The Irish Times

Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominations

Sally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous award

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 08:30

Tara Lynne O’Neill: 'I knew Derry Girls was something special'

The actor best known as Ma Mary talks about hideous jumpers, being married to Tommy Tiernan on screen, and her new play about women footballers

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:05

Derry Girls series 2: ‘Catholics really buzz off statues. Protestants don’t so much’

Review: The Channel 4 comedy gives its characters a normal life in difficult times

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 22:15

Derry Girls: ‘We’re doing it for peace. A piece of fine Protestant ass’

As the comedy smash hit returns, the cast and creator look ahead to what's in store

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 06:00

Derry Girls: ‘I’m not enjoying this bomb. I’ve an appointment at Tropicana at 12’

Creator, writer and producer Lisa McGee explains what’s made ‘Derry Girls’ a success, the influence of Dolores O’Riordan, and what she has in store for series two

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 06:00

1990s Derry seen through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl

‘Derry Girls’ is a zippy comedy whose teen stars have bigger troubles than the Troubles

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 22:39

Theatre review: God of Carnage

A biting comedy of manners that spirals into a shaming demonstration of bad manners

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 14:53

Review: Heartbreak House

Written fitfully during the first World War and finally presented to an utterly changed world, Shaw’s experimental play remains tangled and complex. Can the Abbey make sense of it?

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 13:25