Barry Keoghan hopes Bafta success for Irish talent will encourage rising artists

Barry Keoghan (Ian West/PA)

Barry Keoghan has said the Bafta award success for Irish talent will encourage artists in the country to “send the scripts in and go for what they want to do”.

The Irish actor, 30, picked up the best supporting actor prize for his role in The Banshees Of Inisherin after his co-star Kerry Condon won the best supporting actress gong for the film.