Beckett centenary launched in Dublin

CENTENARY celebrations to mark the birth of Irish writer Samuel Beckett were launched yesterday by Arts Minister John O’Donoghue in Dublin Castle - kicking off a month long series of events commemorating the writer’s life and work.

The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism is funding the celebration to the tune of almost e800,000.

Beckett, born in Foxrock, Dublin on April 13, 1906, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969 and is best known for his play Waiting for Godot.