Cork comedian Kyla Cobbler: I love words, but the letters were betraying me

Diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia, Kyla Cobbler felt let down by the Irish school system. She emigrated aged 18 feeling, in her own words, 'stupid'. Today, she is emerging as a force in Irish comedy.

Comedian Kyla Cobbler at home in Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

“Ballincollig is very fancy now,” says comedian Kyla Cobbler of her native town. “There was no McDonald’s when I was there.”

Hearing about Kyla’s background and her pared-back lifestyle, you can see why she’d gauge the fast food restaurant as a barometer of fanciness. This is a woman with no notions.