High-flier Graham Norton never forgets his Cork roots

He may be a high-flying honest-to-goodness celebrity these days, but chat show host Graham Norton has never once forgotten his roots.

After a raucous appearance at the Listowel Writer’s Week festival last month, Norton popped up in Munster once again last night, this time supporting the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry — an event that has gone from strength to strength in recent years and, together with two other large festivals in the area, is worth more than €2mn to the local economy.

As the top billing in this year’s already impressive line-up, Norton read excerpts of his memoir, The Life and Loves of a He-Devil, to the lucky few who managed to secure tickets — the event sold out within days of it being announced.