Conneely, Gerry

Galway playwrite Gerry Conneely. Having abandoned an earlier career in teaching, Conneely spent much of the nineties working in the Galway theater scene. Best known for his performances as George in Punch Bag's production of Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and as Father Jack in Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," Conneely brought to these roles a presence and vitality that is still remembered. His Brother in Eamon Kelly's "Religious Knowledge" and his remarkable portrayal of the narrator in MacLiammoir's "The Importance Of Being Oscar" made him one of the best know performer's in the west