In a wonderfully told story, with language that is unfussy and unadorned yet somehow also replete with a turn of phrase that makes it beautifully contemporary, June is a finely detailed, slightly clueless character whose vulnerability is comically yet delicately delineated in a robust, vivid world of youth.' Read the original article here Sally Rooney signs a big book deal Read the original article here Kevin Gildea reviews Sally Rooney in Winter Pagesĭecember 2nd, 2015 'After Eleanor Left is a brilliant story by Sally Rooney about a girl called June who is in a sort of love triangle with a boy called Mitchell and the absent Eleanor of the title. The benefits of being elected a scholar include having course fees waived, being able to take rooms on campus and free meals in the college's commons.' During the same ceremony in which Rooney was named a scholar in English, Linda Doyle, now the provost of Trinity, was made a fellow in engineering and the playwright Thomas Kilroy received one of four honorary fellowships for his key role in shaping Irish theatre. 'Scholars are elected for showing 'exceptional knowledge and understanding' of their subjects and are chosen on the basis of exam results from the Hilary term. Read the original article here Sally Rooney is named a Trinity scholarĪpril 11th, 2011 Luke Cassidy wrote: 'Screams of delight and rounds of applause rang out in Trinity College Dublin's front square as provost Dr John Hegarty named this year's scholars and fellows in front of a crowd of students, family members and well-wishers. Sally, who was nine, and another child are gazing at an exhibition at the Linenhall Arts Centre, in Castlebar, which was being run at the time by Sally's mother. May 5th, 2000 The author made her Irish Times debut in a photograph published as part of Out of the West, a column focused on the west of Ireland.

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