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Research interests
Theatre for Young audiences, Applied Theatre, Community Theatre, Devising Theatre, Research Based Theatre, Practice as Research, Phenomenology, Drama Education, Arts Education, Interactive design, Interactive and Museum Installations.
More information / biography
Current Artistic Practice
(2022-2026) Artistic lead of Jub's Story-Finding stories through the Arts, a collaborative storytelling projectin collaboration with Dr Ailbhe Kenny, Dr Dorothy Morrissey, MIC students, MIC’s theatre artist in residence, Liam McCarthy, Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick Education Support Centre and Limerick schools. The project, nominated for an Education Award in 2023, is derived from the successful pop-up TYA event at Lime Tree in October 2022 and 2023. Jub's Story sets out to develop a cross-arts approach to theatrical performance.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mary Immaculate College
1 Jan 2011 → 1 May 2014
Master of Arts (MA), MA Drama and Theatre Studies , University of Galway
1 Sep 2002 → 1 Jun 2003
Arts, Postgraduate Diploma, H. Dip Arts Administration , University of Galway
1 Sep 2000 → 1 Jun 2001
Bachelor, BA Drama and Theatre Studies , St Mary's University, Twickenham
1 Sep 1995 → 1 Jun 1998
External positions
Founder & Steering Group member, Talking TYA Research Network
8 Oct 2021 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Jub’s Story: Arts Integration through Storytelling
McDonagh, F. (CoPI), Morrissey, D. (CoPI) & Kenny, A. (CoPI)
13/05/22 → 12/12/26
Project: Teaching & Learning
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All of Ireland Theatre for Young Audiences Archive
Morrissey, D. (PI), McDonagh, F. (PI) & Maguire, T. (PI)
Project: Research
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Planning Through Time Interactive installation @ Baboró International Arts Festival for Children
McDonagh, F. (PI)
16/10/17 → 22/10/17
Project: Teaching & Learning
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The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716–2016, Volume 2 (1992–2016)
Clare, D. (Editor), Mcdonagh, F. (Editor) & Nakase, J. (Editor), 1 Aug 2021, 1 ed. Liverpool University Press. 264 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Volume › peer-review
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Migrating Musical Selves- Research Performance at ‘Contested (Hi)Stories in Media and Creative Arts (ICTS)
Kenny, A. (Director) & McDonagh, F. (Director), 18 Mar 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Enlivening teachers' co-creating attitude
McDonagh, F., 24 May 2022, The Routledge Companion to Drama in Education. McAvoy, M. & O'Connor, P. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Taylor and Francis, p. 455-464 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716–2016: A Roundtable
McDonagh, F., Clare, D., Nakase, J., Dean, T., Houlihan, B. & Whelan, G., 1 Mar 2022, In: New Hibernia Review. 26, 1, p. pp. 13-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction - The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, Volume 1 (1716-1992)
Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J., 1 Aug 2021, The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, Volume 1 (1716-1992). Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J. (eds.). Liverpool University Press, p. 1-14Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction - The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, Volume 2 (1992-2016)
Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J., 1 Aug 2021, The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights (1716-2016) – Volume 2 (1992-2016). David Clare, Fiona McDonagh, and Justine Nakase (eds.). Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J. (eds.). Liverpool University Press, p. 1-11Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reimagining Maria Edgeworth’s The Knapsack (1801) for a Contemporary Young Audience
McDonagh, F. & Lochlainn, M. M., 1 Aug 2021, The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, Volume 1 (1716-1992). Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Liverpool University Press, Vol. 1. p. 69–84Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716-2016 - Volume 1 (1716-1992)
Clare, D. (Editor), McDonagh, F. (Editor) & Nakase, J. (Editor), 1 Aug 2021, 1 ed. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 344 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Volume › peer-review
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“Marie Jones’s Don’t Look Down (1992): Representations of Disability for Young Audiences.”
McDonagh, F., 1 Aug 2021, The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, Volume 2 (1992-2016) . Clare, D., McDonagh, F. & Nakase, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Liverpool University Press, Vol. 2. p. 13–26Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Theatres and a Spectrum of Engagement
Finneran, M., Anderson, M. & McDonagh, F., 5 Oct 2019, Education and Theatres: Beyond the Four Walls. Finneran, M. & Anderson, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer Nature, p. 3-21 (Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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The third space potential of an inter-faculty collaboration involving theatre students and student teachers
Morrissey, D. (Speaker) & McDonagh, F. (Speaker)
13 Nov 2025Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Putting performance to work for children and young people (in association with Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, and hosted by the Discipline of Children's Studies, University of Galway) 2024
McDonagh, F. (Organiser), Morrissey, D. (Member of programme committee) & Maguire, T. (Member of programme committee)
11 Oct 2024Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Talking TYA Research Network Symposium
Maguire, T. (Organiser), McDonagh, F. (Member of programme committee) & Morrissey, D. (Member of programme committee)
4 Mar 2024Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Teacher-artist partnerships: Navigating between education and theatre.
McDonagh, F. (Speaker) & Morrissey, D. (Speaker)
5 May 2023Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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From page to stage: Adapting Seamus Heaney's 'Sweeney Astray' into a one-act play for young audiences.
McDonagh, F. (Supervisor - Taught Masters) & Morrissey, D. (Supervisor - Taught Masters)
2023 → 2024Activity: Examination & Postgraduate Supervision › Postgraduate Supervision
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Talking TYA Conference 2022
Maguire, T. (Organiser), McDonagh, F. (Member of programme committee) & Morrissey, D. (Member of programme committee)
4 Mar 2022 → 5 Mar 2022Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Talking TYA Research Network (External organisation)
McDonagh, F. (Committee Member)
9 Sep 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Webinar: Theatre for Young Audiences: Education and Practice
McDonagh, F. (Speaker) & Morrissey, D. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2021Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Invited talk
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Talking TYA 2020 3-day virtual conference
McDonagh, F. (Member of programme committee), Morrissey, D. (Member of programme committee), Maguire, T. (Member of programme committee), Mac Lochlainn, M. (Member of programme committee) & Ní Chinnéide , M. (Member of programme committee)
8 Oct 2020 → 10 Oct 2020Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Talking TYA Research Network (External organisation)
Morrissey, D. (Co-Founder), McDonagh, F. (Co-Founder) & Maguire, T. (Co-Founder)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › External Committee
Press/Media
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Watch: Limerick children make first theatre visit
Kenny, A., Morrissey, D. & McDonagh, F.
29/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Podcast: Episode of New Books in Irish Studies
McDonagh, F., Clare, D. & Nakase, J.
1/11/21
1 Media contribution
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Research Pioneers Series (8): David Clare, Fiona McDonagh and Justine Nakase-Interviewed by Anna Pilz & Whitney Standlee for Irish Women’s Writing (1880-1920) Network
McDonagh, F., Clare, D., Nakase, J., Pilz, A. & Standlee, W.
6/05/20
1 Media contribution
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