Play to highlight rural Irish life

What young people in rural Ireland do in their spare time when they have no recreational facilities and few social outlets is…

What young people in rural Ireland do in their spare time when they have no recreational facilities and few social outlets is the subject of a new play commissioned by Macra na Feirme.

Connected opens at the Garage Theatre, Monaghan, on June 4th. The play was written by the Monaghan Macra Arts Group in collaboration with the county's artist in residence, Declan Gorman.

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