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'', '' The Snapper'', '' The Van'' and ''Intermission''.
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, for which she won an ''Irish Times'' Irish Theatre Award and the Corn Exchange's adaptation of ''

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. Her writing credits include '' The Clinic'' and the

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award-winning ''

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''. She directed '' On the Couch'', a six-part comedy drama she created and wrote with

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External links

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Barbara Bergin
at Playography Ireland
''Darkest Hour'' podcast
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