The State Of The Nation
Written by Conor Malone, Directed by Charlie Bonner, Produced by Balor DCA
Cast: Conal Gallen as Charlie Haughey; Cillian O Gairbhi as Michael Collins; Peter Byrne as James Larkin; James Lawne as Thomas Davis
Four towering figures from Irish political history meet to play poker in the afterlife. 100 years on from 1916 just what do Thomas Davis, Jim Larkin, Michael Collins and Charlie Haughey make of the current State Of The Nation? The premiere of this brand new political satire is produced as part of Donegal County Council 1916 commemorations.
The Fund
Written by Conor Malone, Directed by Monica Doherty, Presented by The Butt Drama Circle
The premiere of The State Of The Nation will be preceded by a staged reading of The Fund. This play which tells the real life story of IMF whistleblower Davison Budhoo won 3rd prize in the 2015 RTE Radio One PJ O Connor awards and was broadcast on RTE last July. You can listen to the RTE broadcast of The Fund here.
Discussion
Following the show broadcaster and journalist Frank Galligan will host a round table discussion – Ireland today vs The Proclamation: How do we measure up? The panel will include:
John Drennan – Writer and Journalist. Former political editor of The Irish Independent
Terrance McDonough – Professor of Economics at NUIG
Brendan Ogle – UNITE Trade Union and Right2Water Campaign
Running Order:
7pm – The Fund
8pm – The State Of The Nation
9pm – Discussion
