Arts highlights of 2022: Noel Monahan

Poet and playwright

Best live show?

The best show I saw in 2022 was 'The Whispering Chair', a new play by Tara Maria Lovett, performed in the County Museum in Ballyjamesduff.

A Livin’ Dred Theatre Production, directed by Bryan Burroughs. Everything about it was magical.

I also enjoyed 'Moll', directed by Charlie McGuinness in Townhall Theatre, Cavan.

TV/cinema highlight?

The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh. Brilliant acting, great to see Aaron Monaghan perform.

Favourite book?

'The Waste Land, A Biography of a Poem', by Matthew Hollis.

One to watch in 2023?

Daragh Slacke, Singer, Musician and Composer Extraordinaire.

Wish for 2023?

An end to the war in the Ukraine and I hope to continue to be creative at what I do.