Inside Trinity

Recorded June 10th 2026.

An engaging conversation with writer Caitríona Lally and Rooney Writer Fellow, Colin Murphy, as they discuss Caitríona’s memoir, Home Economics.

This special evening also celebrates the Rooney Writer Fellowship Programme, generously funded by Dr Peter Rooney. Caitríona Lally was the inaugural Rooney Writer Fellow, and Colin Murphy is the current Fellow. Previous fellows include Mark O’Connell, Paul Murray, and poet, pacifist, and fabulist Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe.

Caitríona Lally is the author of the novels Eggshells and Wunderland. She received the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2018), a Lannan Fellowship for Fiction (2019), and was the inaugural Rooney Writer Fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub (2021).

Colin Murphy is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and documentary maker. His recent publication, Colin Murphy’s Political Plays: 100 Years of Irish History, was published by Bloomsbury Methuen.

Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub