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Radio Four adaptation, Brendan Behan’s memoirs Borstal Boy available on Audible
Pick of the Week – The Observer, Sunday Express; Pick of the Day – The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, I newspaper, Daily Express, Radio Times; “Vivid dramatization…surprisingly tender” - The Observer; “Lovely adaptation” - Radio Times; "Top marks to McNamara and to the two Behans, man (Brendan Coyle) and boy (Johnny Holden)" - The Tablet
Short film The Parting Glass, Biscuits for Breakfast productions
Nominated Best International Film, Underground Cinema Film Awards, Ireland; Selected, Lonely Seal International film festival 2019, Boston, USA
1930s drama Mosley Must Fall available on BBC Sounds
Play of the Week , BBC podcast; Critic's choice, Daily Telegraph; "Compelling" Mail on Sunday; "Engaging" Spectator
Documentary From Inside: The Guildford Four available on BBC Sounds
Documentary telling the story of Paul Hill and The Guildford Four, based on Hill's prison letters, includes interview with Paul and readings from Jonjo O'Neill. Presented by Martin McNamara
Dennis, a monologue on the Irish way of music, funerals and death
Podcast, Short History of… Stalingrad for Noiser Production Company
When Sean Became James: The Inside Story of the Bond Legend
The story of the small group of men who accidentally turned a small budget flick into the world’s most successful movie franchise. Published by SunRise Publishing
Rita McGrinder Is Still Here - theatre trailer
★★★★ – breakingthefourthwall ; "A masterpiece in the making" - The Morning Star"
….brilliant writing…beautifully observed…McGrinder is played superbly by Mary O’Sullivan, so well in fact that it is hard to register that this is not actually O’Sullivan’s tale…" – thereviewshub
Writing about my childhood for The Irish Times
