Books & Writing

Deirdre is author of “Irish Moves – an illustrated history of Dance and Physical Theatre in Ireland”, and “Orientalism, Orientation. read more>

Curator

Deirdre has curated many events, exhibitions, and directed many theatre shows, including, most recently, “Mother Tongue” at Kilkee’s Culturlann Sweeney (Nov 23 – Dec 21st, 2018), and at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, for Culture Night, 2018. read more>

Film Documentaries  Deirdre is currently completing a short film entitled “Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity”, starring Evanna Lynch, choreographed by Megan Kennedy, with costume by Claire Garvey.  Her moving documentary “True North” which brings us to Ogoki and Cat Lake, remote native reserves in North Ontario, Canada, where her parents ran the local schools in the 1970s & 1980s, as immortalised in Paud Mulrooney’s Super 8 films, premiered at the Belgrade-Irish Festival in 2018.  Her short film “Jerusalem”, about Colin Davidson’s eponymous exhibition premiered at www.92y.org in September 2017.  “Dance Emergency” (TG4 Splanc!), made its Dublin premiere on Culture Night 2017  at the Military Archive, Cathal Brugha Barracks, home to Erina Brady’s G2 File; and its CANADIAN PREMIERE at Irish Film Festival Ottawa, 2017.  It was selected in 2016 for “Dance on Camera” Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center, and “Irish-German Connections in Motion”, at UL’s Irish World Academy of Music & Dance . read more> 

Radio Documentaries

Deirdre is currently embarking on a new BAI-funded feature radio documentary about Lucia Joyce for broadcast later this year.  Her BAI-funded radio documentary “Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai and Son”, about forgotten West Clare Seanchai Padraig “Croaker” O Briain (b.1873), and his English language vernacular poet son, Paddy O’Brien (1920 – 1977),  premiered on Newstalk on December 16th, 2018,  and the podcast is here.  As part of her RTE Lyric FM series of documentaries on unexplored aspects of WB Yeats, Deirdre made the first ever documentary about Mrs. WB Yeats, entitled “Georgie’s Vision”, the visual version of which recently featured at the National Library of Ireland on Valentine’s Day, 2019, after premiering at The New School as part of the International Yeats Society Conference, NYC in October, 2017.  Deirdre’s BAI-funded “Surrender on Grand Canal Street”, about De Valera’s overlooked 1916 surrender on her Dublin windowsill was broadcast on Newstalk on St. Patrick’s Day, 2017.   read more>

Deirdre’s Diary

Keep up to date with Deirdre’s Diary and the projects she is currently completing. read more>

Shop

Take a look at Deirdre’s latest work for sale. read more>

Dance Emergency/ Damhsa na hEigeandala Trailer

Take a look at the trailer for Dance Emergency.  North American Premiere at Lincoln Center NYC Dance on Camera Festival on February 12th, 2016 supported by Culture Ireland

The Archive – Looking Back

Take a look back at Deirdre’s previous work. read more>