Author interview: For Tóibín, it’s all about keeping the show on the road

Currently trying out the opening for a new novel, Colm Tóibín is looking forwards to seeing his latest opera show at the 75th anniversary Wexford Opera Festival in October
Domhnall Gleeson and Saoirse Ronan in a scene from ‘Brooklyn’ which brought commercial success to Colm Tóibín who says: ‘It was great, it just sets you up ... it freed me up and produced a space I could work in without having to worry all the time.’ File picture: Lionsgate/ PA

Domhnall Gleeson and Saoirse Ronan in a scene from ‘Brooklyn’ which brought commercial success to Colm Tóibín who says: ‘It was great, it just sets you up ... it freed me up and produced a space I could work in without having to worry all the time.’ File picture: Lionsgate/ PA

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