‘Glorious Heresies’ set for TV series

An acclaimed Irish novel set in Cork is set for the small screen after its award- winning author signed a deal to adapt the book into a TV series.

Lisa McInerney yesterday revealed that her debut novel The Glorious Heresies — a story of five misfits whose lives intertwine in post-crash Cork — has been optioned for television by production company Fifty Fathoms.

The novel has won both the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction and the 2016 Desmond Elliott Prize, amid critical praise.