Doing it with Passion! Writers in Ireland Series – John MacKenna

John MacKenna is the author of 16 books, short-story collections, memoir, biography and poetry. An accomplished playwright, Breathless, Redemption Song, Lucinda Sly, his novels include, The Space Between Us, The Last Fine Summer, Clare, and his latest work, Joseph. He is a winner of the Hennessy, Irish Times and Cecil Day Lewis awards and wasnominated for the Irish Fiction Laureate award.

When did you first begin to write, John,and how long before you were first published?

I began writing i...