Aoife Duffin in the Abbey Theatre world premiere of Christ Deliver Us! by Thomas Kilroy.

A Sense of Freedom | Arts | Drama

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Licence to perform The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge in England subject to certain restrictions.

A Sense of Freedom | Arts | Drama

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A scene from Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars, Abbey stage, directed by Wayne Jordan.

A Sense of Identity | Arts | Drama

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An abstract bronze sculpture inspired by great cloak, boat forms, hands.

A Sense of Identity | The West | Celtic Revival

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C-Print 180 x 220 cm, Candida Höfer produced this photograph of the Great Hall of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, now home to IMMA, during a visit to Dublin in 2004. At this time Höfer also documented the interiors of the National Library of Ireland, Marsh’s Library, the M

A Sense of Place | Architecture | Buildings

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Painted Bronze. 295 x 74 x 13 cm (Axe) 42 x 18 x 11 cm (Girl) The Axe (and The Waving Girl) takes on the subject of the fairy tale, a theme Irish artist Alice Maher returns to again and again. The young female figure is waving to an axe, which is leaning precariously agains

A Sense of Identity | Mythology | Fairy tales

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Video 63 minutes, Orla Barry’s film work is rooted in language and symbols and is driven by the tension between visual and literary representation. Barry dwells on themes such as proximity and distance, inclusion and dislocation, silence and communication, and friendship

A Sense of Place | Arts | Performing arts

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