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With arrival of A Whisper from Oblivion, the singer joins select club of Irish songwriters to have published two novels
Venues from October 12 to November 5 include the Grand Opera House, the Lyric Theatre and The MAC
When he released his album The Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine in 2017, Declan O’Rourke openly admitted that it would be a hard sell. He may have been tackling a huge part of our history, but he reckoned many people would turn away. There simply wasn’t enough interest in An Gorta Mór.
There’s no doubt that the line-up in entertainment terms between now and next spring is very impressive. Here, for your perusal and in no particular order, is a little taster: Nathan Carter, Jason Byrne, Joe the Magician, The Fureys, ABBA Forever, Declan O’Rourke, the Mack Fleetwood tribute band, and Anne Gildea with her distinctive take on How to Get the Menopause and Enjoy It.
1. When did you think about a career in theatre and what were your first steps into it? My mother, Marie, was a wonderful amateur actress and director, and I was the kid that was dragged to rehearsals or was helping her with her lines.