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Theatrical Portrait of M.D'A., aged 19

    
J.A. & M.D'A., London 1966

Honoured by Membership of Aosdana (Irish Artists' Parliament).
Listed in: --
Women's Field Day Anthology,
Readers' Companion to 20th Century Writers,
Guide to Modern World Literature (Martin Seymour-Smith),
under "John Arden".
Founder of Radio Pirate-Woman, given Katherine Davenport Dawn Award for International Radio Journalist of the Year.
c.f. Women in Radio (Caroline Mitchell),
Radio Rethink (ed. Daina Augaitis & Dan Lander),
Radio Text(e) (ed. Neil Strauss).
Founder of Women in Media & Entertainment, Ireland (with consultative status at United Nations, ESOC; and affiliated to the National Women's Council of Ireland).
Has worked in, written for, and devised theatre, mainstream, community and agitprop; many plays translated and performed in many countries; compiled and performed (with John Arden) a programme of exerpts from their plays, touring in UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, USA.
Founded Corrandulla Arts & Entertainment, Co. Galway; and the Galway Theatre Workshop; during 1970s.
As radio journalist, has made audio tapes for WINGS (Women's International News Gathering Service).
As print journalist, has contributed to Dialog (Warsaw), Theatrefacts (London), Mother Warriors Voice (USA),
Spare Rib, Women's News, New Statesman.
Video work shown at the Celtic Film Festival and the Foyle Film Festival.

         


Family
Clockwise from top left: Neuss, J.A., M.D'A., Finn, Adam, Jacob

 

 
M.D'A., as WMD Inspector, Shannon Airport Demo
with Mary Kelly & J.A


Group at Greenham Common


The Women's first Dáil :
Sarah Hipperson, Mary Coughlan ad Esta Carter


A Womens's Action at Greenham