Cissy teases the girls by refusing to name her new sweetheart. When Joseph is unable to make a November match in Croke park with Paddy, he gives Tomas the day off to attend.

CAST:

Cissy Boland:  Caoimhe Murphy

Catherine Long:  Clare Enright

Lizzie O’Neill:  Meadhbh Fitzgibbon-Moore

Brigid Barry:  Mary Power Cooney

Paddy Dooley:  Joe Bergin

Mary Barry:  Sarah Murphy

Maggie O’Donoghue:  Patricia O’Malley

Tomas Barry:  Oran O’Rua

Joseph Barry:  John Bean

As Brigid’s first public women’s meeting kicks off, she confides her fears for Sean to Poor Brid. They blame the local RIC sergeant Tom Dwyer for the situation. Brigid is torn when Betty Dwyer, Tom Dwyer’s wife, comes to make amends.

CAST:

Tom Dwyer:  David Murphy

Betty Dwyer:  Eilish Rafferty

Poor Brid:  Karina Power

Brigid Barry:  Mary Power Cooney

Maggie O’Donoghue:  Patricia O’Malley

Anne Kilbride:  Hiliary Madigan

Teresa:   Ann Kelly

Madge:  Orla Gildea

Messenger Girl:  Elyza Levins

Prior to the launch of Season 2 on the 7th November, we thought you might like to hear a brief recap of Season 1.

Fractured - Season 1, Episode 11 - October 1920

In this Season 1 finale – Mary’s relationship with Joseph Hughes is torn asunder.  Meanwhile, Sean is forced into making a hard decision, leaving his family bereft.

CAST:

Mary Barry:  Sarah Murphy

Cissy Boland: Caoimhe Murphy

Catherine Long:  Clare Enright

Joseph Barry:  Sean Bean

Father Dempsey:  Noel Wade

Sean Barry:  Aaron O’Connor

Brigid Barry:  Mary Power Cooney

Tomas Barry:  Dean McPartlin

Moll Barry:  Beth Joyce

Messenger Girl:  Lucy Finn

Sgt Tom Dwyer:  David Murphy

Cons. Stiff:  Noel Wade

Sgt Joseph Hughes:  Ger O’Shea

 

Episode dedicated Maynooth Soccer Club.

Episode 10 - October 1920

Sean’s raid on the RIC station does not go to plan, leaving him and his comrade in danger.

 

CAST:

Sean Barry: Aaron O’Connor

Alan O’Toole:  Matt De Barra

Sgt Dwyer:  David Murphy

Cons. Stiff:  Noel Wade

Cons. Hughes:  Ger O’Shea

Teresa:  Ann Kelly

Sgt Blake:  Tony Joyce

 

 Episode dedicated to Liffey Champion.

Episode 9: September 1920

Joseph and Brigid are forced to examine their marriage and the strange set of circumstances that led them to each other.

CAST:

Brigid Barry:  Mary Power Cooney

Joseph Barry:  John Bean

Moll Barry:  Beth Joyce

Episode dedicated to Woman’s Way magazine.

Episode 8: AUGUST 1920

Sean and O’Reilly boast to Tomas about the success of their first big ambush.  Mary causes Tomas to reconsider the validity of Sean’s story, leading to a showdown within the family.

 

CAST:

RIC Man:  Sean King

Brigid Barry:  Mary Power Cooney

Mary Barry:  Sarah Murphy                  

Sean Barry:  Aaron O’Connor

Joe O’Reilly:  Conor Hogan

Tomas Barry:  Dean McPartlin

 

Episode dedicated to the Leinster Leader.

Episode 7:  August 1920

Mary confesses to her best friend, Cissy, that she is in love. Colgan offers Sean and O’Reilly a chance to prove themselves in a planned ambush.

 

CAST:

Sean Barry:  Aaron O’Connor

Patrick Colgan:  Paul Keogh

Mary Barry:  Sarah Murphy

Cissy Boland:  Caoimhe Murphy

Tomas Barry:  Dean McPartlin

Paddy Dooley:  Joe Bergin

Donal UaBuachalla:  Brian McCabe

Joseph Barry: John Bean

Joe O’Reilly:  Conor Hogan

 

Episode dedicated to Intel.

Episode 6: JULY 1920

Sean and O’Reilly intimidate a railway worker who is breaking the railway strike. Tomas infuriates Sean by questioning his methods.

 

CAST

Union man:  Brendan O’Sullivan

Sean Barry:  Aaron O’Connor

Joe O’Reilly:  Conor Hogan

Mossie Kinsella:  Tom McGrath

Padraig Doran:  Sean King

Tomas Barry:  Dean McPartlin

 

Episode dedicated to Connolly’s Pub, Donadea.

Episode 5: JULY 1920

In the Volunteer court, Mossie and Paddy almost come to blows over a debt owed. Sean confronts Constable Joseph Hughes, little realising that he’s his sister’s sweetheart.

 

CAST:

RIC:

Tom Dwyer:  David Murphy

Joseph Hughes:  Gerard O’Shea

Francis Perry:  Dara Keogh

Edward Curran:  Peter Royanne

Michael Stiff:  James O’Haire

 

Judge Frances Murphy:  Sadie O’Reilly

Paddy Dooley:  Joe Bergin

Sean Barry:  Aaron O’Connor

Joseph Barry:  John Bean

Anne Kilbride:  Hilary Madigan          

Annie Cahill:  Martina O’Connor

Tim Lennon:  Tony Joyce

Mossie Kinsella:  Tom McGrath

 

Episode dedicated to Boyne Dental, Maynooth.