Donal Ryan: ‘I’ve never worked in an office in the civil service that wasn’t overworked, where the people weren’t stressed and underpaid’
Donal Ryan says his only drive is to write books. Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images
Ciara Dwyer
Donal Ryan (47) is an award-winning author, whose novels include The Spinning Heart, Rust and From a Low and Quiet Sea. From Tipperary, he lives in Limerick with his wife Anne Marie and their children, Tom (14) and Lucy (13).
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