Neil Hegarty's guest appearances

Neil Hegarty

The Irish Times Books Podcast

The Royal Irish Academy

Warren Pierce

Scariff Bay Community Radio Podcasts SBCR

Books for Breakfast

Christine Dwyer

Paul Lynch

Henrietta McKervey

Conor O'Callaghan

Caitriona Lally

John Boyne

Michelle Hodges

Henry Winkler

Rob Franek

Sinéad Gleeson

Cindy Chupack

Hilary Mantel

Chris Meyer

Robert Townsend

Denise Levertov

OwlTail

 author and biographer re NI writing at Ennis Book Club Festival. https://ennisbookclubfestival.com/etn/northern-irish-writing-flourishing/  Originally broadcast as part of Saturday Chronicle with Patricia Anne Moore and Jim Collins live from the SBCR studios at the Derg Alliance building on the 18th February 2023 Saturday Chronicle is Sponsored by JAMES M NASH AND DERG KITCHEN DESIGN http://dergkitchendesign.ie 

author and biographer re NI writing at Ennis Book Club Festival. <a href="https://ennisbookclubfestival.com/etn/northern-irish-writing-flourishing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ennisbookclubfestival.com/etn/northern-irish-writing-flourishing/</a>  Originally broadcast as part of Saturday Chronicle with Patricia Anne Moore and Jim Collins live from the SBCR studios at the Derg Alliance building on the 18th February 2023 Saturday Chronicle is Sponsored by JAMES M NASH AND DERG KITCHEN DESIGN <a href="http://dergkitchendesign.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dergkitchendesign.ie</a>

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS - Neil Hegarty

This morning's episode pays tribute to the late Derek Mahon, one of Ireland's finest poets, and also considers the work of Louise Glück who has just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. We also review the Abbey Theatre's production of Patrick Kavanagh's The Great Hunger at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. This week's Toaster Challenge is author Neil Hegarty whose novel The Jewel was published last year. Neil's choice is Alison Lurie's The War Between The Tates. Thanks to Gallery Press for permission to read two poem by Derek Mahon.Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Artwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. If you want to be alerted when a new episode is released follow the instructions here for iPhone or iPad. For Spotify notifications follow the instructions here.Support the show

This morning's episode pays tribute to the late <a href="https://www.gallerypress.com/authors/m-to-n/derek-mahon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derek Mahon</a>, one of Ireland's finest poets, and also considers the work of<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/louise-gluck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Louise Glück</a> who has just been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. We also review the Abbey Theatre's production of Patrick Kavanagh's The Great Hunger at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. This week's Toaster Challenge is author Neil Hegarty whose novel <a href="https://headofzeus.com/books/9781789541793" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Jewel</a> was published last year. Neil's choice is Alison Lurie's <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/104/1042300/the-war-between-the-tates/9781784876265.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The War Between The Tates</a>. Thanks to Gallery Press for permission to read two poem by Derek Mahon. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href="https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Artwork by Freya Sirr To subscribe to <a href="https://booksforbreakfast.buzzsprout.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books for Breakfast</a> go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. If you want to be alerted when a new episode is released follow the instructions <a href="https://www.iphonelife.com/content/or-how-to-customize-your-podcast-app-notifications-iphone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for iPhone or iPad. For Spotify notifications follow the instructions <a href="https://support.spotify.com/us/account_payment_help/account_help/how-to-get-notifications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

14: Derek Mahon, Louise Glück, The Great Hunger;  Neil Hegarty

Who exactly was St. Patrick and why is their a celebration for him? Was this day more religious in the past?

Neil Hegarty, Author and Historian - March 17th, 2019

Why do so many readers tell writer Neil Hegarty that he captured their own family dynamic in his debut novel Inch Levels? Perhaps the burial of past traumas was so common an enterprise in Ireland among a certain generation, it meant many of the next generation grew up absorbing the bleak effects of this silence – the theme of Hegarty’s book. In this month’s Irish Times Book Club podcast, recorded live at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin, he tells us about the genesis of Inch Levels, a story of family secrecies, difficult dependencies and mutually enforced repressions. The novel has been praised for vividly evoking the wild beauty of the Lough Swilly shoreline – Hegarty, who is from Derry, talks about the importance of using location and landscape to map the mental processes of his characters. He also explains why a forgotten wartime tragedy was the starting point for this book, set between the 1930s and 1980s, tells us about the surprise Brexit interpretation that followed its publication in 2016 and explores the impact that writing fiction has had on his brain.

Why do so many readers tell writer Neil Hegarty that he captured their own family dynamic in his debut novel Inch Levels? Perhaps the burial of past traumas was so common an enterprise in Ireland among a certain generation, it meant many of the next generation grew up absorbing the bleak effects of this silence – the theme of Hegarty’s book. In this month’s Irish Times Book Club podcast, recorded live at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin, he tells us about the genesis of Inch Levels, a story of family secrecies, difficult dependencies and mutually enforced repressions. The novel has been praised for vividly evoking the wild beauty of the Lough Swilly shoreline – Hegarty, who is from Derry, talks about the importance of using location and landscape to map the mental processes of his characters. He also explains why a forgotten wartime tragedy was the starting point for this book, set between the 1930s and 1980s, tells us about the surprise Brexit interpretation that followed its publication in 2016 and explores the impact that writing fiction has had on his brain.