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Rick O’Shea
Evelyn Conlon (BA 1977, HDip Ed)
Together, apart
An innovative 2020 approach to MU’s annual cultural event While alumni couldn’t gather on campus last spring for its annual Summer Soirée, the Development and Alumni Relations Office – together with the Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy – produced a free, virtual arts and culture experience entitled, ‘Together, apart.’
Alannah Thornburgh (BA 2016)
Hosted by RTÉ broadcaster and presenter of The Book Show, Rick O’Shea, this virtual event premiered on Thursday, 25th June and featured pre-recorded videos by accomplished novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, and international musicians, including talented MU alumni, coming together to celebrate the importance of the arts across Ireland and around the globe, particularly in times of uncertainty. Among them: Anne Griffin (2000), author and winner of the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year 2019 award; playwright and novelist John MacKenna; award-winning Turkish journalist and political thinker Ece Temelkuran; award-winning writer and Irish Times journalist Áine Ryan (1977); and Felispeaks, spoken word artist Felicia Olusanya (2016). Don’t worry if you missed it, you can still see Together, apart on mu.ie/togetherapart
John MacKenna
