Mairéad Tyers on leaving Cork for London, and starring in The Walsh Sisters

Máiréad Tyers was 18 when she moved from Ballinhassig to London to study at one of the world’s most prestigious drama schools. Now, with a BAFTA nomination under her belt, she talks about the best decision of her life

Máiréad Tyers: starring in two RTÉ shows and a run of Chekhov's Three Sisters

Máiréad Tyers has a Paul Mescal story. “On the first day, Ridley asked him ‘are you nervous?’ Paul said, ‘yeah’, and Ridley said, ‘your nerves are no good to me here. You need to just do the job’.”

The My Lady Jane star pauses just long enough to allow the Gladiator II director’s take-no-prisoners reprimand sink in before continuing.