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Roisin Gallagher’s appeared alongside Hollywood megastars, and found herself up against the likes of Sharon Horgan at awards shows. It’s all thanks to the brilliance of her Belfast-set dark comedy The Dry – which is leading an Irish television revolutionTrailblazing Irish women are having a moment in TV drama. Hot on the heels of Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters, Sally Rooney’s Normal People, Aisling Bea’s This Way Up and Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls came 2022’s The Dry from the producers of Normal People. Critics called it “the Irish Fleabag”, and the series picked up eight nominations at the Iftas and launched the career of its star Roisin Gallagher.“When you’re in the same room as people you have watched and admired for a long time, it’s really affirmative,” says Gallagher of being up against the likes of Horgan and Siobhan McSweeney for best actress. “They are taking the lead. The story is about them as humans. We’re challenging the narrative.” Continue reading...