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Audrey Whitty talks about the importance of place, an early passion for history, and the mystery of time as she tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire.  Audrey Whitty is an Irish archaeologist, librarian and curator, and the director of the National Library of Ireland. 

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Brendan Mac Evilly talks about  Jean Paul Sartre, Dermot Healy, the art world and the artist as he tells Ruth McKee which books he’d save if his house was on fire. Brendan Mac Evilly is director and co-editor of Holy Show, an annual arts journal and production company. He is the 2024/25 Emerging Cu…
Elaine Feeney tells Ruth McKee which books she’d save if her house was on fire. Elaine Feeney is an acclaimed novelist and poet from the West of Ireland. Her debut novel, As You Were, was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Irish Novel of the Year Award, and won the Kate O’Brien Award…
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne tells Ruth McKee about the books which have been important in her life, through childhood, love, and loss—and talks about how her writing practice has evolved. Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, The Laureate for Irish Fiction, writes in both Irish and English. A member of Aosdána, she is Writer F…
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