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Leitrim celebrates Jimmy Gralton, deported in 1933 over ‘den of iniquity’

Gralton was banished for building dance hall despite being convicted of no crime

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 00:15

Two theatre shows to catch in Dublin this week

The Abbey brings the insurgent story of Jimmy Gralton back to the stage for another knees-up

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 17:00

‘Jimmy’s Hall’ review: Movement presented as political dissent

Jimmy Gralton was infamously deported from his own country for giving his community a space for dancing and revolutionary ideas. There’s more room for the former than the latter in the Abbey’s handsome, musical and nostalgic telling of his tale

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 11:00

Abbey Theatre to stage premiere outside Dublin for the first time

Adaptation of Ken Loach film Jimmy’s Hall to be debuted in Leitrim where it is set

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 19:50

Higgins apologises for treatment of deported Irishman

Jimmy Gralton denounced as a communist by Fianna Fáil government in 1933

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 14:21

Former Sligo footballer playing piano in all 32 counties

Kieran Quinn came late to both his passions: GAA and playing music

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 07:19

Mining the hidden history of Ireland at the coal mines of Arigna

Vincent Woods: ‘Old and young miners were left with coal dust on the lung and under the skin, damaged hearing, damaged hips and damaged lives’

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 01:00

The ‘Irish Times’ guide to summer

There’s huge variety and energy in the events and activites you can enjoy around the country. Just don’t forget your culottes

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00

Film review: Jimmy’s Hall

Life in the Free State was no jape, according to Ken Loach's affecting, beautifully shot but somewhat underpowered drama

Fri May 30 2014 - 00:00

Ken Loach: Still a right old leftie

As a cinematic and political firebrand, Ken Loach has been a force for good for five decades. His new film, ‘Jimmy’s Hall’, tells the story of the first Irishman deported from his own country. But is Loach really ready to hang up his megaphone? “Being realistic, that’s as ambitious as you can be,” says the 77-year-old director

Fri May 30 2014 - 00:00