Person: Gavin Quinn

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Gardaí praise fire fighters for 'saving the life' of stabbed garda

The Garda Representative Association said the incident — in which Garda Alan Murphy was subjected to a 'savage attack' — had a 'profound impact' on the garda, as well as his colleagues.

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Opera Review: Don Giovanni at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

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Opera Review: Opera: Rigoletto - O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin

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Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Abbey Theatre, Dublin

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Gavin Quinn has oldies but goodies in the Abbey

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Five things to do this week

Alan O'Riordan picks his cultural highlights of the year

Magic Moment: For a very literal answer, I would look to a spellbinding sequence from Ganesh Versus the Third Reich, a show by Australia’s Back to Back Theatre company that was one of several from Down Under during the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2014

Beckett's Embers concerned with fading memories

Samuel Beckett’s Embers is concerned with how memory fades, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Tue, 20 Aug, 2013

Emigrant fans fly the flag across the Atlantic

Pubs in the US and Canada popular with Irish emigrants have witnessed varying levels of support for the Boys in Green.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2012

Playing it straight with A Doll House

Pan Pan’s take on Henrik Ibsen’s classic tragedy toys with its title but is otherwise true to his vision, says Pádraic Killeen

Wed, 04 Apr, 2012

Pointing up uncertainties in Hamlet

One of the twists Pan Pan has given Shakespeare’s classic is to let the audience choose who will play the lead each night, writes Colette Sheridan

Fri, 25 Nov, 2011

Kelly’s late strike salvages draw for Crumlin against Bonagee

DEAN KELLY denied Donegal side Bonagee United a shock victory over Crumlin United in the FAI Ford Senior Cup second round yesterday.

Mon, 17 May, 2010

Crack usage on the rise in North

Crack cocaine abuse is on the rise in the North. In one health board area alone, more than 30 registered addicts admitted taking it.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2006

NI off-licences targeted in Operation Alcopop

Over half of north Belfast off-licences targeted by undercover police sold alcohol to youths as young as 13, it emerged today.

Tue, 08 Jun, 2004