“The real writers are tenacious creatures, and they found a way long before there were writers workshops and creative writing courses in the universities. In the absence of formal frameworks, personal initiatives and informal frameworks become more important.”

—  Philip Ó Ceallaigh

Interview by Tom Vowler (2010-13)

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