Ireland

Book Review: “Small Things Like These” — Resisting Cruelty

February 13, 2022
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Claire Keegan’s novella expertly shows how the culture of idle talk in certain Irish communities is like a secret code — an intricate language that both obscures and reveals.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Everything Between Us” — A Protestant Perspective On The Troubles

October 31, 2015
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David Ireland’s use of coded sectarian language helps him paint a vivid picture of the Belfast his characters call home.

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Book Review: Flann O’Brien at 100 — An Enduring Comic Genius

December 20, 2011
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There is no way that The Arts Fuse was going to miss celebrating the 100th birthday of one of the greatest satirists of the 20th century — Irish genius Flann O’Brien.

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