Sean O Faoláin and Peguin Winners for their respective short story comps

Results of the 2013 Seán Ó Faoláin
International Short Story Competition.

1st & 2nd prize winning stories, and the four runners-up, will be published
in the December 2013 issue of Southword Journal.

1st Prize

Molia Dumbleton–Illinois, USA
‘The Way We Carried Ourselves’

2nd Prize

Danielle McLaughlin–Co Cork, Ireland
‘The Others’

Runners-up

Ariel Berry–Indiana, USA
‘To the Stranger in the Corner Drawing Wings on a Napkin with a Felt-tip Pen’

Kevin Doyle–Cork, Ireland
‘We Should Be Beyond This’

Aoife Fitzpatrick–Dublin, Ireland
‘The Observable Universe’

Gaynell Gavin–South Carolina, USA
‘Blue Hour’

Highly Commended

Joanna Campbell–Gloucestershire, UK
‘When Saturday Stopped’

Tracey Iceton–Stockton-on-Tees, UK
‘Butterfly Wings’

P.A. Gallagher–Belfast, Northern Ireland
‘The Winner’

Ruth Joffre–Iowa, USA
‘Three Sides Surrounded by Mountains, One Side by Water’

Aviya Kushner–Illinois, USA
‘Miriam’

Sheila Mulhern–Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
‘The Thaw’

Siobhan Murtagh–Co Kildare, Ireland
‘Praying to Rubens’

Joseph Neal–New York, USA
‘The Heavy Man’

Jill Widner–Washington, USA
‘When Stars Fell Like Salt Before the Revolution’

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More information about the Seán Ó Faoláin Prize print anthology here, containing the winning stories from the last 10 years of the competition.

Want to be the first to hear about next year’s competition? Sign up for  their email newsletter! http://www.munsterlit.ie/#newsletter

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THE 2013 RTÉ GUIDE / PENGUIN
IRELAND SHORT STORY
COMPETITION
Although the number of entries for this year’s competition
was down slightly on 2012, the quality was unquestionably
higher. From a high calibre shortlist, the judges, after much
deliberation, chose Soft Rain by Trisha McKinney, a touching
and compelling tale of two men bound by blood and
circumstance.
Shortlist for the 2013 RTÉ Guide / Penguin Ireland Short
Story Competition
Berry Nide by June Caldwell, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
Daisy by Kathryn Burke, Clontarf, Dublin 3
The Hireling by Maureen Gallagher, Rahoon, Galway, Ireland
The Last Time I Saw Valerie by Mary Róisín McGill, Athenry,
Co Galway
Head Shot by John Martin, Kilcullen, County Kildare
Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Brigid O’Connor, Ratoath, Co Meath
A Day Unlike Any Other by Martin Malone, Kilmead, Athy,
Co Kildare
Cowtime by Micheál O’Flaherty, Mallow, Co Cork
My First Cigarette by Ciarán Folan, An Spidéal, Co Galway

 Congrats to all 🙂

The two Greats: drinking and typing. Credit to “theweeping typewriter

TWO EVENTS IN THE OLD VIC hear ye hear ye!

List of titles of works based on Shakespearean phrases (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Theese look good if you are live in London or the UK

KING LEAR – A Rehearsed Reading with Joss Ackland

Sunday 29 September 2013 3pm

I am a man, More sinn’d against than sinning

Now at the age of “fourscore and upward”, veteran actor Joss Ackland takes on the Everest of Shakespearean roles in a unprecedented play reading of King Lear. Directed by Jonathan Miller and supported by an all-star cast, Joss will be returning to his theatrical roots 60 years after joining The Old Vic Company.

Cast cast includes:

Joss Ackland	King Lear
Greta Scaachi	Regan
Honeysuckle Weeks	Cordelia
Tony Robinson	Fool
Michael York	Duke of Albany
John Nettles	Duke of Cornwall
Barry Rutter	Earl of Kent
Tony Britton	Earl of Gloucester
Lee Ingleby	Edgar
Shaun Dooley	Edmund
Jos Vantyler	Oswald
Jack Tarlton	King of France/ Servant/ Captain
Paul Dodds	Duke of Burgundy/ Servant/ Herald
Robert Young	Old Man/ Knight/ Gentleman
Vernon Dobtcheff	Curan/ Gentleman/ Doctor

Directed by Jonathan Miller

In Ancient Britain an aged King Lear weary of the burden of his position decides to divide his realm between his three daughters. When his trust is abused and the rashness of his decision is realised his outraged sense of powerlessness and emasculation sets him on a chaotic course towards madness and death.

In Support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Running time approx 2 hours 30 including interval

This event has been kindly supported by JM Finn & Co.

and drum roll please James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave from the stage adaption of Driving Miss  Daisy both in the West End and on Broadway and will reunite on The Old Vic stage.

This picture should speak volumes about whats to come ! but anyways

7 September – 30 November

‘Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps’

James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave play warring lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed byMark Rylance.

While young lovers Claudio and Hero have their forthcoming nuptials threatened by the resentful scheming of a Prince, marriage seems out of the question for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick in this witty comedy about the never ending search for perfect love.

James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave recently starred in Driving Miss Daisy both in the West End and on Broadway and will reunite on The Old Vic stage to play these iconic roles for the first time.

Mark Rylance was Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe for 10 years, during this time he directed and performed in numerous productions. His recent acting credits include Richard III and Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s Globe and West End) and the critically acclaimed Jerusalem.

Take a look at images from Much Ado About Nothing rehearsals here.

The cast in alphabetical order:

Tim Barlow	Verges	Director Mark Rylance Designer Ultz Lighting Mimi Jordan Sherin Music Clare van Kampen Sound Emma Laxton Movement Siân Williams Casting  Siobhan Bracke
Penelope Beaumont	Ursula
Kingsley Ben-Adir	Borachio
Katherine Carlton	Beryl
Beth Cooke	Hero
Alan David	Antonio & Watch
Michael Elwyn	Leonato
Lloyd Everitt	Claudio
James Garnon	Don Pedro
Melody Grove	Margaret
James Earl Jones	Benedick
Trevor Laird	Conrade
Leroy Osei-Bonsu	Messenger
Vanessa Redgrave	Beatrice
Mark Ross	Sexton
Peter Wight	Dogberry & Friar Francis
Danny Lee Wynter	Don John

With:

Tyler Hunter, Henry Markham Hare & Samuel Stembridge-King playing Hugh Oatcake.
Samuel Allum, Charlie Beazley-Clarke & Gene Gurie playing George Seacoal.

Mark Rylance in Conversation – 18 September 2013 5.30pm

Renowned actor and director, Mark Rylance, will be giving an in-depth talk on Wednesday 18 September about directing Much Ado About Nothing at The Old Vic.Tickets £5.

Q&A with members of the company – 3 October 2013

A post-show discussion with members of the company giving audience members the opportunity to ask questions about the production and discover some of the secrets hidden behind the scenes.

The event is free to attend, but priority booking is given to members of The Old Vic Club and Friends before tickets are made generally available. For full details of the membership and our programme of events please visit our Support Us pages.

Please note – you must have a ticket to the performance to attend the Q & A session post show.

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• Shakespeare’s (or maybe Bacon’s) “King Lear” (drmyronevans.wordpress.com)
• Redgrave & Jones In New MUCH ADO Promo Poster (broadwayworld.com)

Irishcentral.com and World Irish.com to merge

Two of the largest Irish diaspora sites, Irishcentral.com and World Irish.com, have announced that they are to merge.

The new entity, which will be known as Irish Central.com, will have offices in New York and Dublin.

The merger will take effect from 15 September.

“We are delighted to join with John McColgan and the team at World Irish,” Irishcentral.com founder Niall O’Dowd said.

Mr McColgan will be a director of and advisor to the new merged entity.

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IrishCentral.com and WorldIrish.com, the two largest Irish diaspora sites have today announced a decision to merge.

The new entity which will continue as IrishCentral.com will have offices in New York and Dublin.

The combined entity will have over 2 million unique visitors monthly making it by far the biggest Irish diaspora website. The merger will take full effect from September 15.

“We are delighted to join with John McColgan and the team at WorldIrish,” IrishCentral founder Niall O’Dowd said. “We believe the potential to create a super site worldwide for the Irish is very real.”

John McColgan, founder of WorldIrish.com, will be a director of and advisor to the new merged entity.

“John has proven through Riverdance and WorldIrish that he has a deep and important understanding of the Irish Diaspora and he has never been afraid to put voice to that vision. We look forward to working with his vision at IrishCentral,” Niall added.

Noting that the Irish Post in Britain also recently bought in to Irish America Magazine and Irish Voice newspaper, sister publications of Irish Central, Mr O’Dowd stated: “Clearly there is enormous potential in this area to create a super site for the 70 million Irish worldwide in U.S., Britain, Australia, Canada, Asia and Ireland.”

John McColgan said: “This is a truly exciting opportunity for WorldIrish to grow and develop under the IrishCentral.com brand.

“In a relatively short period WorldIrish.com has established a successful platform and this merger is a logical development to achieve greater global traction for the Irish diaspora,” he added.

Saints Row IV still number one in UK top 10 – Games charts 31 August

You Should…

Rikipedia

I’ve been thinking for quite a while of doing a very occasional series of posts here on stuff you should do. Places you should visit, TV you should watch, books you should read, food you should eat.

The only thing stopping me these days is the quality of other people’s blog posts in the same vein and my increasingly short attention span when I’m sitting at my desk during the day (that damned “work” gets in the way!)

Just be aware – I’m not a professional reviewer, this is just about pointing to things I think are great and that I think are very much worth your time…

So, to begin:

You should… try The Marker Hotel, just opposite the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin.

Went in for dinner on Saturday night and met the head chef Gareth (always strange meeting someone in real life that you know…

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