I was at FemFest recently, a conference organised by the National Women’s Council of Ireland for young women between the ages of 16 and 25.

She stole the show in ‘Derry Girls’ as Sister Michael. Now Siobhán McSweeney returns to her native Cork to reprise her role as May in Kevin Barry’s dark comedy ‘Autumn Royal’ at the Everyman Theatre, writes Aileen Lee.