Photocopy press cuttings taken from the Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, RTE Guide, Midland Tribune, Limerick Leader, Tullamore Tribune, Donegal People's Press, Kilkenny People, Limerick Post, Leinster Express, Connacht Sentinel, Connacht Tribune, Tuam Herald, Sunday Independent and Sligo Champion. Key articles include "Druid: Celebrating in the present tense" (24 Jan, Irish Times) "New Druid playwright is a 'natural'" (11 Jan, Galway Advertiser) "appointment of Arts Officer seen as priority by consultants" (13 Jan, Leinster Express) "Arts council takes £100,000 cut on the chin" (14 Jan, Irish Times) "Druid launches coming-of-age programme" (27 Jan, Tuam Herald)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Donegal Democrat, The Weekly Trading Post (AU) The Age (AU) The Sydney Morning Herald (AU) The Sydney Review (AU) Irish Echo (AU) Entertainer, Galway Advertiser, the Japan Times, Parramatta Advertiser, the Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Tribune, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian (AU) Telegraph Mirror (AU) Novosti, Irish Press, Sydney Star Observer, The northern Herald (AU)City Tribune, The Australian Financial Review (AU) Australian Jewish News, Sun Herald (AU) Australian Sunday Herald (AU)Cork Examiner, Evening Press, The Kingdom, The Bulletin (AU)The Irish Times, Enniscorthy Echo, Leinster Express, Theatre Australasia, The Sydney Review (AU) 2 folders. (1 of 2) File includes wide coverage of production by Druid of At the Black Pig's Dyke written by Vincent Woods and performed in Sydney, Australia as part of the Summer Sydney Festival. Reviews, comment, articles and interviews are included. Copies included, 2 folders.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Evening Press, Irish Press, Irish Times, Irish Times, Sunday Tribune, Tipperary Star, Tuam Herald, Kilkenny People, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Democrat, Hot Press, Southern Star, Connacht Tribune, City Tribune, Leinster Leader, The Globe and Mail, The Australian, Connacht Sentinel, Phoenix. Key articles include "Row as Sydney Festival drops Druid" (3 Jan, Irish Press) "Druid trip that never was" (6 Jan, Irish Times) "Action packed year ahead" (28 Jan, Kilkenny People) "Galway revives its plan for new theatre" (26 Jan, Irish Times) "Patrick Mason's clean-out at the Abbey" (14 Jan, Phoenix) "Tina [Kellegher] snapped up for 'Scarlett'" (16 Jan, Sunday Tribune)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Phoenix, Sunday Independent, Sunday Press, Galway Observer, Tuam Herald, Galway Advertiser, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Press, Irish Times, City Tribune. Key articles include a feature on the first two years of Garry Hynes's directorship at the Abbey Theatre" (29 Jan, Phoenix) "Actress Kate O'Toole aims to follow in her dad's [Peter] footlights" (31 Jan, Sunday Press) "Druid presents 'Private Dick' (28 Jan, Galway Advertiser) "Refusing to accept 'no' in relation to a municipal theatre" (12 Jan, Connacht Sentinel) "Michael D, the darling of those in the Arts" (14 Jan, Irish Press) "From Druid days to Abbey acclaim" - Interview with Marie Mullen and Sean McGinley (17 Jan, Sunday Press)

Original press cuttings taken from Galway Observer, City Tribune, Sligo Champion, Western People, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Independent, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Times, Sunday Press, Irish Press, Tuam Herald, Vale Star, Cavan Leader. Key articles include "Exit Centre Stage - City theatre should be abandoned" (8 Jan, Galway Observer) "Arts groups to lobby Corporation in a bid to save theatre plans" (3 Jan, City Tribune) "Druid to recall 'Bloody Sunday' in play" (14 Jan, Connacht Sentinel) "Theatre hinges on grant from the government" (21 Jan, Connacht Sentinel) "Red Kettle to take Farrell's funniest on tour (26 Jan, Sunday Business Post) "Living up to the role of risk taker" (29 Jan, Irish Times) Also includes interviews with playwright Frank McGuinness regarding the upcoming production by Druid of his new play Carthaginians. Also contains articles relating to local and amateur theatre from around Ireland.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from IT, Evening Press, Galway Advertiser, Irish Times, Clare Champion, Phoenix, Mayo News, Connacht Telegraph, Evening Herald, Sunday Tribune, Limerick Leader, Down Spectator, Connacht Sentinel, Sunday Press. Key articles include "A Druid veteran takes new powers" (30 Jan, Irish Times) "Quay St Development not a suitable theatre" (24 Jun, Galway Advertiser) "Top stage designer goes on display in Castlebar" (23 Jan, Mayo News) "The womanly art of wisely administering" (20 Jan, Sunday Tribune) "Chairman of the boards" - director Andy Hinds (19 Jan, Irish Times) "Work begins on new £1m theatre" (16 Jan, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Sydney [ ], Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Independent, Roscommon Champion, the Kingdom, Clonmel Nationalist, Sunday Tribune, the Bulletin, Sunday Press, RTE Guide, Irish Times, Limerick Post, City Tribune (Galway) Galway Advertiser, Evening Press, Irish News, Connacht Sentinel, Tuam Herald, Evening Herald, Ballinasloe Herald, Waterford News and Star. Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include coverage of the tour of Australia by Druid with The Playboy of the Western World written by J.M. Synge. Articles are taken from a wide range of Irish and Australian press. Key articles include "The challenge and charm of the Irish Playboy (Jan, Sydney [ ]) "Vincent Dowling's second coming: Blessing or Damnation?" (24 Jan, Sunday Tribune) "Is the Abbey biting off more than it can chew" (21 Jan, Irish Times) "Are Irish theatres doing enough to nurture young talent?" (12 Jan, 1988)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Times, Magill, Times on Sunday, Galway Advertiser, Galway Observer, Sunday Independent, Cork Examiner, Irish Press, Sunday Independent, Sligo Champion, Drogheda Independent, U Magazine, City Tribune, Donegal Democrat, City Tribune (Galway), Daily Mirror (Australia) Daily Telegraph (Australia), The Australian, Times on Sunday [Australia], The Sun Herald (Australia) Cork Evening Echo, The Sunday Telegraph (Australia) Irish Times, Anglo Celt, Tuam Herald, Limerick Leader. Articles include coverage and reviews of Druid's tour to the Sidney Festival in Australia, performing Conversations on a Homecoming written by Tom Murphy. Coverage is taken from Australian and Irish newspapers. Also includes "A master of Murphy roles" - an interview with Druid actor Sean McGinley (18 Jan 1987).

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from The Irish Times, Sunday Independent, Sunday Press, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Galway Observer, New Galway Observer, Sunday Tribune, Dungarvan Observer, Phoenix, Connacht Telegraph, Accountancy Ireland, Galway Advertiser, Key articles include interview with Pauline McLynn - "Perils of Pauline" (11 Jan, Evening Press) a profile of playwright Tom Murphy by Colm Tóibín, "Murphy's Dark Vision" (5 Jan, Sunday Independent) "the Giggly Concert - A Thief at Christmas" by Tom Murphy at the Abbey Theatre (5 Jan, Sunday Tribune) "Arts Council Complains of Lack of Funding" (20 Jan, Irish Times) "Honouring our Irish Artists" (26 Jan, Sunday Independent) "Young Theatre: Who's Who" (27 Jan, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sunday Tribune, Irish Press, Irish Independent, Social and Personal, Midland Tribune, Connacht Sentinel, Western People, Tuam Herald, Cork Examiner, Irish Press, Evening Press and Sligo Champion. Review and comment on productions by Druid include the Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy. Key articles include reports on Garry Hynes being appointed to the Arts Council of Ireland (17-25 Jan, various) "the 1984 Dublin Theatre Festival - What's Happening?" (Irish Times, 12 Jan) "Curtain Down on a Year of Struggle and Achievement" (5 Jan, Irish Times) "Selling theatre to the public" (Cork Examiner, 4 Jan 1984)