Moments of my life: Donal Ryan on arm-wrestling, meeting his wife, and bad dinner parties

 In advance of his reading in Limerick, author Donal Ryan talks about some of the major moments in his life 

Donal Ryan: "When my kids are happy and content, and it feels as though I've been a good parent that day, I feel proud." Picture: Fred TANNEAU / AFP.

Tell us about the last time you lost an arm wrestle 

There was this really big guy, and I could see that losing was going to really badly affect his psyche. He was getting really angry, and his wife was watching, and she was going, ‘I can't believe we're getting beaten here’.