He has been prying open the Irish ribcage since he was 16 years old … Pound for pound, word for word, I’d have Bolger represent us in any literary Olympics.

A fierce and terrifyingly uncompromising talent… serious and provocative.

Joyce, O’Flaherty, Brian Moore, John McGahern, a fistful of O’Brien’s. This is a succulent Who’s Who of Irish Writing, and Dermot Bolger is of the same ilk … an exceptional literary gift.