A plan to preserve and restore the family home of the late playwright Brian Friel in Glenties is gathering momentum.…
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Moville will be getting a little taste of Russia this week as the 3rd Lughnasa FrielFest comes to town for…
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Donegal takes centre stage as Lughnasa FrielFest: Brian Friel International Festival returns
by Stephen Maguire 3 years agoThe Lughnasa FrielFest: Brian Friel International Festival returns to Donegal, Derry, Omagh and comes to the Causeway Coast for the…
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SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO PLAYWRIGHT BRIAN FRIEL AT MacGILL SUMMER SCHOOL
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoLegendary playwright Brian Friel will be commemorated at this year’s 2016 MacGill Summer School in Glenties. To celebrate the playwright’s legacy,…
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DONEGAL COTTAGE TO BE CENTREPIECE OF PLANNED BRIAN FRIEL CENTRE
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoThe Donegal cottage that was the setting for Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa is to be preserved and will form…
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BROADWAY DIMS ITS LIGHTS FOR PLAYWRIGHT LEGEND BRIAN FRIEL
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoTHE bright lights of Broadway have been dimmed in memory of legendary Irish playwright Brian Friel. The award-winning writer, who…
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FRIEL SHOULD HAVE WON NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE – CLAIM
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoBrian Friel should have won a Nobel prize, according to a top Irish theatre director. Mr Friel have won the…
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LITERARY GREAT BRIAN FRIEL IS LAID TO REST ‘AMONGST HIS OWN’ IN GLENTIES
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoLiterary great Brian Friel was buried today on a hillside outside the Co Donegal town where many of his works…
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FUNERAL CORTEGE OF PLAYWRIGHT BRIAN FRIEL LEAVES HIS HOME FOR BURIAL
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoThe funeral cortege of playwright Brian Friel has left his home in Greencastle for burial in Glenties. The 86 year…
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ARCHBISHOP Eamon Martin has paid tribute to the ‘incomparable’ Brian Friel who died yesterday. The leader of Ireland’s Catholic said:…
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Playwright Brian Friel will be buried in Glenties, the town he chose as the setting for his best known and…
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DONEGAL-BASED PLAYWRIGHT BRIAN FRIEL TO BE HONOURED AT CROSS-BORDER FESTIVAL
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoDonegal-based Playwright Brian Friel will be honoured next month in a cross-Border celebration of his life’s work. The Lughnasa International…
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THE FINTOWN TRAIN COMES ROLLING AROUND THE BEND ONCE MORE
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoAfter months of quiet toil by its dedicated community of volunteers, Co Donegal’s Fintown Railway yesterday commenced its summer schedule…