Brendan O’Regan
Roisin Gallagher plays Shiv, a recovering alcoholic who returns home to her family in Dublin after her life in London falls to pieces. The trailers for the new comic drama series The Dry (RTÉ One, Wednesdays) looked promising as were the first few minutes, with recovering alcoholic Shiv trying to engage in conversation with a guy in the airport drinking morning pints. But he accused her of being “an f——religious nut”. Then they launched into a shouting match…
