When I came to Ireland I went to the Christian Brothers, which was quite austere, compared to London. There’s quite a full-circle poignancy about the fact that my son is the same age I was when I went to London. I probably think of it a bit poetically, but I feel there’s a special holiness or something about Ireland. It’s a spiritual feeling, like when you’re driving up by the Céide Fields, that you don’t get other places in the world. Gary Lydon stars in Of Mornington by Billy Roche, directed by Peter McCamley, at Wexford Arts Centre, April 2nd-4th, and Smock Alley Theatre, April 14th-18th.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 10:32 UTC