I9n Conversation with Martina Devlin
Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times and has spent more than 35 years interviewing many of Ireland’s leading writers. Author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place and A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991–2026, he offers unique insight into the country’s literary landscape. Join Martin as he reflects with Martina Devlin on decades of conversations with acclaimed authors, the evolution of Irish writing, and stories behind some of its most celebrated books.
The £35.50 Ticket & Book bundle includes a paperback copy of A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991–2026.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times and a former Editor of The Irish Post. He is the author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press, 2023), which was shortlisted for Irish Nonfiction Book of the Year, and A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2026 (Lilliput Press, 2026). He has contributed essays to The 32: An Anthology of Irish Working-Class Voices (Unbound, 2021) and The Routledge Handbook of the Northern Ireland Conflict and Peace (Routledge, 2023) and edited A History of The Irish Post (London, 2000).
- Seamus Heaney HomePlace, 45 Main Street Bellaghy BT45 8HT
- Saturday 24th October
- 2pm
- Cost: £12.50
More information and booking: https://seamusheaneyhome.com/upcoming-events/
