Branar Meitheal in collaboration with Galway Culture Company are delighted to announce the two artists selected to take part in International Residencies in 2025.
Liam McCarthy will travel to Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, and Neasa Ní Chuanaigh will travel to the Irish Arts Center, New York.
These residencies offer the selected Meitheal alumni the opportunity to take time to explore and develop their practice, see and experience new work specifically created for young audiences in either Paris or New York, make connections and/or work with artists and practitioners local to both centres.
This initiative is kindly supported by Galway Culture Company and delivered by Branar in partnership with support from Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris and the Irish Arts Center in New York.
About the Artists
Liam McCarthy
Liam McCarthy is a playwright and drama facilitator. Plays include “Mam and Love and Woo” (Wilde Irish Writer Award, Dublin Fringe 2020); “This Little Piggy” (a children’s play developed through Belltable:Connect, toured 2017) and “The Dinner Party” (as part of Druid Theatre’s FUEL). Liam recently facilitated the Children’s Panel at Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival, Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick. He was previously Engagement and Participation Coordinator at The Ark, Dublin, and has also lectured in drama and education at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. He studied Drama and English at Trinity College, Dublin and at UC Berkeley, California. Current work in development includes “Fergal” a play for children which explores concepts of individualism and solo experience.
Neasa Ní Chuanaigh
Neasa Ní Chuanaigh has over 15 years on-stage experience as an actor and puppeteer. Previous work includes “How to Catch a Star” (Branar); “The Way Back Home” (Branar); “Becketts Room” (Dead Centre Theatre Company); “An Triail” (The Abbey); “Sruth na Teanga” (Branar); “Mac an Bheatha” (Fíbín); “I Hear Your Voice” (Phillida Eves Creative); and “Gilgamesh” (Macnas). More recently she worked as assistant director on “Rothar” (Branar) and is excited to continue to direct more shows in the future.
Neasa worked for 8 years in An Taibhdhearc Theatre as actor, producer, stage manager, front of house and in the Finance Department. She studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Trinity College Dublin and at Goldsmiths, University of London.
