Neil Jordan in Bantry on the Catholic Church, and the talents of Daniel Day-Lewis

Neil Jordan with interviewer Cristín Leach in Bantry at the West Cork Literary Festival. Picture: Karlis Dzjamko
It seems fair to observe that Neil Jordan is not the most voluble of interviewees. He has always seemed more comfortable with the written word, unless it is to put his words in other characters’ mouths, as he has done in 20 feature films over the past four decades.