Honour overdue

UCC’s award of an honorary doctorate to Niall Toibín last week was, if anything, overdue. Beginning with the Borstal Boy, his range was prodigious.

Honour overdue
Fri, 11 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
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A master of dialect, his acid wit and pungent sarcasm are unrivalled.

Thomas Studley

Orwell Road

Rathgar

Dublin 6

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