Kate O'Brien
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Sep 21, 2026
Catriona CroweHOST
There were loads of dignitaries there in the opening night.
Catriona CroweHOST
We had Frank Aitken, William Norton, Kate O'Brien, Lennox Robinson, Hilton Edwards, but also Maria Duce, a fervent Catholic group who noisily walked out shouting, this is blasphemy at the start of the second act.
Catriona CroweHOST
Now, Casey's not there himself, is
Diarmaid FerriterHOST
he?
Alan HayesHOST
I'm disorganized here.
Alan HayesHOST
Tanya Farrelly, I published Tanya's first book 10 years ago when Black Dogs Sing, and this novel won the Kate O'Brien Award, which was particularly important because Ireland House and Yvonne Boland were responsible 50 years ago for reviving Kate O'Brien's work.
Alan HayesHOST
So I was delighted when Tanya won that award.
Alan HayesHOST
And Tanya's new book, The Marionette and the Maestro, which just came out recently, has had the best reviews of her career.