Sibling rivalry
Columnist and film writer
WHEN John Michael McDonagh and his brother Martin were growing up they were a real worry to their parents.
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With the release of his first film, writer John Michael McDonagh is catching up with his brother Martin, says Alison Rowat
There was the holing-up in their rooms, the allergy to “proper jobs”, the writing of books and plays, and talk of being rich and famous one day.
To their mum and dad, a labourer and cleaner who had come to London from Ireland for work, it sounded like madness.
