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1. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Ed Power

   Gareth Hanrahan: Cork author inspired by daughter for latest fantasy novel (opens the original)

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   Early in the process of writing his charming latest novel, The Dungeon Book, Cork fantasy author Gareth Hanrahan was surprised to discover he was really telling the story of his seven-year-old daughter. “The book is heavily based on our daughter, Nimue in a way. Who’s autistic, nonverbal - she was the model for the art as well as the character, to some degree,” he says, referring to the book’s beautiful illustrations by his partner, Edel Ryder-Hanrahan. “When Nim was a bit younger she was climbi

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2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Ed Power

   Glen Hansard: From busking on Dublin's streets to accepting an Oscar in Hollywood (opens the original)

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   When Glen Hansard was a student at Ballymun Comprehensive in the early 1980s, his headmaster would joke that while the aspiring young songwriter knew nothing at all about school, he was a genius at music. “I’d get sent to the office for not paying attention or whatever, he’d say, ‘You’re a funny one. You can name the bass player on Neil Young’s Harvest, you can tell me the track-listing on Bob Dylan’s Street Legal, but you can’t tell me the square root of 9’,” Hansard would l

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