Arts & Culture

AN Ennis actress has landed herself a role in Ireland’s favourite homegrown soap opera, Fair City. Laoishe O’Callaghan from Corrovorrin Grove, the daughter of Mary and Eddie, has been living near London for over 10 years and says that she is delighted to have got acting work back in Ireland.She made her debut in the show about two weeks ago, as Aoife, an old friend of Cleo’s. “I won’t say much about my character because most of who she is and why she is in Carrickstown has yet to emerge, so I don’t want to ruin the plot for anyone. “But what I can say is that there is a lot more to Aoife than meets the eye and she has been given a really good storyline. She was unexpected on the street and isn’t altogether welcome yet,” she remarked.Laoishe has been recording for Fair City since last month but the first scenes with her aired in the first week …

A BOOK written by a former Liscannor-based priest and Irish Catholic columnist has been published just five weeks after he lost his battle with cancer.

SHARON Shannon and her big band with special guests Shane McGowan and Dessie O’Halloran will headline the Merriman Festival in Killanena this year.

UP-and-coming band Goitse will be showing Clare audiences what they can do at the Best for the West Concert in Doolin next Monday.

MUSICIAN, singers and dancers will converge in Clare again next week for the annual Clarecastle Céilí at the Crossroads Festival.

CLARE actor and writer, Siobhán Donnellan, has co-written a show with American playwright entitled For the Birds.

FILM REVIEW

DVD REVIEW