Shane O’Reilly: ‘I got a house in Dublin 8 in 2019 which my dad and his deaf friends helped to renovate’

Shane O’Reilly is a playwright and actor. He has featured in ‘One Good Turn’ at the Abbey Theatre, starred as Nick Carraway — the narrator of ‘The Great Gatsby’ – in an immersive production at the Gate Theatre, and appeared alongside Ruth Negga in the Gate’s ‘Hamlet’.

EU at 50: Ireland’s love affair with Europe is still going strong – but the potential for even greater success is still huge

It can often take a landmark anniversary to show us just how far we have come. This year marks 30 years of the European Single Market, along with the 50th anniversary of Ireland joining the European Union.