Writer Jane Casey: I have things on my to-do list for years

'It’s often a stray remark that has the biggest impact'

Jane Casey, author of crime fiction.

Jane Casey has become synonymous with the crime genre in Irish literature — so we expect the Dublin author to be swarmed when she touches down at the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry this weekend.

Casey, who worked in publishing for almost a decade before she began writing her own books, says book festivals are always "intense" but she is looking forward to being inspired by other authors and readers.