Cllr Noelle Brown

🔔 ANNOUNCEMENT🔔 Once Off Productions and NB Theatre present IN PLAIN SIGHT By Noelle Brown Directed by Veronica Coburn Performed by @nollester & @camilleosullivanpics 🗓 8–12 July 2025 📍 Roscrea 🎟 Tickets €18 | Book at @sourcearts #linkinbio A moving new work by Noelle Brown and directed by Veronica Coburn explores the legacy of the construction of Mother and Baby homes on the inhabitants, wider communities and the buildings themselves. In a delicate and compassionate exploration, through story, song and architecture, performer/activist Noelle Brown @nollester and singer/architect Camille O’Sullivan @camilleosullivanpics question the links between inconvenient history and place through the church run and state approved Mother and Baby homes at Roscrea, Castlepollard and Bessborough. During the performance, Noelle and Camille will discuss the design and history of these institutions and highlight the environments experienced by the women and children. The narrative incorporates reflections on original architecture, modern excerpts from government policy, and 100-year-old correspondence from the religious orders who ran these buildings for over 70 years. Throughout these curated scenes, the show will weave original songs performed by Camille alongside re-enactments of Noelle's campaigning for Justice. All of these narrative elements combine to tell a powerful story about the history of religious led incarceration and the power of storytelling to heal deep wounds. Directed by Veronica Coburn, with sound and original music by Denis Clohessy and lighting by Bill Woodland, 'In Plain Sight' is a unique theatre event that is part town hall talks and part documentary theatre. It shines a light on community and nation, questioning who we are and how we can move forward while still grappling within the shadows of Church and State. Supported by: @artscouncilireland @sourcearts @riverbankartscentre @paviliontheatre @axis_ballymun @irish_theatre_institute #InPlainSight #IrishTheatre #CamilleOSullivan #NoelleBrown #ChurchAndState #CommunityAndNation *Patrons Note: this event takes place at the Sacred Heart of Mary Convent, Roscrea.

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan They are not just ‘bones’. They had names, mothers, families and were failed by the Church and State in their short lives. Make Bessborough a site of conscience and acknowledge what happened there. #motherandbabyhomes #nobuildonbessborough #justice

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan We are a nation who understands and respects the rituals around death and memory. The 923 infants and children who died, having been born in Bessborough, deserve to be remembered. Make Bessborough a site of conscience. #nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes #justice

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan Remember and honour the 923 infants and children who died having been born in Bessborough. The causes of death were harrowing for the majority who died. They were failed by the Church and State and there has never been any accountability. #nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes #justice #siteofconscience

@kimmagerathmineslea Big thank you to the Local Area Office for hosting a rehearsed reading of my play Creaking. A play written with, for and about older people in 2017. Thanks to the volunteer cast and the mighty Geraldine Plunkett for giving their time and energy. A packed house that sparked important conversations about ageing in Ireland. #community #olderandwiser #theatre #plays

@lauraharmoncork @carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan The infants and children who died,having been born in Bessborough, mattered then and they matter now. 923, with only 64 burials accounted for. #motherandbabyhomes #nobuildonbessborough #justice #saytheirnames

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan The 9000 children who died in institutions across Ireland must never be forgotten. They are part of the history of this country, despite the actions of the Church, and successive Governments, to suppress that history.#nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes #justice

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan ‘cherish all of the children of the nation equally’ They were not cherished in life by the Church and the State. We must honour them in death in 2026. #motherandbabyhomes #nobuildonbessborough #justiceforthe923

@carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro @joy.kellyoregan The 923 infants and children who died, having been born in Bessborough, are not just statistics. We know their names, their ages and how each and every one of them died. #nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes #justice

@miriamdelaney0 @babiesofbessboro carmel.cantwell #nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes justice

@jesslynhenry @social_democrats @carmel.cantwell @babiesofbessboro The 923 infants and children who died, having been born in Bessborough, have names. We know their ages and we know how they died, yet only 64 burials are accounted for. They were failed by the Church and the State in their short lives. We must honour them in death and make the grounds of Bessborough a site of conscience. #nobuildonbessborough #motherandbabyhomes #justice

@kimmagerathmineslea Looking forward to meeting and working with the volunteer cast today for this very special event taking place tomorrow evening. A pleasure as always to be working again with friend, colleague and national treasure Geraldine Plunkett.