Monthly Archives: February 2011

I just heard last night that St. Senan’s Drama Group, Mountcoal, Co.Kerry are staging my first play ‘The Maiden Aunt on Friday, 4th; Sunday, 6th; Friday, 11th; Saturday, 12th and Sunday 13th March. All performances are at 8p.m. except the … Continue reading →

Tullylease Drama Group in North Cork are staging ‘Fortunes and Misfortunes’ on Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th February and Thursday, 3rd and Saturday, 5th and Sunday, 6th March in the Village Hall at 8p.m. Directed by Hannah Mary O’Connor and … Continue reading →

Best wishes to Lough Gur Amateur Dramatic Society, who are staging ‘Mother Knows Best’ on Friday, 11th; Saturday,12th; and Sunday, 13th March in the HoneyFitz Theatre, starting at 8.30p.m. each night. Marella Mulcahy and Dermot Kirby play Tess and Harry … Continue reading →

I’ve just heard from producer Mary Whyte that the Derrynoose Drama Group in Co. Armagh will be staging ‘Fortunes and Misfortunes’ on Friday, 4th; Saturday, 5th and Sunday 6th March. The group successfully staged my play ‘Mother Knows Best’ last … Continue reading →

Killavilla Drama Group, just outside Roscrea, are staging ‘The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley’ on Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and Saturday 12th March. They have performed a number of my plays in the past with very impressive results. I wish … Continue reading →

Dates have been confirmed for Inch Drama Group’s production of my play, ‘The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley’. They are set for March 12th, 13th and 14th, that’s a Saturday, Sunday and Monday. According to the report I saw, the … Continue reading →

I just got word recently that Castleconnor Drama Group in Corballa, Co. Sligo (near Enniscrone) will be staging ‘The Maiden Aunt’ on the 4th, 5th and 6th March. Pauline Boland plays the title of Gertie O’Grady, the maiden aunt. Other … Continue reading →

Why I started writing I’ll never fully understand. There had never been a writer in the family. Its roots were in the childhood games I played with Frank Mulhare, who was about the same age as me. We used to … Continue reading →

I just finished Act 1 of my new play last night. It still has the working title, ‘A Thing Called Love’ – and probably will have until I finish the script – and I’m very pleased with how it’s shaping … Continue reading →

Glanworth Players production of my play ‘Here Comes The Bride’ came to end of its run last night after four very successful. I’m delighted for the cast; the producer/director, Yvonne Gubbins; and all the crew after all their hard work … Continue reading →