Arts Q&A: Bloodlands creator Chris Brandon
Arts
Jenny Lee puts performers and artists on the spot about what really matters to them.
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Celebrating Ireland's working-class writers in The 32
Books
"I'd been a schoolteacher who taught in a community school on the Northside and who'd self-published a book, and had metamorphosed into an internationally known author whose name appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times.
Arts Q&A: Irish crime writer Olivia Kiernan on Kylie Minogue, Maeve Binchy and Enya
Books
1.When did you think about a career as a writer and what were your first steps into it? I've written for most of my life.
Arts Q&A: Singer Mary Coughlan on The Rolling Stones, Normal People and becoming the first female road sweeper in London
Music
1. When did you think about a career in music and what were your first steps into it? I didn't start until I was 29.
Arts Q&A: Fleur Mellor on Glastonbury, The Producers and Postmodern Jukebox
Stage
1. When did you think about a career in the arts and what were your first steps into it? I always enjoyed dancing as a hobby when I was younger, so when I found out I could do A-level dance I jumped at the chance and did it alongside a foundation course in performing arts.
Brendan Byrne launches new solo film production venture
Film
RENOWNED for creating documentaries that challenge perceptions, draw attention to the underdog and transport viewers to places rarely seen on screen, Belfast filmmaker Brendan Byrne promises a new slate of feature documentary and drama projects as he launches his new solo production house, Cyprus Avenue Films.
