Review: Entertaining Mr SloaneThe play’s problem lies with the contradictions of pace, atmosphere and character within what might be called the plot if one were feeling generousFri Feb 21 2014 - 16:20
Desolate HeavenThis play about young carers in the Ireland of 1978 demands a psychological engagementWed Feb 05 2014 - 18:02
An Ideal HusbandAs is often the case with Wilde, the sparkling fun of the text, with its mischievous social and sexist commentary, is only the froth on a strong brew of idealismFri Jan 17 2014 - 17:50
Endurance is all: a letter from Elizabeth Jane HowardOnce, while trying to heal a cruel wound, I wrote to Howard. The reply came as a shockThu Jan 09 2014 - 11:35
Writers sort fact from historical fiction at Lismore CastleThe castle is an apt setting for talks on the truth and lies of historical fictionTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Kiss of the Spider WomanThis story about the redemptive power of fantasy deserves a bigger stageThu Nov 14 2013 - 17:00
All for one and one for YoughalA group of local business people is determined to revitalise the historic Cork seaside townThu Nov 07 2013 - 00:00
Estate of grace on the Blackwater for €1.45 millionMonatrae House is more small estate than a single property, for the extensive coach houses and outbuildings have been transformed along with the interior of the houseThu Oct 24 2013 - 00:00
The Big Yum YumPatrick McCabe’s play is a hilarious circus of the half-dementedThu Oct 10 2013 - 16:37
EdenA bleak view of manhood and marriage in an Irish town in which everyone is either locked or lostWed Oct 09 2013 - 14:55
Orpheus: The Greek gods smile kindly on Gluck’s operaA visually gorgeous and musically compelling productionTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Pride and Prejudice: Mr Darcy and co face the musicAusten’s essential mix of warmth, liveliness, longing and wit has been maintained in this musical treatmentMon Aug 19 2013 - 16:05
Sea, culture and culinary art as usual at Kinsale Arts FestivalThe festival augments what the town has anyway, but this year’s event has not been all plain-sailingTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Reviving Rumer Godden’s classicsAn Irishwoman’s Diary: How did her literary career affect her children?Mon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Lack of a finale and a need to growMary Leyland reviews Exit Strategy and The Tallest Man in the World playing as part of the Cork Midsummer FestivalMon Jul 01 2013 - 18:10
Roaming the fringes of YoughalPeter Gowen’s latest work is a tale of our times, told by an idiot savantWed Apr 24 2013 - 18:20
Local authority in last-minute rescue of historic houseEmergency partial repair of one of Cork’s most significant old houses was driven by local concernsThu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryTHIS is not good. It is not healthy. Three John P Marquand novels in one week, thanks as usual to Abebooks.com.ukTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryIN THE cornucopia of memorabilia at the Firkin Crane in Cork’s Shandon Quarter, the dancing life, props and achievements of the…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiarySTAVE and chime, rush and shook and heading knife: words from a lexicon familiar to the faded legions of Irish coopers, now represented…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
An Irish Arcadia brought back to lifeDiscovery and retrieval of grand paintings and artworks were central to Ballyfin’s recreation and give visitors the exclusive…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Corcadorca brushes up its ShakespeareTHERE’S A PING-PONG table at the back of the Triskel Arts Centre rehearsal space: the players have a bat in one hand and a script…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryTHE recent release of the film Arrietty by Studio Ghibli is a reminder of writer Mary Norton’s genius – even for namesWed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryWHEN WB Yeats wished he had the heavens’ embroidered cloths to spread under the feet of his beloved he can hardly have imagined…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
