Jessie Buckley is somehow the first Irish woman to win the Oscar for best actress. Given the country's investment in the arts, she is unlikely to be the last.
Don't ignore contemporary Irish writers! Claire Keegan, Sebastian Barry, Colm Toibin, Colum McCann, Paul Murray, Paul Lynch, Kevin Barry, Niall Williams, Sally Rooney, John Banville, the late William Trevor, Roddy Doyle, Anna Burns, Donal Ryan and oh dear, I am sorry to be leaving many out! Humane writers, with such a gift for language.
Don't ignore contemporary Irish writers! Claire Keegan, Sebastian Barry, Colm Toibin, Colum McCann, Paul Murray, Paul Lynch, Kevin Barry, Niall Williams, Sally Rooney, John Banville, the late William Trevor, Roddy Doyle, Anna Burns, Donal Ryan and oh dear, I am sorry to be leaving many out! Humane writers, with such a gift for language.
Ireland is a country that went from the 19th Century to the 21st without passing through the 20th.
Brilliant way of putting it!