Pictures & review: Richard E Grant in Bantry for the West Cork Literary Festival 

Author/actor Richard E Grant was joined by Ballymaloe chef Rory O’Connell at the Maritime Hotel for one of the highlights of the opening weekend of the Bantry event

Richard E Grant in Bantry for the West Cork Literary Festival. Picture: Darragh Kane

As a child growing up in 1960s Swaziland, young Richard E Grant observed “the three Bs: booze, boredom, and bonking” as the definition of adult colonial life.

The actor added three new Bs - Bantry, Barry Keoghan, and Barbra Streisand – to his list as spoke to a packed Maritime Hotel on Saturday night as part of the West Cork Literary Festival.