Reviews & Interviews: Index

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Irish Critical Classics	Various Critical Writings
On Major Irish Writers	Reviews & Interviews
International Critics	Irish Historical Studies
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The Ricorso “Library” conserves selected reviews, interview-reviews and incidental commentaries on and by Irish writers gleaned from the columns of sundry newspapers and magazines either by copy-typing, scanning or online capture. Selected remarks and quotations from many of these articles have also been copied under individual writers in the “Authors A-Z” region of the website and linked back to the full texts versions here.

[ Listing is alphabetical by critic-author rather than the writers studied. Reviews of a given writers can be reached by simple browser search of this page or by using the Ricorso search engines on the Library page. ‘On’ denotes a review and ‘meets’ an interview. ]

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Tim Adams on Colum McCann Muriel Adrien on James Barry Chris Agee on Paul Muldoon	Gerry Adams on Jean McConvill Lisa Allardice meets William Trevor Walter Allen on Henry Green
B
Sarah Bakewell on Emma Donoghue John Banville on Neil Belton John Banville on Hubert Butler John Banville on Edna O’Brien John Banville on Franz Kafka Laura Barber on Sebastian Barry Kevin Barry on Máirtín Ó Cadhain Kate Bateman on Evelyn Conlon Brendan Barrington on “little magazines” Eileen Battersby meets Michael Longley Eileen Battersby on Eugene MacCabe Eileen Battersby on Field Day Anthol. Eileen Battersby on Derek Mahon Eileen Battersby on Jennifer Johnston (1) Eileen Battersby on Jennifer Johnston (2) Eileen Battersby meets J. F. Deane Eileen Battersby on Oscar Wilde Eileen Battersby meets Michael Longley Eileen Battersby meets Marina Carr Eileen Battersby on Neil Jordan Eileen Battersby on Dermot Healy Eileen Battersby of Sebastian Barry Eileen Battersby of William Trevor Eileen Battersby of Colum McCann Eileen Battersby on Keith Ridgway Eileen Battersby on William Wall Eileen Battersby on seeing a ghost Michael S. Begnal on Maurice Scully Aimée Bender on Emma Donoghue Christopher Benfey on John Banville	Justin Belate on Declan Kiberd Peter Berresford-Ellis on Boyne Valley Michael Billington on Marina Carr Michael Billington on Sebastian Barry Robert Birnbaum meets Colum McCann Bookgeek meets Bernard O’Donoghue Eavan Boland on Colm Tóibín Rosita Boland meets Claire Keegan Rosita Boland meets Colum McCann Rosita Boland meet Paul Murray Dermot Bolger on Ulysses (James Joyce) Pat Boran on Bernard O’Donoghue John Boyne on Ross O’Carroll-Kelly John Bowman on de Valera & Lloyd George Peter Bradford on Breakfast on Pluto Conor Brady on UCD [Irish Times Report] Fran Brearton on Paul Muldoon Fran Brearton on Michael Longley Emma Brockes on Roddy Doyle Adam Brophy on Paul Howard Helen Brown meets Neil Jordan Stephen Brown on Brian Friel Terence Brown on Derek Mahon Terence Brown on Kelleher, et al. Anatole Broyard on Edna O’Brien Linda Buckley on Eoin Colfer John Burnside on Michael Longley John Burnside on Eoin McNamee John Burnside in Donal Ryan Stephen Burt on Paul Muldoon
C
Michael Caines on Glenn Patterson Frank Callinan on Thomas Kettle Frank Callinan on Edward Carson Angus Cargill meets Sebastian Barry Aingeal Clare on Maurice Riordan Joe Cleary on Richard Kearney Alex Clark on Sebastian Barry Alex Clark on Sebastian Barry Alex Clark on John Banville Harry Clifton on Louis MacNeice Harry Clifton on Paul Muldoon (2001) Harry Clifton on Paul Muldoon (2006) Gerry Colgan on Colm Tóibín Bruce Cook on John McGahern, et al. Nick Cooke on Dermot Bolger	Neil Corcoran on Seamus Heaney (1) Neil Corcoran on Seamus Heaney (2) Angela Cornyn on Dermot Bolger Brian Cosgrove on John H. Newman Maddy Costa on Enda Walsh John Coveney on John Arden Patricia Craig on Sir Charles Brett Patricia Craig on Hugo Hamilton Michael Cronin on Fintan O’Toole Patrick Crotty on Richard Murphy Sarah Crown on Emma Donoghue Sarah Crown meets Roddy Doyle Bernard Cullen on Ulster Loyalists Anthony Cummins on Anne Enright
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C. L. Dallat on Frank McGuinness C. L. Dallat on Gerald Dawe Ailbhe Darcy on Ciaran Berry Philip Davison on Benjamin Black [Banville] Alison R. de Menezes on Roger Casement Seamus Deane on W. B. Yeats Seamus Deane on Brian Moore Seamus Deane on Conor C. O’Brien Seamus Deane on John McGahern Anita Desai on William Trevor Tom Redshaw Dillon on James Liddy Tom Redshaw Dillon on Thomas McCarthy	Michael Dirda on James Stephens (d.1950) Denis Donoghue on R. F. Foster Theo Dorgan on Michael Longley Theo Dorgan on Michael Hartnett Rob Doyle on Mike McCormack Roddy Doyle on translating Gogol Keith Duggan meets Roddy Doyle Aidan Dunne on William Orpen Aidan Dunne on Louis le Brocquy Paul Durcan on John Jordan Ciara Dwyer meets Paul Mercier Ciara Dwyer meets Sebastian Barry
E
Terry Eagleton on Seamus Heaney Terry Eagleton on the Brontës Terry Eagleton on “Conquering England” Terry Eagleton on Joseph O’Connor Terry Eagleton on Sebastian Barry Terry Eagleton on Woolwich killing Terry Eagleton on General Election 2017 Terry Eagleton on George Bernard Shaw Terry Eagleton on Richard Dawkins	Richard Ellmann on Seamus Heaney Jon Elek on Hugh Kenner (obit.) Anne Enright on Kate O’Brien Anne Enright on Arthur Riordan Anne Enright on Edna O’Brien Anne Enright on Declan Hughes Anne Enright on Eimar McBride Anne Enright on Donal Ryan
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Brian Fallon on Lady Lavery Brian Fallon on Conor Cruise O’Brien Peter Fallon on Paul Muldoon Diarmaid Ferriter on John Waters Constantine Fitzgibbons on C. C. O’Brien Anne Fogarty on Gerard Donovan Kim Forrester on John MacKenna Kim Forrester on Colum McCann Aisling Foster on Patrick McCabe Aisling Foster on Paul Murray Roy Foster on W. B. Yeats	Roy Foster on William Trevor Roy Foster on Stewart Parker Roy Foster on President Higgins Roy Foster on WBY & Maud Gonne Roy Foster on Paul Bew Roy Foster on Donal Ryan Roy Foster on Seamus Heaney Adrian Frazier on J. M. Synge Arthur Freeman on Oliver Goldsmith Patrick Freyne on Ross O’Carroll-Kelly
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Brendan Glacken on Jamie O’Neill Fiachra Gibbons on Mark O’Rowe Luke Gibbons on Neil Jordan (1997) Luke Gibbons on Neil Jordan (2003) Jonathan Gibbs on Paul Murray Sinéad Gleeson on Norah Hoult Sinead Gleeson meets Keith Ridgway Mary Gordon on Colm Tóibín Colin Graham on Quinn & O’Driscoll Colin Graham on Healy, Lysaght & O’Siadhail	John Greening on John Montague John Greening on Brendan Kennelly John Greening on Thomas Kinsella Nicholas Grene on Terry Eagleton Vona Groarke on Derek Mahon Colin Greenland on Claire Kilroy Peter Guttridge on Robert McLiam Wilson
H
Derek Hand on Keith Ridgeway Derek Hand on Gerard O’Donovan Derek Hand on Tom Mac Intyre Robert Hanks interviews Sebastian Barry Robert Hanks on Sebastian Barry Maurice Harmon on Bryan MacMahon (1) Maurice Harmon on Bryan MacMahon (2) Maurice Harmon on Robert Greacen Maurice Harmon on Mary Lavin Maurice Harmon on John Montague Liam Harte on Dermot Bolger Liam Harte on Ella O’Dwyer Liam Harte on Mike McCormack Liam Harte on John Broderick Liam Harte on David Marcus Liam Harte on Claire Keegan	Liam Harte on Hugo Hamilton Anne Haverty on Henry James Keith Hopper on Aidan Higgins Tom Hayden to Fintan O’Toole Maurice Hayes on Brian Lynch Seamus Heaney on Patrick Kavanagh (1) Seamus Heaney on Bernard O’Donoghue Seamus Heaney on Patrick Kavanagh (2) Shane Hegarty meets Keith Ridgway Shane Hegarty meets Clair Wills Christine D. Hickey on Roddy Doyle Philip Hobsbaum on Roy McFadden Kate Holmquist on Cecilia Ahern Declan Hughes on Emma Donoghue Declan Hughes on Thomas Kilroy
I
Roisin Ingle on Eoin McNamee	Irish Times (Leader) on Colum McCann
J
Keith Jeffry on Sebastian Barry Stuart Jeffries meets Sebastian Barry Fred Johnston on Maurice Scully	Fred Johnston on Hugh McFadden Jennifer Jordan on Keith Ridgway Anthony Julius on Oscar Wilde’s Trials
K
Sara Keating meets Tom Mac Intyre Sara Keating on Tom Murphy Sara Keating meets John Banville Sara Keating meets Paul Mercier Sara Keating on Tom Murphy (2) Susan Katz Keating meets Michael Collins Kate Kellaway on Sebastian Kate Kellaway meets Michael Longley Lynne Kelleher on Edna O’Brien Morgan Kelly on ECB Bail-out Shirley Kelly meets Glenn Patterson A. L. Kennedy on Anne Enright John Kenny on Anne Enright John Kenny on Sebastian Barry John Kenny on Gerard Donovan John Kenny on Roddy Doyle John Kenny on William Wall John Kenny on Glenn Patterson John Kenny on John McGahern John Kenny on Patrick McCabe	John Kenny on Harry Clifton John Kenny on Eugene McCabe John Kenny on Carlo Gébler Kevin Kiely on Seamus Heaney Kevin Kiely on ‘The IT Gang’ Declan Kiberd on John McGahern Declan Kiberd on Walter Benjamin Declan Kiberd on Thomas Flanagan Benedict Kiely on George Moore Terence Killeen on James Joyce Claire Kilroy on Sebastian Barry Ian Kilroy meets Paul Muldoon Thomas Kilroy on Seamus Heaney Thomas Kilroy on Edna O’Brien Stephen King on Emma Donoghue James R. Kinkaid on Joseph O’Connor Matthew Kirkpatrick on Gerald Donovan John Knowles on Paul Durcan
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Adrienne Leavy on John Ryan (Envoy) Hermione Lee on John McGahern (1) Hermione Lee on John McGahern (2) Hermione Lee on Anne Enright Ursula K Le Guin on Joseph O’Connor Mary Leland on Sylvester Mahony Mary Leland on Bishop Thomas Bolton Sue Leonard on Niall Williams Sue Leonard on Claire Kilroy Ana Leszkiewicz on Sally Rooney Frances Leviston on Leontia Flynn Toby Lichtig on Colin Teevan Peter Linebaugh on Thomas Russell	Grevep Lindop on Dion Boucicault Joan Littlewood (Irish Times obituary) Patrick Lonergan on Walter Macken Siobhán Long on Seán Ó Riada Michael Longley on Richard Murphy Michael Longley on Seamus Heaney James Lomax on Robert McLiam Wilson Sylvère Lotringer meets Brendan Behan Lizzie Loveridge on Stella Feehily Brian Lynch on Aidan Higgins Suzanne Lynch on Colin Teevan Anne Lynskey on Jennifer Johnston
Mc/Mac
Ann Manov on John Boyne James McAuley on Tom MacIntyre, et al. John McAuliffe on Michael Coady John McAuliffe on Tom French John McAuliffe on Ciaran Berry John McAuliffe on Paul Muldoon Colum McCann on Benedict Kiely Lir Mac Carthaigh on Patrick McCabe Thomas MacCarthy on P. J. Daly & C. P. MacCarthy Jenny McCartney meets Seamus Heaney Conor McCloskey on Friel, Heaney, Trevor & Kiely W. J. McCormack on A. N. Jeffares Robert McCrum meets John McGahern Robert McCrum meets John Longley Cal McCrystal on Eoin McNamee	Rónán McDonald on Liam Harte Peter McDonald on Ciaran Carson Todd McEwen on William Wall Robert Macfarlane on Paul Muldoon Michael McDowell on Woodbrook Patrick McGrath on Neil Jordan Belinda McKeon meets Colm Toibin Caitríona MacKernan on William Carleton Caitríona MacKernan on Anthony Cronin David McKitterick on Flann O’Brien Niall MacMonagle on Colum McCann Niall MacMonagle on Sebastian Barry Frank McNally on John Dunton Frank McNally on Patrick Kavanagh Conor McPherson on “monologue”
M
Eamon Maher meets John McGahern Eamon Maher on John Broderick Adam Mars-Jones on Anne Enright D. T. Max on Stephen Joyce (James Joyce Estate) Christina Hunt Mahony on Claire Kilroy Christina Hunt Mahony on Dermot Bolger Christina Hunt Mahony on Frank McGuinness Janet Maslin on John Banville Helen Meany on Lola Montez (Eliza Gilbert) Claire Messud on Anne Enright Karl Miller on John Banville Laura Miller on John Banville John Montague on Ciaran Carson John Montague on Jonathan Swift	John Moran on Lafcadio Hearn Christoper Morash on Brian Friel Austen Morgan on Terry Eagleton GerryMoriart on Gerry Adams Mary Morrissey on Jennifer Johnston Danny Morrison on Ken Loach Stephen Moss meets Gerry Adams Stephen Moss meets Sebastian Barry Andrew Motion on John McGahern Andrew Motion on Seamus Heaney Paul Muldoon on Seamus Heaney Julie Myerson on Edna O’Brien Stephen Moss meets Sebastian Barry Peter Murtagh & Joe Joyce on Charles Haughey
N
Patrick Ness on Paul Murray Adam Newey on Paul Muldoon Eiléan Ní Chuilleanain on Harry Clifton	Eilis Ní Dhuibne on Maggie Gee Benedict Nightingale on Gary Hynes Emer Nolan on John Wilson Foster
O
Deirdre O’Brien meets Eoin McNamee George O’Brien on William Wall George O’Brien on Colm Tóibín Sean O’Brien on Michael Longley SeanO’Brien on Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin Frank O’Connor on Bryan MacMahon Joseph O’Connor on Irish Fiction Joseph O’Connor on Sebastian Barry Joseph O’Connor on John McGahern Bernard O’Donoghue on John Banville Bernard O’Donoghue on Kinsella & Hartnett Bernard O’Donoghue on Conor O’Callaghan Bernard O’Donoghue on Dennis O’Driscoll Bernard O’Donoghue on Peter Fallon Bernard O’Donoghue on William Trevor Bernard O’Donoghue on Gerald Dawe Bernard O’Donoghue on Colm Tóibín Julia O’Faolain on Contemp. Irish Fiction Nuala O’Faolain on Edna O’Brien Clíona Ó Gallchoir on Emily Lawless Sean O’Hagan meets Dermot Healy Sean O’Hagan meets Sebastian Barry Sean O’Hagan meets Anne Enright Karl O’Hanlon on Maurice Scully Joanne O’Leary on Maeve Brennan Michael O’Loughlin on Anthony Cronin John O’Mahony on Patrick McCabe Nessa O’Mahony on Mebdh McGuckian Emer O’Kelly on Sebastian Barry Peter Anny-Nzekwue meets Michael O’Loughlin	Catriona O’Reilly on Michael Longley Barra Ó Séaghdha on Ulster Poets Fintan O’Toole on Peter Taylor Fintan O’Toole on Brian Friel Fintan O’Toole on Irish plays Fintan O’Toole on Nicholas Grene Fintan O’Toole on the Catholic Church Fintan O’Toole on Irish plays in USA Fintan O’Toole on Sebastian Barry Fintan O’Toole on Eugene O’Neill Fintan O’Toole on Rockite Disturbances Fintan O’Toole on Wilde & Beckett Fintan O’Toole on Flann O’Brien Fintan O’Toole on Anglophobia Fintan O’Toole on Charles Darwin Fintan O’Toole on Margaret Mitchell Fintan O’Toole on the American Dream Fintan O’Toole on Martin McGuinness Fintan O’Toole on Flann O’Brien Fintan O’Toole on James Plunkett Fintan O’Toole meets Brian Friel Fintan O’Toole on Brexit [Guardian] Fintan O’Toole on Seamus Heaney Fintan O’Toole on Brexit [for NYRB] Fintan O’Toole on Brexit & 8th Amendment Fintan O’Toole on Samuel Beckett Fintan O’Toole on Brexit Fintan O’Toole on Boris Johnson Jill Owens meets Paul Murray
P
Eve Patten on Michael Collins Eve Patten on Colum McCann (2003) Eve Patten on The Irish Book Lover Eve Patten on Cambridge Companion Eve Patten on Jennifer Johnston Eve Patten on Colm McCann (2006) Eve Patten on Anne Enright Eve Patten on Paul Durcan Eve Patten on Philip Ó Ceallaigh Christine Patterson meets Deirdre Madden Mike Peed on Colum McCann	Paul Perry on Maurice Scully Seamus Perry on Seamus Heaney Lionel Pilkington on Brian Friel Richard Pine on John McGahern Richard Pine on Brian Friel Janet Phillips meets Tom French Robert Potts on Dorothy Molloy Alex Preston on Anne Enright John Preston meet Colm Tóibín Francine Prose on Colm Tóibín Niamh Purséil on Rosamund Jacob
R
Jody Allen Randolph Meets Paula Meehan Stephen Rea on Robert Altman John Redmond on James Liddy Alec Reid on Samuel Beckett Niamh Reilly on Tom Kettle Nick Rennison on Roddy Doyle Keith Ridgeway on Ferdia Mac Anna	Keith Ridgeway on John Butler Keith Ridgway on Tomás O’Crohan Jacqueline Rose on Eimar McBride Anthony Rooche on Irish Lit. in Transition Tom Rosenthal on Louis le Brocquy Carol Rumens on Fred Johnston
S
Fiona Sampson on Michael Smith Ian Samson on Mike McCormack Jennifer Schuessler on Colm Tóibín Dan Sheehan on Ross O’Carroll-Kelly Simion D [pseud.] on Eugene McCabe Peter Sirr on John Montague Dinitia Smith on Sebastian Barry Katy Simpson Smith meets Sebastion Barry Paddy Smyth on Jennifer Johnston Michael Sopp on Paul Murray John Spain on Philip Ó Ceallaigh	Stephen Spender on J. M. Synge Bruce Stewart on Robert McLiam Wilson Bruce Stewart on James Fairhall Bruce Stewart on Terry Eagleton Bruce Stewart on Marina Carr Bill Sweeney on Terry Eagleton Bruce Stewart on Anthony Cronin Eamonn Sweeney on Sebastian Barry John Sutherland on Charles Lever George Szirtes on Anthony Cronin
T
Scarlett Thomas on Keith Ridgway Scarlett Thomas on Kevin Barry Sam Thompson on Anne Enright Sam Thompson on John Broderick Alan Titley on Pól Ó Muirí (1) Alan Titley on Pól Ó Muirí (2) Colm Tóibín on Augustine Pugin Colm Tóibín meets Tom Murphy	Colm Tóibín on Dervla Murphy Colm Tóibín on Seamus Heaney Colm Tóibín on Anthony Cronin Colm Tóibín on Gordon Bowker Colm Tóibín on Seamus Heaney Boyd Tonkin on Sebastian Barry Nicola Trott on Maria Edgeworth Maria Tymoczko on Ciaran Carson
U
Cathy Unsworth on Peter Murphy	James Urquhart on William Trevor
V
Jeannie Vanasco on Deirdre Madden	Ed Vulliamy on Edna O’Brien
W
Arminta Wallace on Eoin McNamee Arminta Wallace meets Joseph O’Connor Arminta Wallace meets John Banville Arminta Wallace meets Jennifer Johnson Arminta Wallace meets Sebastian Barry John Waters on Terry Eagleton John Waters on John MacBride Sheila Wayman meets Robert Welch Irvine Welsh on Patrick McCabe Geoffrey Wheatcroft meets Conor Cruise O’Brien David Wheatley on Ní Chuilleanáin David Wheatley on Louis MacNeice David Wheatley on Eavan Boland	David Wheatley on Flann O’Brien David Wheatley on John Redmond Shaun Whiteside on Patrick MacCabe David Whittaker on Tony OMalley Clair Wills on Irish Neutrality Clair Wills on Flann O’Brien Nicholas Wroe on Michael Longley Nicholas Wroe meets John McGahern Nicholas Wroe meets Sebastian Barry Nicholas Wroe meets Derek Mahon Martin Wroe on John O’Donoghue Harry White on Charles Villiers Stanford
Z
Jason Zinoman on Mark O’Rowe

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