Tag: interviews

  • TRINITY COLLEGE INTERVIEW

    I had a conversation about my novel NORA with the great writer and journalist Martina Devlin for Inspiring Reads at Trinity College Dublin, where we both studied.

  • NORA IN NEW YORK

    I’m off to NYC next week for the last of my NORA events – it’s been a wild, action-packed two years. Anyone NY-based can catch me at one (or all!) of the following events – I’d love to see you. Register early! Thurs 8th Dec: On the 8th I’m at the Jefferson Library (where the…

  • Events – NORA & more

    I will appear at the following festivals/conferences/venues in the next few months: Llangwm Literary Festival, Wales (with Culture Ireland support) – 12th and 13th August – reading and flash workshop. See here. Drumshanbo Written Word Weekend, Leitrim – 27th August – reading and short fiction workshop. See here. Telling Stories, Centre for Public History conference,…

  • JOYCE in BRAZIL

    I’m taking part in a roundtable for NEI in Brazil (online) today as part of Ulysses 100. Join us on YouTube here. Discussion of Joyce’s family, life and work in contemporary literature, film, radio drama, and exhibition with me, Alan Gilsenan, Áine Stapleton and Colin Murphy. With thanks to Beatriz Kopshitz Bastos for having us!…

  • RODDY DOYLE @ POLITICS & PROSE

    Roddy Doyle and I had a great chat about short fiction and his new collection at Politics and Prose. Watch it back on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/p2m6VmEpj5I

  • Roddy Doyle interview

    I’m interviewing Roddy Doyle, online at Politics and Prose in Washington, about short fiction. This event celebrates the USA publication day for Roddy’s book Life Without Children, which is a warm, funny, poignant collection of ten stories. Join us! 5pm USA, 10pm Ireland. More here.

  • SOLAS NUA EVENT W/ ALICE MILLER

    Next Monday 19th July, Alice Miller and I will have a conversation about Georgie Hyde-Lees, Nora Barnacle, Yeats, Joyce, and biofiction for Solas Nua. Sign up here: https://solasnua.org/events/pp-live-nuala-oconnor-alice-miller-conversation

  • CREATIVE PLACES & FACES POD INTERVIEW

    I had a lovely time being interviewed by Spain-based Irish author Jackie De Búrca. You can listen in to our chat here.

  • INTERVIEW – EXAMINER

    Sue Leonard – ghostwriter and journalist – interviewed me for the Irish Examiner about NORA, writing, and life in general. You can read the result of our enjoyable chat here.

  • DBF at Blue Metropolis

    I really enjoyed talking to Breda Brown about NORA for Dublin Book Festival at Blue Metropolis, Canada. We recorded in lovely Kevin St library. Neil Jordan is on with Breda before me. (My bit starts at about 29 mins in.)