Arena Encore - Celebrating Mary Lavin, remembering John McGahern and Wexford Festival Opera

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The best of Arena’s week - Colm Tóibín discusses the legacy of Mary Lavin; Sinéad Gleeson, filmmaker Pat Collins, and historian Catriona Crowe remember John McGahern; Jess Fahy explores the art of Easter; and we look ahead to the 75th Wexford Festival Opera.

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