25- year- old nurse Maria O’Donnell is 2025 Edinburgh Mary from Dungloe
By David Hennessy
Maria O’Donnell, a 25- year-old nurse from Donegal, has been selected to represent her adopted city of Edinburgh at this year’s...
Niamh Brown selected as Glasgow’s Mary from Dungloe
26- year- old HR advisor Niamh Brown has been selected to represent Glasgow at this year’s Mary from Dungloe festival.
Niamh, who grew up in...
Ellen Luff selected as Birmingham’s Mary from Dungloe
By David Hennessy
23- year- old Ellen Luff was selected as Birmingham’s Mary from Dungloe festival at the recent selection night.
Ellen kept up a...
3 years of Irish Creative Collective
By David Hennessy
Irish Creative Collective are set to mark their third birthday with a celebration this week at the London Irish Centre in...
Sign of the Chimes
Husband and wife duo Lost Chimes told David Hennessy about their new album produced by Gerry Diver and being inspired by the stories and...
Keeping it real
Sean Cooney of acclaimed folk Act The Young’uns told David Hennessy about 20 years of the band and being inspired by real life stories...
The old school magic
Declan O’Rourke told David Hennessy about the special re- release of Since Kyabram to mark 20 years since the release of his debut album....
Bedside manor
Scriptwriter and actor Mark O’Halloran spoke to David Hennessy ahead of his play Conversations After Sex coming to the London stage.
Mark O’Halloran’s acclaimed play...
Victoria’s secrets
Dublin actress Victoria Smurfit told David Hennessy about returning to the stage after 17 years for a modern retelling of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at...
Portrait of a Country Girl
Sinéad O’Shea told David Hennessy about her award-winning documentary Blue Road about the late Irish author Edna O’Brien.
The award-winning documentary Blue Road: The...