Barry Devlin

Barry Devlin, whose animated feature Outfoxed! is currently in production - has written extensively for film, TV and radio: from TV series like Darling Buds of May and My Mother And Other Strangers and miniseries like Soul Survivors and Runway One to feature films like All Things Bright And Beautiful and A Man Of No Importance, the film the BBC chose to celebrate Albert Finney’s life and career (and which Le Canard Enchaine described as “a film of great importance’).



His connection with music is central: from his day job as vocalist and bass player with Irish Celtic Rock legends Horslips, through musicals like The Bloody Irish which ran on PBS in 1916, right up to his many videos for U2 (I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Pride, Bad, etc) it has been the power of song that has had his full attention. He is quietly chuffed at having officially been made a Legend with the eponymous NI award and with this year’s RTE Special Award (a mere 53 years on from its release) for the Tain, and is hugely enjoying seeing Dearg Doom back in the cinemas and on the telly.