You can tell from the reaction in the media that Irish people are only too happy to bask in the reflected glow of our homegrown stars of screen and stage, and the announcement of Cillian Murphy’s Oscar nomination this week was no different.

But novelist, poet, and short story writer, William Wall is one man who can actually claim some credit for the Cork actor’s success as he is the man who advised him to give acting a go in the first place - William joins Anton to discuss.