# Ann Lovett

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Ann Lovett: do her last letters shed light on her tragic death?

The story of teenager Ann Lovett, who concealed her pregnancy and died shortly after giving birth alone in a grotto in Grandard, County Longford, is a defining tragedy of 1980s Ireland.     The circumstances of Ann's pregnancy and death were cloaked in silence for decades.   Three months after Ann …

Episode 89 "Stolen" - Margo Harkin

Derry Born and based, the formidable documentary filmmaker tells the Talking Derry Girls about her latest film. Currently showing at selected cinemas across the UK and Ireland, "Stolen" captures the anguish, anger and the horrors surrounding Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions.  A true Derry G…

Report: 40 years on from the death of Ann Lovett with Barry Whyte

Ann Rose Lovett, a 15-year-old student from Granard, County Longford, Ireland, tragically passed away on January 31, 1984, while in labour next to a grotto. The death of her newborn son occurred simultaneously. The circumstances of her passing significantly contributed to a critical nationwide disc…

Late Lunch Wednesday January 31st 2024

Liz Dunphy reflected on one of the most shocking and sad tragedies to ever happen in Ireland, the death of fifteen year-old Ann Lovett and her baby boy in Granard, forty years ago today. Our Irish-American friend John Shanahan back in the Northeast on a visit, had lots of interesting things to say …

Dara, Meet Dara – The Story of How I Met My Sister!

In this episode, Dara is speaking from a position of powerlessness thanks to the after-effects of Storm Darragh, which ripped through many parts of Ireland last week with an unforgiving ferocity. Dara wishes there was more unforgiving ferocity for FIFA, the football organisation that continues to e…

Who Will History Remember?

How do we decide who the most significant people in our history are? Whose story is worth telling? In this episode, I’m joined by Eoin Kinsella, managing editor of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, to explore how he and the team behind this remarkable resource tell the story of our island through …

Hiding in Plain Sight, Ann Lovett

In this episode, Nules reflects on the tragic story of Anne Lovett, a 15-year-old girl from Granard, Ireland, who died alone after giving birth in a grotto in 1984. The conversation begins by painting a picture of Ireland in the early 1980s, a time characterized by a lack of open discussions about …

How Irish Music Helped Break the Catholic Church’s Power

For much of the twentieth century, the Catholic Church shaped almost every aspect of Irish life education, sexuality, family, politics, shame and silence. But long before Ireland changed politically, Irish artists began documenting the emotional cost of that world through music. From Christy Moor…

Zara Devlin

This week I chat to Zara Devlin. Zara in an actress based in Dublin best known for her IFTA-nominated performances in Small Things Like These (opposite Cillian Murphy) and Ann (playing Ann Lovett). In this conversation we discuss the making of Ann, her experience starring in theatre productions at …