Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland), June 10th, 2007
Byline: LIAM COLLINS THE official speeches were made and proceedings about to be wound up when Hugh Leonard piped up from his chair, "I had a speech ready, but I don't have to make it . . ." But of course he did, and as usual it was well worth the wait. The occasion was the announcement of the EU10,000 Hugh Leonard Bursary by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for a writer of "middle years" who has a proposal for scriptwriting for film, television or the theatre. Mr Leonard, due to be married on Thursday, told how the writer LAG Strong "showed me the worth of where you live" and this ha...
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