Airplay, a two part series featuring six radio plays written and recorded here in Claremorris begins this Friday.   This series showcases local talent in our town and features dramas developed during a playwriting workshop, led by John Corless.

Airplay set 1 will broadcast on Friday, 4 March, at 7 pm and repeated on Monday, 7 March at 7 pm.  It will feature:

• Hearsay tackles small town gossips.
• No Ram for the Old Man looks at a family struggling with old-age dementia.
• Fitting In + Falling Out reveals a student vet with a most unusual approach to animal care.

Airplay set 2 will broadcast on Friday, 11 March, at 7 pm and be repeated on Monday, 14 March, at 7 pm.  It will feature:

• Pillow Talk gives us a bitter drama of a father and son who can’t live together and the girlfriend who wants to drive them apart.
• Any Other Business takes an ironic view of small town Tidy Towns committees.
• Man: On the Quiet casts a comic eye on a hilltop romance between a Dublin cityboy and his outdoorsy fiancée.

Cast and credits

Hearsay
Written and directed by Tracy Gaughan.
Maggie Lavin was played by Maureen Gaughan
Breedge Halpin was played by Tracy Gaughan
Tess O’Brien was played by Evie Gaughan
Also featuring:
Evie Gaughan as the nurse, and Tracy Gaughan as Mrs. Flannery

No Ram for the Old Man
Written by Tommy O’Connor
Directed by John Corless
Catherine was played by Ann McLoughlin
Peter was played by Robby Gallagher
Aunty Irene was played by Dolores Keaveny
Damien was played by John Paul Murphy
Also featuring:  
Dave Burnett,  Cleo deVito,  Julia Fitzgerald,  Catherine Lavery, and Tara James

Fitting In + Falling Out
Written by Kathy Burke
Directed by Anni Wilton-Jones
Tim was played by John Farragher
Eve was played by Tracy Gaughan
Also featuring: 
Sue Maloney, Helen Mulreany, Eamon Kelly,  John Nolan and John Whittle.

Pillow Talk
Written by Michael Goulding
Directed by John Corless
Thomas Finn was played by Michael Gleeson
Frank Finn was played by John Paul Murphy

Any Other Business
Written by Roderick Maguire
Directed by John Corless
John (Chairman) was played by Robby Gallagher
Susan was played by Dolores Keaveny
Seamus (Treasurer)  was played by Roderick Maguire
Mary (Secretary) was played by Anne McLoughlin
Thomas (County Councillor) was played by John Paul Murphy

Man: On the Quiet
Written by Tracy Gaughan
Directed by Tracy Gaughan and Claremorris Radio Drama Group
Laura was played by Tracy Gaughan
Trevor was played by John Nolan
Also featuring: Michael Goulding, Cleo deVito, Evie Gaughan, Kevin Griffiths and Pat Lydon

Drama series editing by Pat Lydon and Allan Tiernan

This series of radio dramas was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee, in the context of the Sound & Vision scheme.