Clodagh Finn
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social
Journalist, writer (new book, The Irish in the Resistance) and collector of stories. Posts about women from history.
Brid Lynch toured the world with the Abbey Theatre, yet I know nothing about my fellow Kerry woman.
Looking forward to finding out more tomorrow night at 7.30pm in the Teacher's Club on Parnell Square when the wonderful Fiona Brennan, theatre historian and researcher, takes the stage so-to-speak.
Looking forward to finding out more tomorrow night at 7.30pm in the Teacher's Club on Parnell Square when the wonderful Fiona Brennan, theatre historian and researcher, takes the stage so-to-speak.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Brid Lynch toured the world with the Abbey Theatre, yet I know nothing about my fellow Kerry woman.
Looking forward to finding out more tomorrow night at 7.30pm in the Teacher's Club on Parnell Square when the wonderful Fiona Brennan, theatre historian and researcher, takes the stage so-to-speak.
Looking forward to finding out more tomorrow night at 7.30pm in the Teacher's Club on Parnell Square when the wonderful Fiona Brennan, theatre historian and researcher, takes the stage so-to-speak.
I'm getting in early to highlight a significant date on the horizon: March 21 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anna Frances Levins, photographer, publisher, writer, painter and activist once described as “the most travelled Irishwoman in the world”.
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Clodagh Finn: Anna Frances Levins — ‘The most travelled Irishwoman in the world’
March 21 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anna Frances Levins, writes Clodagh Finn
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February 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I'm getting in early to highlight a significant date on the horizon: March 21 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anna Frances Levins, photographer, publisher, writer, painter and activist once described as “the most travelled Irishwoman in the world”.
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If you feel like marking this BH in honour of St Bridget have a listen to my recent podcast miniseries on fascinating Irish women with @clodaghfinn.bsky.social
First episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7bnk...
First episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7bnk...
An Irishwoman's diary Episode 1: ‘Quiet piggy’ - Grizelda Steevens
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February 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If you feel like marking this BH in honour of St Bridget have a listen to my recent podcast miniseries on fascinating Irish women with @clodaghfinn.bsky.social
First episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7bnk...
First episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7bnk...
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@clodaghfinn.bsky.social wonderfully inspiring as usual gifting us this beautiful insight into Brigid/Brigit.
We still need to learn from her understanding, courage and compassion!
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We still need to learn from her understanding, courage and compassion!
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Clodagh Finn: The forgotten miracles of St Brigid — healer, abbess, and charioteer
Whatever you are doing, I think it safe to say that the whole country will rejoice in the Brigidine bank holiday, introduced in 2023
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February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social wonderfully inspiring as usual gifting us this beautiful insight into Brigid/Brigit.
We still need to learn from her understanding, courage and compassion!
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We still need to learn from her understanding, courage and compassion!
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February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
My favourite Brigidine miracle is the one in which she outwits a sexual predator.
Today's Irishwoman's Diary
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Today's Irishwoman's Diary
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Clodagh Finn: The forgotten miracles of St Brigid — healer, abbess, and charioteer
Whatever you are doing, I think it safe to say that the whole country will rejoice in the Brigidine bank holiday, introduced in 2023
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January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
My favourite Brigidine miracle is the one in which she outwits a sexual predator.
Today's Irishwoman's Diary
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Today's Irishwoman's Diary
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Uncovering ancient Irish burial sites after 1,300 years
Dr Griffin Murray, UCC Archaeology, spoke to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social about the significance of remarkable archaeological discoveries.
Dr Griffin Murray, UCC Archaeology, spoke to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social about the significance of remarkable archaeological discoveries.
An ill wind: How Storm Éowyn uncovered ancient Irish burial sites after 1,300 years
Storm-damaged trees at Lemanaghan bog expose early medieval burials, shedding new light on St Manchán’s monastery
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January 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Uncovering ancient Irish burial sites after 1,300 years
Dr Griffin Murray, UCC Archaeology, spoke to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social about the significance of remarkable archaeological discoveries.
Dr Griffin Murray, UCC Archaeology, spoke to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social about the significance of remarkable archaeological discoveries.
In the run-up to St Brigid's Day, it's fascinating to get a rare insight into an early medieval nunnery with the discovery of human remains at St Mella's Cell in Co Offaly. Initial analysis shows the burials to be those of women and children from the 7th-10th C
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January 26, 2026 at 10:05 AM
In the run-up to St Brigid's Day, it's fascinating to get a rare insight into an early medieval nunnery with the discovery of human remains at St Mella's Cell in Co Offaly. Initial analysis shows the burials to be those of women and children from the 7th-10th C
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I hope this piece will help us to find out more about Elisabeth Boslooper, a Cork woman held in Hitler's concentration camp for women.
Huge thanks to @irishfamilydetective.ie for her invaluable help with this.
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Huge thanks to @irishfamilydetective.ie for her invaluable help with this.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I hope this piece will help us to find out more about Elisabeth Boslooper, a Cork woman held in Hitler's concentration camp for women.
Huge thanks to @irishfamilydetective.ie for her invaluable help with this.
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Huge thanks to @irishfamilydetective.ie for her invaluable help with this.
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Breaking news - from the past!
There's so much of it & I had the immense privilege of sharing some of it with @deshocks.bsky.social in a mini-series on her fantastic podcast. Here's a flavour of it. Thank you Eoghan O'Sullivan
Https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41778443.html
There's so much of it & I had the immense privilege of sharing some of it with @deshocks.bsky.social in a mini-series on her fantastic podcast. Here's a flavour of it. Thank you Eoghan O'Sullivan
Https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41778443.html
Podcast Corner: O'Shaughnessy's series shines a light in some fascinating corners
Clodagh Finn is among the contributors to wide range of stories told in the podcast series
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January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Breaking news - from the past!
There's so much of it & I had the immense privilege of sharing some of it with @deshocks.bsky.social in a mini-series on her fantastic podcast. Here's a flavour of it. Thank you Eoghan O'Sullivan
Https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41778443.html
There's so much of it & I had the immense privilege of sharing some of it with @deshocks.bsky.social in a mini-series on her fantastic podcast. Here's a flavour of it. Thank you Eoghan O'Sullivan
Https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41778443.html
Teresa Deevy, the playwright once described as 'the Irish Chekhov', died #otd in 1963. Teresa lost her hearing when she was 19 but learned to lip-read in the theatres of London. She returned home to write plays that gave voice to women in the margins.
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Clodagh Finn: Why Abbey playwright Teresa Deevy deserves to be a household name
Teresa Deevy's plays about people on the margins looking for a voice were out of favour in the conservative Ireland of the 1930s, writes Clodagh Finn
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January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Teresa Deevy, the playwright once described as 'the Irish Chekhov', died #otd in 1963. Teresa lost her hearing when she was 19 but learned to lip-read in the theatres of London. She returned home to write plays that gave voice to women in the margins.
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A chance encounter in 1942 near RTÉ's 'creaking and groaning' lift (nicknamed Jacob's Ladder) in the GPO led to a lifelong friendship between two remarkable women, who shared a passion for folklore and food and contributed much to Irish cultural life.
#RTE100
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#RTE100
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Clodagh Finn: Radio days — The friendship forged near ‘Jacob’s Ladder’
A chance encounter in 1942 near RTÉ's 'creaking and groaning' lift in the GPO led to a lifelong friendship between two remarkable women, who shared a passion for folklore and food and contributed much...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A chance encounter in 1942 near RTÉ's 'creaking and groaning' lift (nicknamed Jacob's Ladder) in the GPO led to a lifelong friendship between two remarkable women, who shared a passion for folklore and food and contributed much to Irish cultural life.
#RTE100
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#RTE100
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I love this piece from Stephen Fernane about Jessie Buckley's revolutionary great-grandmother Madge Clifford who worked alongside Michael Collins
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Jessie Buckley’s revolutionary great-grandmother worked side by side with Michael Collins
Actress of the hour Jessie Buckley’s revolutionary spirit was evident for all to see this weekend as she celebrated her Best Actress accolade for her performance in Hamnet at the prestigious Golden Gl...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I love this piece from Stephen Fernane about Jessie Buckley's revolutionary great-grandmother Madge Clifford who worked alongside Michael Collins
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#ThroughHerEyez
How amazing to Cork-born Ethel Lilian Voynich in the spotlight in China. She was the first Irishwoman to sell books by the million.
Here's a bit about her from Irishwoman's Diary
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How amazing to Cork-born Ethel Lilian Voynich in the spotlight in China. She was the first Irishwoman to sell books by the million.
Here's a bit about her from Irishwoman's Diary
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January 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#ThroughHerEyez
How amazing to Cork-born Ethel Lilian Voynich in the spotlight in China. She was the first Irishwoman to sell books by the million.
Here's a bit about her from Irishwoman's Diary
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How amazing to Cork-born Ethel Lilian Voynich in the spotlight in China. She was the first Irishwoman to sell books by the million.
Here's a bit about her from Irishwoman's Diary
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The very first episode of our very first TV soap Tolka Row aired on RTE #otd in 1964. It ran for five series.
It was based on the play written by Maura Laverty, a woman who had many strings to her bow: screenwriter, editor, novelist, and cookery expert.
It was based on the play written by Maura Laverty, a woman who had many strings to her bow: screenwriter, editor, novelist, and cookery expert.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The very first episode of our very first TV soap Tolka Row aired on RTE #otd in 1964. It ran for five series.
It was based on the play written by Maura Laverty, a woman who had many strings to her bow: screenwriter, editor, novelist, and cookery expert.
It was based on the play written by Maura Laverty, a woman who had many strings to her bow: screenwriter, editor, novelist, and cookery expert.
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Gorgeous episode of @deshocks.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social podcast,detailing life of Maureen O'Sullivan,French resistance agent, by way of rathmines,and possible Neurodivergent Legend. Do listen to this fab series if you can! #LaochNearaEagsulacht #SpeirGorm open.spotify.com/episode/7daa...
An Irishwoman's Diary Episode 2: ‘Vive la résistance' - Maureen O’Sullivan
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December 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gorgeous episode of @deshocks.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social podcast,detailing life of Maureen O'Sullivan,French resistance agent, by way of rathmines,and possible Neurodivergent Legend. Do listen to this fab series if you can! #LaochNearaEagsulacht #SpeirGorm open.spotify.com/episode/7daa...
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If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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Yet #MoreWomen working to get Dublin hospitals to open their doors to the people who need them, be it in the C18th or C21st.
Madam Griselda Steevens is my favourite Dublin hero. Getting stuff done. Nice Christmas listen here.
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Madam Griselda Steevens is my favourite Dublin hero. Getting stuff done. Nice Christmas listen here.
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Podcast: The famous 'pig-faced woman' of Dublin was a 1700s trailblazer
Working with artisans, builders, doctors and notable figures in Dublin society, Grizelda Steevens' work provided the first freely available medical treatment to the city’s poor
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December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yet #MoreWomen working to get Dublin hospitals to open their doors to the people who need them, be it in the C18th or C21st.
Madam Griselda Steevens is my favourite Dublin hero. Getting stuff done. Nice Christmas listen here.
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social 🙏✨ www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Madam Griselda Steevens is my favourite Dublin hero. Getting stuff done. Nice Christmas listen here.
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social 🙏✨ www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
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Massive thanks to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social for shout out to Digital archives in her latest column, to recent comments I made at launch of #ExploreYourArchive campaign with @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social as our new ambassador, and for encouraging all to
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Clodagh Finn: Hark! An overlooked Aladdin’s Cave of festive entertainment
At Christmas, people often binge-watch Netflix or stockpile books, but there is a wonderful array of digital archives to be enjoyed too
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December 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Massive thanks to @clodaghfinn.bsky.social for shout out to Digital archives in her latest column, to recent comments I made at launch of #ExploreYourArchive campaign with @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social as our new ambassador, and for encouraging all to
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A pioneering Alpinist rises again
Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Now, a new documentary puts the Irish woman back in the spotlight.
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Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Now, a new documentary puts the Irish woman back in the spotlight.
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Lizzie le Blond, the pioneering Alpinist, rises again
Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Clodagh Finn reports on a documentary that puts the Irish woman back in...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A pioneering Alpinist rises again
Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Now, a new documentary puts the Irish woman back in the spotlight.
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Lizzie Le Blond was one of a kind. She shattered Victorian conventions not only by climbing mountains but by photographing them. Now, a new documentary puts the Irish woman back in the spotlight.
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On the show today: Keeping kids out of criminal gangs; From Odessa to Kerry; 40 years since Live aid; The Irish mayor of a German Town; @ruthlessimagery.bsky.social on is Christmas just about kids?; World News; @clodaghfinn.bsky.social on Ireland's first female diplomat
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
On the show today: Keeping kids out of criminal gangs; From Odessa to Kerry; 40 years since Live aid; The Irish mayor of a German Town; @ruthlessimagery.bsky.social on is Christmas just about kids?; World News; @clodaghfinn.bsky.social on Ireland's first female diplomat
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Great piece by
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social about Estella Solomons, and about Stella Steyn.
#SpéirGhorm
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@clodaghfinn.bsky.social about Estella Solomons, and about Stella Steyn.
#SpéirGhorm
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Clodagh Finn: Remembering the artist who illustrated Joyce’s Finnegans Wake
The Herzog Park debacle has brought the names of Irish female artists back into the spotlight
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December 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Great piece by
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social about Estella Solomons, and about Stella Steyn.
#SpéirGhorm
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@clodaghfinn.bsky.social about Estella Solomons, and about Stella Steyn.
#SpéirGhorm
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Some great lines in this piece by @clodaghfinn.bsky.social - Josephine McNeil - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
Clodagh Finn: Remembering the first female envoy who paved the way in foreign affairs
Cork-born Josephine McNeill became the first Irish woman to head a diplomatic mission abroad in 1949
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Some great lines in this piece by @clodaghfinn.bsky.social - Josephine McNeil - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
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@clodaghfinn.bsky.social has a great piece in The Examiner about Irish Painter, Amelia Curran.
And there is to be a book about Amelia Curran by Laura McKenna.
#SpéirGhorm
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And there is to be a book about Amelia Curran by Laura McKenna.
#SpéirGhorm
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Clodagh Finn: Amelia Curran, the Irish painter who immortalised poet Shelley
If Amelia Curran’s work was later forgotten, it was celebrated in her lifetime
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November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@clodaghfinn.bsky.social has a great piece in The Examiner about Irish Painter, Amelia Curran.
And there is to be a book about Amelia Curran by Laura McKenna.
#SpéirGhorm
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And there is to be a book about Amelia Curran by Laura McKenna.
#SpéirGhorm
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ALL WELCOME
to the launch of
WTF HAPPENED
#WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre
@irishtheatreinstitute.ie @druidtheatre.bsky.social @abbeytheatre.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @martindoyle.bsky.social
by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell
to the launch of
WTF HAPPENED
#WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre
@irishtheatreinstitute.ie @druidtheatre.bsky.social @abbeytheatre.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @martindoyle.bsky.social
by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell
September 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
ALL WELCOME
to the launch of
WTF HAPPENED
#WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre
@irishtheatreinstitute.ie @druidtheatre.bsky.social @abbeytheatre.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @martindoyle.bsky.social
by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell
to the launch of
WTF HAPPENED
#WakingTheFeminists and the Movement That Changed Irish Theatre
@irishtheatreinstitute.ie @druidtheatre.bsky.social @abbeytheatre.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social @sweetoblivion.bsky.social @martindoyle.bsky.social
by Sarah Durcan with Lian Bell