B O Y

GERARD GORMAN is the person who named Malachy Finegan, the most prolific pedophile priest known about in the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland. In doing so, and in his subsequent struggle for justice for himself and others, he has inspired many men to come forward and speak their (difficult) truths. ‘Though it might seem odd language to use, his story has been a blessing to me,’ as one man puts it. In B O Y two artists will present the heart of that nationally-significant story on stage for the first time: LEONARD BARRY, a renowned uileann piper resident in Sligo; and DAMIAN GORMAN, one of the country’s most respected poets and playwrights. Damian is Gerard Gorman’s brother. The intention of this hour-long performance is that these two artists will use their instruments – the lyric poem and the uileann pipes – to support Gerard in his own intention: that…