By Patricia Jameson-Sammartano
WG Culture Editor
(This review was first produced in 2007, when Pat Jameson served as our culture editor. She died in April 2012.)
Setting: A shabby two-story house, in a suburb north of Dublin, on Christmas Eve. We had originally thought that a play about five drunken…
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New York -- University of Limerick Professor Ruan O'Donnell drew more than 40 to O'Lunney's Times Square Pub on Thursday, October 2nd to issue a resounding rebuttal -- some would argue refutation -- of the recent critics of the 1,700 who went out on Easter Monday 1916. Directly challenging former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and Senator David Norris,…
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"The Loneliest Boy In The World"
Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin with Patricia Ahern (Collins Press, 2014)
Review by Felicity Hayes-McCoy.
At the westernmost end of Ireland’s Dingle peninsula,…
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Enjoying its final year as a 20-something-year-old (the festival was founded in 1985), the 2014 Cúirt International Festival of Literature is back and ready to satiate the appetites of literature enthusiasts from all over the world. Running from Tuesday, April 8th…
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(First published in 1998) Joseph Gannon's review of Terry Golway's book
Revolution has usually been a young man's game. John Devoy was definitely an exception to this rule; -- a man who lived to a very old age, through times…
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The following is a transcript of the LIVE community chat hosted here at TheWildGeese.com on Monday, August 12, 2013 with author, Brian O'Sullivan (left). Some editing has been applied for clarity.
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American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles (Anchor Press, 2012, 416…
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Writer and producer, David Dinning (right) is preparing for his next trip to Northern Ireland later this month. David is finishing up a documentary he has been working on for the past four…
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(First published in 2007) British filmmaker Ken Loach took time out from editing his latest film, about the exploitation of immigrants in Britain, to chat with WGT. He spoke on a range of subjects, including "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (his second film set against the Irish War for Independence, now on screens in the U.S.), British policies in Ireland, his unusual…
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Review By Kieron C. Punch / Associate Editor
Coventry, England -- Veteran British director, Ken Loach, doesn't make movies for the popcorn munching, mainstream, cinema-going public, weaned on mindless blockbusters.
Instead he makes thought provoking, abrasive films that frequently challenge the political establishment and serve as a social…
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Established in 1985 and quickly becoming one of the premier literature festivals in all of Europe (and beyond), the Cúirt International Festival of Literature launched its 2013 programme on the 23rd of April. This annual festival based in Galway continues to…
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In the news this week: British embassy forced to apologise after BBQ 'celebrates' the 200th anniversary of the burning of White House during the War of 1812. The story, and our post below, recall the…
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