1982 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Maeve Binchy's first novel Light a Penny Candle is published.
  • Frank McGuinness's first play, Factory Girls, is produced at the Peacock, Dublin.
  • Medbh McGuckian's poetry collection The Flower Master is published.
  • Medbh McGuckian is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, with a special prize to Seán Ó Tuama and Thomas Kinsella for An Duanaire / Poems of the Dispossessed.
  • Graham Reid's play The Hidden Curriculum is produced.

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