Niall Tóibín

Born in Cork into an Irish speaking family,[2] Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field.

[3] He appeared in Ryan's Daughter, Brideshead Revisited, Bracken, The Ballroom of Romance, The Irish R.M., Caught in a Free State, Ballykissangel, Far and Away, and Veronica Guerin.

[4] Seán Tóibín was a teacher in the School of Commerce in Cork city and the author of two books, Blátha an Bhóithrín and Troscán na mBánta, on wayside and meadowland flowers, both written in the Irish language.

[8] Working originally as a civil service clerk with the Department of External Affairs,[3] Tóibín started acting in the 1950s and spent fourteen years with the Radio Éireann Players.

[7] From Ryan's Daughter and Bracken in the 1970s, to The Ballroom of Romance, The Irish R.M., Brideshead Revisited and Caught in a Free State in the 1980s, and Far and Away, Ballykissangel and Veronica Guerin in the 1990s and 2000s, Toibin's entertainment career in television, film and theatre spanned over four decades.

[15] Tóibín received an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from University College Cork (UCC) on 4 June 2010.