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Rónán Hession
Rónán Hession ( ; born 1975), also known as Mumblin' Deaf Ro, is a multi award nominated writer and Irish blues musician. He is also Assistant General Secretary of the Department of Social Protection. Musical career (as Mumblin' Def Ro) Hession has performed in several bands in Dublin: Rinty, Boxcar, and The Critters. He also performed under the name of 'Johnny Horsebox'. As Mumblin' Deaf Ro he had his first release in 2003. His 2012 album ''Dictionary Crimes'' was named as Irish album of the year by Nialler9 and the ''Irish Independent'', and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. Discography ;Albums * ''Señor, My Friend'' (2002) * ''The Herring and the Brine'' (2007) * ''Dictionary Crimes'' (2012) Books ;Novels ''Leonard and Hungry Paul'' ( Bluemoose Books, 2019) ''Panenka'' (Bluemoose Books, 2021) ''Ghost Mountain'' (Bluemoose Books, 2024) ;Other writing He reviews fiction for the ''Irish Times'', with a particular focus on fiction in translation, and has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Kynaston
Laurence Stephen Kynaston (born 24 February 1994) is a Welsh actor. He won an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for his performance in '' The Son'', as well as receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination. On television, he starred in the BBC Two sitcom '' Cradle to Grave'' (2015). His films include '' England Is Mine'' (2017) and '' How to Build a Girl'' (2019). He was named a 2018 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Kynaston was eighteen when he was cast in ''The Winslow Boy'' at Theatr Clwyd. He made his West End debut in '' The Ferryman'' when it transferred to the Gielgud Theatre. He starred in the '' Spring Awakening'' revival at the Almeida Theatre. Early life Kynaston was born in Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ..., the youngest of four boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Irish Novelists
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