by the Creek this weekend. B*Witched, made up ..read more
The Irish World
6d ago
Mark Prendergast told David Hennessy about his new EP with solo project Man Alive, getting back at it with Kodaline and collaborating with Aisling Bea on his new video. Mark Prendergast is well known for playing guitar with Kodaline but is now also doing his own thing with the solo project entitled Man Alive. With ..read more
The Irish World
1w ago
By David Hennessy Belfast is set to come to life with the sound of traditional music and the buzz of excited young and not so young musicians learning about the tradition with concerts, sessions and the affordable and accessible summer school that the festival is becoming so revered for. In its 6th edition, Belfast Tradfest ..read more