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# Dublin Fringe

All time
# Making a mark
'People with intellectual disabilities were made feel their stories weren’t as valuable as the next person's'
Mark Smith, who has Down Syndrome is performing in a new show about his life, written by Shaun Dunne.
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Sep 9th 2019, 8:00 PM
Voices
'Hearing impairment is an invisible disability - this can lead to assumptions by people, even those who know us well'
Ailís Ní Ríain’s work for the Dublin Fringe Festival has been inspired by her own experiences of communication and the difficulties we can encounter with it.
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Sep 22nd 2018, 3:05 PM
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'Your 30s are a tricky time for women. The biological and social pressures to conform are immense'
Actor and playwright Christiane O’Mahony wonders if seahorses have the right idea about how to live.
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Sep 19th 2018, 8:08 PM
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'Growing up, my gay pals and I were groped, harassed, screamed at and bothered at every second turn'
Karen Cogan has written a play about a fictional young lesbian in Cork for this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival.
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Sep 18th 2018, 8:30 PM
# challenging perceptions
'People always say my dad is amazing. He's not, he's just blind'
A new play aims to challenge perceptions about people with disabilities.
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Aug 25th 2018, 9:00 PM
# SLEBRITY
Random man signs autographs at Grafton Street stall
Despite not being famous… yet.
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Sep 12th 2013, 3:35 PM
# calling the hill
GAA fans asked to get in on the act(ing)
Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 wants volunteers to take the terrace, sorry – stage, for performance piece about fandom.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 9:45 PM
Voices
Column: "Adopted" - the word spoken in hushed tones as I grew up
Actor and playwright Noelle Brown speaks about growing up as an adopted child in the 1970s and the challenges adopted people face when trying to obtain their original birth certs.
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Sep 3rd 2013, 7:30 PM
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Column: 'Churching' women after childbirth made many new mothers feel ostracised
I believe strongly in the idea that we are formed by our past, so I tried to understand how the practise of churching in 1913 Ireland affected the women cleansed of the ‘sin’ of childbirth, writes Louise Lewis.
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Aug 31st 2013, 12:00 PM
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Column: What happens to the people failed by our education system?
Playwright Amy Conroy talks about her experience of education in Ireland – and how the frustrations it provoked led to the questions posed in her new show.
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Aug 3rd 2013, 12:00 PM
# absolut fringe
Winners of Absolut Fringe Awards revealed
Dogs, Farm and Death of the Tradesmen were the big winners last night.
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Sep 24th 2012, 6:15 AM
# absolut fringe
Nutshell Review: Funk
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
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Sep 23rd 2012, 8:00 PM
Voices
Column: How Ireland helped bring wine to the world
Think wine is relatively new to Ireland? That’s understandable – but you’re very wrong, writes Susan Boyle.
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Sep 8th 2012, 7:00 PM
# absolut fringe
The power of love... and first dates: actress lets audience decide her future
Would you let a bunch of complete strangers decide the details of your next first date? This performer at ABSOLUT Fringe will…
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Aug 18th 2012, 12:00 PM
# fringe
5 questions for the Fringe: Frisky & Mannish
Each day for the 16 days of ABSOLUT Fringe 2011 in Dublin, we quiz the creatives on how they work, why they work – and their tips for the festival.
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Sep 19th 2011, 6:30 PM
# fringe
Nutshell review: My Word is my Bond
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.
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Sep 15th 2011, 7:25 AM
# fringe
Nutshell review: Body Electric
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.
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Sep 14th 2011, 7:00 PM
# fringe
5 questions for the Fringe: Sonya Kelly
Each day for the 16 days of ABSOLUT Fringe 2011 in Dublin, we quiz the creatives on how they work, why they work – and their tips for the festival.
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Sep 13th 2011, 4:31 PM
# fringe
5 questions for the Fringe: Diet of Worms
Each day for the 16 days of ABSOLUT Fringe 2011 in Dublin, we quiz the creatives on how they work, why they work – and their tips for the festival.
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Sep 12th 2011, 6:13 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
All of the day’s main news, plus the little bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Sep 10th 2011, 7:55 PM
# fringe
Dublin Fringe’s Macnas event called off due to high winds
The event set for Collins’ Barracks this evening is cancelled for health and safety reasons, with high winds shaking the capital.
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Sep 10th 2011, 6:39 PM