Colette Sheridan tells us her cultural highlights of 2014

Magic Moment: At the launch of her debut collection of subtly-crafted short stories, Waiting for the Bullet, at Triskel Christchurch, Madeleine D’Arcy read the desperately sad Clocking Out, her story about a naive young woman, a lonely outsider, who gives birth in a field.

D’Arcy, who reads very well, created a wonderful intimacy with the audience that drew us into the inner world of the traumatised narrator.

Best Play: Enda Walsh’s much-hyped play, Ballyturk at Cork Opera House, starring Cillian Murphy, was the hottest ticket in town.