Review: Kevin Barry and Colin Barrett light up Bantry

West Cork Literary Festival event resplendent in sunshine as Maeve Higgins guides the chat for budding writers

Colin Barrett and Kevin Barry were interviewed by author and activist Maeve Higgins at the West Cork Literary Festival's Bantry event. Picture: Karlis Dzjamko

On a mid-July day in Bantry some brave soul has decided to stage what is essentially a sophisticated book club in an outdoor amphitheatre at the National Learning Centre.

It’s July — have the last 17 days taught them nothing? ‘Prepare for sun, expect rain’ should be our national anthem for the summer. An earworm, top of the charts irritating us all.