Tarrac

12/30/2023

Kelly Gough turns in quite a decent performance here as "Aoife". She's making quite a success of her life in Dublin but returns to her coastal Kerry home-town to look after her dad "Bear" (Lorcan Cranitch) who is recovering from an heart attack. Their relationship is civil but chilly and he'd probably sooner she said hello and then went back home, but his declaration that he's going to go clear his lobster pots next morning followed by a slight scare not only convinces her that she must a stay a while, but it also gets her back behind the oars again. Again? Yep - she was once quite an accomplished oarswoman coming from a family that was quite adept in the water. Quickly reunited with childhood pals "Jude" (Kate Nic Chonoanaigh) and "Aisling" (Kate Finegan) and cajoling "Naomi" (Rachel Feen