TV adaptation of 'darkly absurd comedy' by Blindboy Boatclub nominated for award

The author and podcaster said: 'I adore Limerick, it’s my home, and I’ll defend it from gowls who unfairly give it a bad name out of laziness.'

Blindboy said: 'It’s a Celtic Tiger story. It’s about how a person’s identity can become fractured when we place too much of our self-worth in our possessions, achievements, and other people’s opinions of us.' File picture: Brian Arthur

Blindboy Boatclub has been nominated for a prestigious award for the TV adaptation of one of his stories filmed on the streets of his native Limerick — a city he will always defend from “gowls who unfairly give it a bad name”.

Blindboy’s production company, Connla’s Well, has been nominated for the adaptation of Did you read about Erskine Fogarty? at Ireland’s Royal Television Society.