Kildare

Theatre: The Battle of Kildare Place

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There is no fiercer battle than that between sisters. The sibling tension is ever-present in ‘The Battle of Kildare Place’. This comedic play is a two-hander between two sisters: a corporate older one married with two children, and a ditzy, free-spirited younger one eking out a living as a proprietor of a small flower shop … Read more

A Brief History of My Father

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In 1960 when I was seven, before TV, Radio Éireann was our window on the worId. I understood the gist of rumblings on the news over breakfast in the kitchen. The Congo. It used to be called the Belgian Congo now it was just the Congo. My father intimated, buttering a piece of toast at … Read more