Tipp author Donal Ryan appointed lecturer at UL

An award winning Tipperary author has joined University of Limerick.

Donal Ryan – who wrote the Irish Book of the Decade, ‘The Spinning Heart’ – has been appointed as a Lecturer in Creative Writing at U.L.

The Nenagh native joins a programme led by acclaimed novelist and Chair of Creative Writing, Joseph O’Connor,

However University of Limerick is a familiar setting for Donal as it’s his alma mater.