Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Woman's Way, Kilkenny People, Munster Express, Galway Advertiser, Cork Examiner, New Ross Standard, Enniscorthy Echo, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Times, Modern Woman. Key articles include "The crucial role of sponsors for successful festivals" (15 Aug, Galway Advertiser) "Druid director is a big hit down under" (12 Aug, Cork Examiner) "Penny a pint levy urged to keep the head on city's arts reputation" (2 Aug, City Tribune) "Abbey theatre to end a long dry spell in the city" (23 Aug, City Tribune) "Sean relished challenge of portraying the Big Fellow" (27 Aug, Connacht Sentinel)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Donegal Democrat, Galway Advertiser, Galway Observer, Irish Times, The Guardian (U.K.) Sunday Tribune, Irish Press, Connacht Tribune, Cork Examiner, City Tribune, Hot Press. Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include 'Gaslight' written by Patrick Hamilton and performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include "The Old Lady Says Go" - playwright Tomas McAnna on Abbey's private drama" (1 Aug, Irish Press) "Lack of venue robs Galway audiences of seeing 'Lughnasa' (28 Aug, City Tribune) "Theatre award but no 'Homecoming'" - Punchbag theatre company, Galway, receives prestigious award at Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival (26 Aug, Galway Observer)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Evening Herald, Cork Examiner, Irish independent, Irish Press, Galway Advertiser, City Tribune, Western People, Donegal Democrat, Irish Times, Cork Examiner, Irish Press, Tuam Herald, Clare Champion, In Dublin, Sunday Independent, Sunday Tribune, Galway Observer, Modern Woman, Connacht Sentinel, Cork Evening Echo, Leitrim Observer, Image. Includes reviews and coverage of productions by Druid including a double bill of plays written by Geraldine Aron: The Donahue Sisters and The Stanley Parkers. Both are performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include coverage of the appointment of Garry Hynes to the position of Artistic Director of the Abbey theatre, Dublin. Also includes "Garry Hynes for U.C.G. Writers Workshop" (25 Aug, Tuam Herald) "Geraldine Aron: Writing for Druid" ([Irish Times])

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Press, Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent, Galway Observer, Galway Advertiser, Image, Tuam Herald, City Tribune, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Offaly Independent, Sunday Press, Irish People, Irish Post. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Lovers written by Brian Friel and performed at Druid Lane Theatre/ [Courthouse Theatre] Galway. Key articles include "Still no new home for Druid Theatre" (18 Aug, City Tribune) "Lynne Parker - Working Rough Magic with Druid" (17 Aug, Galway Advertiser) "[Dublin] theatre festival looks to Europe" (11 Aug, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, Galway Observer, City Tribune Galway, Connacht Tribune, Sunday Independent, Evening Press, Sunday Tribune, Tuam Herald, Evening Herald, Irish Independent, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Press, Waterford News and Star, Cork Examiner, Sunday Press. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Little City written by Seamus Byrne, as part of the local Arts Festival, performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include "The seven year itch prompts Druid Administrator to seek new pastures. - Jerome Hynes (5 Aug, Connacht Tribune) "Playwright brought back from the cold" - Seamus Byrne (10 Aug, Irish Press) "Dublin Theatre Festival bounces back with style (31 Aug, Cork Examiner) "Galway's Arts Festival: Queuing up to perform (2 Aug, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Press, Irish Times, Sunday Press, Sunday Independent, Irish Independent, Galway Observer, Galway Advertiser, Evening Herald, City Tribune (Galway)Wexford People, New Ross Standard, Ballinasloe Herald, Sunday Tribune, Irish Press, Tuam Herald, Connacht Sentinel, Evening Press, Donegal Democrat, Sligo champion, Cork Examiner, Munster Express, Carlow Nationalist, Anois. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include "Oedipus" by Sophocles in a version by W.B. Yeats. Key articles include "Oedipus Complex" - interview with Marie Mullen (9 Aug, Sunday Tribune) Theatre in Donegal (14 Aug, Donegal Democrat) "Mick Lally - a gentle giant of an actor" (26 Aug, Cork Examiner) Includes wide coverage on the Galway Arts Festival and the works being staged, and also articles and stories relating to theatre and amateur drama nationwide around Ireland

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Galway Advertiser, Irish Independent, New York Times (U.S.A.) Scarsdale Inquirer (U.S.A.) Galway Observer, Irish Press, Evening Herald, City Tribune Galway, Sunday Independent, Western People, The Age (?), Evening Press, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Press, Sunday World, Connacht Tribune. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Conversations of a Homecoming written by Tom Murphy and Playboy of the Western World written by J.M. Synge, performed at Pepsico Summer Festival at Purchase, New York; Same Old Moon written by Geraldine Aron and produced at Druid theatre, Druid Lane, Galway as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Key articles include "Irish companies begin looking to Australia" (16 Aug, The Age) "New York doesn't give a sod about this Conversation" (23 Aug, Irish Independent) "Abbey theatre wins award at Edinburgh Festival" (15 Aug, Irish Times) "Varied programme for the city's big Arts Festival" (5 Aug, Connacht Sentinel)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Tuam Herald, City Tribune, Irish Times, Evening Herald, Connacht Sentinel, Sunday Independent, Connacht Tribune, Evening Press, Galway Advertiser, City Tribune, Galway Observer, Key articles include "Druid - Ten Years of the Impossible Dream" (Tuam Herald, 31 Aug) "Galway unmoved by naked truth" (18 Aug, Sunday Independent) "The Druid hope for a new 'home' is spelled out" (20 Aug, Connacht Sentinel) "A Decade of Glory" (15 Aug, Irish Press) and various articles regarding the tenth anniversary of Druid Theatre.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Sunday Tribune, The Irish Times, The Entertainer, Irish Press, Tuam Herald, Evening Press, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Independent, Connacht Sentinel, Cork Evening Echo, Connacht Tribune, Irish Independent, In Dublin, Evening Herald. Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include the Wood of the Whispering" by M.J. Molloy; The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory, A Bedtime Story written by Sean O'Casey, all produced at Druid Theatre, Galway. Key articles include "Shocking film about our misuse of alcohol" (27 Aug, Irish independent)report from Owen Dudley Edwards from the Edinburgh Theatre Festival (29 Aug, Irish Times) "Council in Tribute to Druid (30 Aug Connacht Sentinel) coverage of the Dublin Theatre Festival and other articles on Druid and Irish theatre nationwide.

Original press cuttings taken from the Connacht Sentinel, Galway Advertiser, Tuam Herald, Sunday Press, Magill, Irish Press, Irish Times, Cork Examiner, Irish Independent, Evening Press, Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, Irish Post, Irish Tatler, Sunday Tribune and Sunday Independent. Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge, Key articles include "Mick Lally back in Town for Playboy Production (17 Aug 1982) Dublin theatre Festival (14 Aug, 29 Aug 1982) "Theatrical Scots Just Don't Believe Our Problems" (27 Aug 1982) Edinburgh Festival (30 Aug 1982) "Garry the Girl Who Made Druid" (Aug 1982)