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Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan

August 28, 2026 · 47 min

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Marie, a single mother in the dormitory suburbs, hides her unhappiness behind harsh humour; but the tedious, elderly neighbours she dismisses turn out to be hiding from harm themselves in their own shuttered bungalow.

Kathy Rose O'Brien played Marie

Pat Laffan ... Jim

Áine Ní Mhuirí was Mavis

and Ellie Sullivan made her début as little Laura.

Sound supervision was by Richard McCullough

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan was produced by Aidan Mathews.

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