The event took place in the Alumni House and commenced at 7 p.m. with an introduction by UConn’s Irish literature concentration coordinator and professor of English, Mary Burke. Doyle currently serves ...

The Irish writer Roddy Doyle was riding a wave of fame for his novels The Commitments and ‘Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha’, when he first wrote the character of Paula Spencer. The 1994 TV drama she ...

For the writer, who also penned The Barrytown Trilogy ... There’s plenty of younger Irish writers Doyle is excited about – naming Michelle Gallen and Colin Barrett – while still appreciating ...

Irish author Roddy Doyle has been announced as the first Booker Prize winner to chair the judging panel. The author has written 13 novels but is best known for his books The Snapper, The Van ...

Irish author Roddy Doyle has become the first Booker Prize winner to chair the judging panel for the prize. The judging panel for the Booker Prize 2025 also features Booker Prize-longlisted ...

Feistiness and a fighting Irish spirit transcend the barriers of time linking Irish singer and author Maria Doyle-Cuche with Irish woman Margaret Kelly (1910-2004) aka 'Miss Bluebell' of the Lido ...

Lynch is the fifth Irish author to win the Booker Prize, after Iris Murdoch, John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright. The Northern Irish writer Anna Burns won in 2018. Lynch was one of four ...

He became the fifth Irish author to win the Booker Prize, after Iris Murdoch, John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright, the organizers of the competition said. The Northern Irish writer Anna ...