Pat McCabe “Joy is the most beautiful emotion, it can come upon you unexpectedly”

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‘The Butcher Boy’ author, Pat McCabe, has just been announced as the 2026 IPUT Writer-in-Residence. He talks Brendan through his early Monaghan days, his writing career and the joy of being a grandfather through the prism of five songs from Brian Coll to Skid Row to Gilbert O’Sullivan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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