It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.

If you're from Dublin, for example, chances are you live with your family, if you're lucky enough to, right up to the mid-20s. And most of the people I know, when they finally sort of set off on their own, they don't stray all that far.

My parents were sixty years married.

I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.

Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.

It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.