16/03/2011
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Miriam Meets Roddy Doyle and his Parents, Ita & Rory
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County Library, Tallaght
March 24th at 10.30am
To celebrate Readiscover, the County Library Tallaght is delighted to present Miriam O’Callaghan in conversation with Roddy Doyle and his parents on Thursday 24th March at 10.30am
The ever popular RTÉ Radio series “Miriam meets…” is coming to the County Library Tallaght!
In this series, Miriam O'Callaghan interviews individuals who have a strong connection, whether through family, business or otherwise. Miriam’s conversation with Roddy Doyle and his parents Rory & Ita, will be the first time that the programme is recorded in front of an audience, to be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 on Sunday 27th March. Roddy Doyle's short story "Brilliant" is the theme for this year's Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin.
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle is the author of nine novels, a collection of stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir of his parents. He has written five books for children and has contributed to a variety of publications including The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Metro Eireann and several anthologies. He won the Booker Prize in 1993, for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
Roddy has written for the stage and his plays include Brownbread and Guess Who’s Coming For The Dinner. He co-adapted with Joe O’Byrne his novel The Woman who Walked into Doors and he co-wrote with Bisi Adigun a new version of The Playboy of the Western World.
He also wrote the screenplays for The Snapper, The Van, Family, When Brendan Met Trudy and he co-wrote the screenplay for The Commitments.
He lives and works in Dublin
Miriam O’Callaghan
Miriam O’Callaghan presents RTÉ’s flagship current affairs television programme Prime Time.
Before joining RTÉ, Miriam worked for ten years in British television, seven of those as a reporter for BBC 2’s Newsnight programme.
Having previously trained as a solicitor, Miriam began working for RTÉ in 1992, first as a presenter on the financial programme Marketplace and then with Prime Time. Miriam presented the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games which were held in Croke Park in June. In November 2003, Miriam won the public vote for Best TV Personality at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
Miriam, senior presenter with Prime Time, has interviewed Bob Geldof, Hilary Clinton and Bono, as well as the leaders of the main political parties prior to the last General Election and the last Presidential debate between the five candidates.
O’Callaghan has presented a six-week chat show on RTÉ One. “Saturday Night With Miriam” which proved to be a great success and ran for three years.
Readiscover
The library READISCOVER campaign sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy, takes place this year during the month of March. Events are being organized by libraries all over Ireland and there is no shortage of events taking place locally in almost all local authorities. For more information visit www.readiscover.ie
South Dublin Libraries
Public Libraries are both a very old and a very new idea. The modern library service of South Dublin Libraries is recognised for its strong customer service ethos and its innovative use of technology for improved service delivery. Our libraries are community spaces aimed at providing and embracing the cultural diversity that is present in Ireland today. They are contemporary libraries offer civic spaces for citizens to read, relax, surf and learn at every stage of their lives. www.southdublinlibraries.ie
If you would like to come along and be part of the audience for this event on Thursday 24th March at 10.30am, bookings will be taken from Monday 14th March via our online booking service. To book online, a unique email address will be required for each individual booking.
For more information, contact Georgina Byrne at georgina.byrne@sdublincoco.ie or at 00353-1-4597834