Barry McKinley is a writer based in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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  • In The Line of Fire
    Posted by on Nov 26, 2011

    His mind drifted back to a cold clear morning not unlike this one; it was the second to last time…

  • Hope I Die Before I Get Old
    Posted by on Nov 26, 2011

    I’M GOING back to London and I’ll never make this journey again. Ireland holds nothing for me anymore. Nothing. Whenever…

  • The Unexpected Hotel
    Posted by on Nov 26, 2011

    I’m not over the moon about the Christmas decorations in town. Not by a long mark. There’s a big neon…

  • Derby of Lost Souls
    Posted by on Nov 26, 2011

    We were fifteen years old and we didn’t have enough grey matter between us to form one small but sensible…

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Elysium Nevada

Nominated as BEST NEW PLAY in the 2010 IRISH TIMES THEATRE AWARDS

a study in wizened impotent rage, measured out in wicked one-liners…it would be tempting to call the whole thing Beckett meets Shepard

Peter Crawley, Irish Times

full of brilliant barbs and humour…the performances are uniformly excellent…a hugely enjoyable and thought provoking production

Sarah Keating, Sunday Business Post


‘The playing is assured and beautifully timed … and has a nice balance of cynical humour and genuine emotion

Michael Moffatt, Mail on Sunday

Barry McKinley ‘handled his quirky scenario with intelligence and humour…. directed more than competently by Terry Byrne… with three good and convincing performances

Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent