81: Mary O'Donnell, Walking Ghosts

An episode of the Books for Breakfast (Ireland) podcast, hosted by Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley, titled "81: Mary O'Donnell, Walking Ghosts" was published on August 7, 2025 and runs 47 minutes.

August 7, 2025 ·47m · Books for Breakfast (Ireland)

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Send us Fan Mail This episode sees us visiting Dublin's historic United Arts Club where Enda interviews Mary O'Donnell about her latest collection of short stories, Walking Ghosts. Praise for Walking Ghosts 'Each story shines in its own distinctive light.' —Neil Hegarty 'O'Donnell is unflinching in her ability to display humanity in all its flaws and vulnerabilities.' —Mary Costello 'The magic of her writing is in the subtle, mysterious evocation of the unconscious, of the potent mixtur...

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This episode sees us visiting Dublin's historic United Arts Club where Enda interviews Mary O'Donnell about her latest collection of short stories, Walking Ghosts.

Praise for Walking Ghosts

'Each story shines in its own distinctive light.' —Neil Hegarty

'O'Donnell is unflinching in her ability to display humanity in all its flaws and vulnerabilities.' —Mary Costello

'The magic of her writing is in the subtle, mysterious evocation of the unconscious, of the potent mixture of mood and thought and half thought which colours human lives.' —Eilis Ni Dhuibhne

'Searingly intimate and subtle stories, the beauty, the pain and the hope of desperate lives lived in everyday places. A fascinating, varied and utterly compelling collection.' —William Wall

This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.

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