“I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross

from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1

Artist Dorothy Cross tells Brendan about her Cork childhood, competitive swimming, the thrill of having her art first exhibited by the Tate in London, turning 70 and the joys of the sea. She picked five songs that meant something special to her throughout her life.

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