Poet Grace Wilentz: ‘Ireland has been very generous to me. There’s an abundance of fresh air and bookstores and intellectual stimulation’
The New York-born poet on having resilience foisted upon her as a teenager when both of her parents died
Brendan Behan
A critique of those who have opinions on everything but do very little about anything
You may find the following attitude strange from an ex-theatre critic
David Marcus, The Irish Times and a golden age of literary journalism
Even at a time of much cross-fertilisation between the literary and journalistic worlds, it was a brave and radical idea to run a regular creative-writing page in a daily newspaper. In pursuing this, David Marcus nurtured many young talents
Dublin portal reminds us that our capital has an uneasy edge of wildness
Fintan O’Toole: The erection of the portal linking night-time inner city Dublin to daytime New York was a heroic act of denial
The Quare Fellow review: Hugely enjoyable romp packs sombre reflection in with profane laughter
Theatre: At the Abbey, Tom Creed recasts Brendan Behan’s prison comedy entirely with female and nonbinary actors. The effect is teasingly ambiguous
‘I think the Abbey knew I might do something a little bit queer with this Quare Fellow’
Tom Creed’s new production of Brendan Behan’s play – the first at the theatre for almost 40 years – features a cast of all female and nonbinary actors
Ghosts of Baggotonia: Homage to a lost Dublin, never to return
Television: As an outsider who associates Baggot Street with rugby fans, traffic jams and office workers, it is a revelation
Mother of All the Behans: Imelda May sings gloriously – and shows an eye for bringing characters to life
Theatre: This revival of Rosaleen Linehan’s one-woman show throws the singer in at the deep end, but she delivers a highly entertaining evening
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
When a ‘dungeon’ on Leeson Street cost £2 a week and swarmed with literary life
A new book explores Dublin’s literary past, an active part of living or working in the city
Brendan Behan’s papers are in New Jersey. Surely they belong in his native city?
Working-class Dublin was intrinsic to the creative output of a highly individual writer who was born a century ago this week
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