Kevin Doyle is scratching at Cork’s underbelly

Ellie O’Byrne chats to Kevin Doyle about his debut novel, To Keep A Bird Singing

KEVIN DOYLE sits in a Cork city centre café, looking out at a bustling street scene. Cork in 2018, with its grandiose plans for the future, seems a far cry from the Cork of Doyle’s debut novel, To Keep A Bird Singing, which is set in austerity-riddled 2010.