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A reversal of fortune
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish traded economic and religious persecution at home for a new life in Argentina. Now their descendants are coming here in search of a better life and an Irish passport. But many have been turned down, writes Conor Pope p
The thorny affair of the Rose Tattoo
In 1957, theatre producer Alan Simpson was arrested for staging The Rose Tattoo, which was considered 'objectionable'. But the court case may have had more to do with a power struggle than with the censors, writes Fergus Linehan 'The case was not about The Rose Tattooat all, but had its roots in a hidden struggle between the Departmentof Justice and the Machiavellian Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, John CharlesMcQuaid' p
Reviews
Irish Times reviewers give their verdicts on a selection of musical and theatrical performances around the country p
