Frogs for Watchdogs

Seán Farrell was born and brought up in the Irish midlands. He spent fifteen years employed as a labourer in rural France before returning to Ireland to live in Sligo. Alongside writing, he works as a freelance literary editor. He is married to the novelist Elske Rahill and they have four children. Farrell's first novel, Frogs for Watchdogs, was longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize and shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. It won the John McGahern Prize for debut Irish fiction. His latest book, The Best Boy in the World, is due out in 2027.

Ciarán O'Brien is an Irish actor with extensive theatre, film and television experience. He has performed on stages in theatres across the UK and Ireland including Shakespeare’s Globe, The Abbey theatre and the Gate theatre Dublin. Film and TV credits include Hunted, Pursuit, Misfits, The Tudors, Ripper Street and Fair City. He recently narrated Booker listed books The Beesting by Paul Murray and Elaine Feeney's How To Build A Boat.

Brendan's voice is most familiar to fans of the Radio 4 sitcom "In And Out of The Kitchen", and for Audiobooks "The Dublin Railway Murder" and "The Examiner". As an actor he's appeared in a record breaking West End run of "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", TV comedies "Father Ted" and "Moone Boy", and films including "Waking Ned", "Gangs of New York" and "About Adam". As a comedian he's still a work in progress, and as an audiobook narrator he is delighted to be working with Bolinda again.