Playwright Liam Heylin is courting success on the Cork stage

Colette Sheridan talks to Cork playwright Liam Heylin who finds plenty of material and characters for his writing in his day job as a court reporter for the Irish Examiner

AS AN Irish Examiner court reporter who moonlights as a playwright, the day job is a rich repository of stories for Liam Heylin.

His latest play, Hung Juror, is about a character called Gráinne who has been called for jury service to pass judgement on “an unemployed northsider”, Liam Healy, accused of stalking his ex.