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Roddy Doyle's "The Commitments" finally made into musical
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 month ago
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Irish author Roddy Doyle's bestselling novel "The Commitments" is finally being made into a musical, more than 25 years after the heartwarming tale of a group of aspiring soul musicians was first published. The Booker Prize winner's 1987 story about
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'The Commitments' coming to the London stage
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 month ago
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The Tony Award-winning, Dublin-set musical Once'' is a hit, and on Tuesday producers announced that a long-awaited stage version of Irish soul saga The Commitments'' will open later this year. Roddy Doyle's exuberant 1987 novel about a bunch of
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Roddy Doyle up for Carnegie Medal
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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This year's eight-strong shortlist includes Sally Gardner, whose Maggot Moon won the Costa children's award. The winner will be announced on 19 June, along with the winner of the separate Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration. A
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The meaning of Maeve
Dublin :: Ireland | 6 months ago
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In Dublin last July, word of Maeve Binchy's unexpected death rippled through the city like news of a death in the family. At bus stops and in shops, strangers passed along the news in hushed voices. RTE, the national broadcaster, opened its phone
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Kindness pervades story of longing
Dublin :: Ireland | 9 months ago
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The child was comforted by a mysterious stranger an emissary from the afterlife, perhaps, or a figment of her imagination and grew up to have a daughter of her own. Now, in A Greyhound of a Girl, a book for all ages, Doyle revisits this theme of
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This week's new events
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
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Prince William and Princess Catherine Scarecrow The Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz was a malign, dumb breed, whereas Worzel Gummidge and his variety of twist-off heads scarred a generation of young children. So, this celebration of straw-stuffed
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Book Talk: Roddy Doyle and Irish ghosts
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 year ago
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Doyle, known for his success with both adult and children's books, won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and has seen several of his works turned into films, including The Snapper, about a girl who becomes pregnant but won't tell her
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Old Irish, new Irish: 12 great reads for St. Patrick's Day
Dublin :: Ireland | over 1 year ago
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Author James Joyce Enlarge this image Readings Old Irish, new Irish: 12 great reads for St. Patrick's Day staff From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 12:00PM EDT So many great Irish writers, and so little space. Here are a
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Open journalism: How to get involved - Monday 12 March
Athens :: Greece | over 1 year ago
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Jon Henley wants your help to find out how the economic crisis is affecting those living in Greece. Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA There are lots of opportunities to engage with our journalists and editors on Guardian.co.uk this Monday. In
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The joy of teaching children to write
Dublin :: Ireland | over 1 year ago
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Roddy Doyle with children at a Fighting Words workshop in Dublin. Photograph: Patrick Bolger for the Observer It is a Monday morning in the heart of Dublin. In a light, airy room situated in the shadow of the city's looming Croke Park stadium, two
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