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Dermot Bolger: Tom Murphy's work left nowhere to hide - and helped us understand ourselves better

Dermot Bolger: Tom Murphy's work left nowhere to hide - and helped us understand ourselves better | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
By curious coincidence, when a riot occurred in the Abbey Theatre during 'The Plough and the Stars' in 1926, a young Samuel Beckett was among the audience in the stalls, watching and re
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October 9, 2017 2:28 PM
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Always Meeting Ourselves: "Ulysses" at the Abbey Theatre

Always Meeting Ourselves: "Ulysses" at the Abbey Theatre | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Dermot Bolger carves out the human core of Joyce's expansive masterpiece, focusing the play around the human drama of the novel.
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June 6, 2015 10:56 AM
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Poem: Night in the House on Dawson Street, by Dermot Bolger

Poem: Night in the House on Dawson Street, by Dermot Bolger | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
This poem celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Mansion House as the residence of Dublin’s Lord Mayor
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August 7, 2014 10:09 AM
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Hallelujah for the Cohen festival - Noted Irish writers Dermot Bolger, Gerard Smyth and John MacKenna are among those taking part

Hallelujah for the Cohen festival - Noted Irish writers Dermot Bolger, Gerard Smyth and John MacKenna are among those taking part | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Hallelujah for the Cohen festival
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Noted Irish writers Dermot Bolger, Gerard Smyth and John MacKenna are among those taking part. MacKenna is a longterm friend of Cohen and interviewed him for a series of radio programmes for RTÉ.
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March 4, 2014 3:18 PM
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Behan was a man with the world at his feet, and there is nothing more dangerous - Dermot Bolger

Behan was a man with the world at his feet, and there is nothing more dangerous - Dermot Bolger | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Behan was a man with the world at his feet, and there is nothing more dangerous Herald.ie Behan's talent wasn't wasted in that he produced a superb memoir, Borstal Boy (containing such home truths about the folly of mindless political violence that...
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October 22, 2017 3:16 PM
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Bang Bang by Dermot Bolger -Bewley's Cafe Theatre | Dublin, Ireland

Bang Bang by Dermot Bolger -Bewley's Cafe Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
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August 13, 2017 11:03 AM
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The Abbey Theatre presents Dermot Bolger’s brilliantly adapted, vibrant version of James Joyce’s classic in a thrilling production for theatre.

The Abbey Theatre presents Dermot Bolger’s brilliantly adapted, vibrant version of James Joyce’s classic in a thrilling production for theatre.

 
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May 6, 2015 5:15 PM
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Dermot Bolger & John Sheahan - Phizzfest 2015

Monday 4th May was a special night in Phibsborough when Dublin legends Dermot Bolger and John Sheahan came to Phizzfest and entertained us with music, poetry and…
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July 27, 2014 10:09 PM
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This Means War: The Only Daughter by Dermot Bolger

This Means War: The Only Daughter by Dermot Bolger | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
This is the second in our series of eight short stories on the theme of conflict. The context is the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War, but the theme is open to the author’s interpretation. The last story in the series will be chosen through a short story competition among readers
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February 5, 2014 4:41 PM
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Editor’s choice- Caroline Walsh profiles the up-and-coming Dermot Bolger in 1985

Editor’s choice- Caroline Walsh profiles the up-and-coming Dermot Bolger in 1985 | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
From the Archives: Caroline Walsh profiles the up-and-coming Dermot Bolger in 1985
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