Ballykissangel
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Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama created by Kieran Prendiville and set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic
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Fitzgerald's, a pub in Avoca that was used as a primary exterior set in the series.
Dervla Kirwan
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Dervla Kirwan is an Irish actress. She has received a number of accolades, including two IFTA Awards for her performances in the film Ondine and the RTÉ thriller series Smother.
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…and explores controversial themes of the time such as divorce (which had been legalised only a year before the series began), and pre-marital sex. Dervla Kirwan's and Niall Tóibín's characters are often at odds, symbolising the social conflict between traditional Ireland and social liberalisation. Significant…
Dervla Kirwan in Red
Kirwan at the 2009 BAFTAs