On COLLECTED PLAYS:

“But Healy’s ear for colloquial catchphrases is spot-on, whether it is unemployed Irish labourers in London, teenagers at a disco in Crossmolina, or young offenders exchanging repartee from separate prison cells. He conveys a zest for the robust, indeed, but at the same time Healy is susceptible to sensation in its most delicate form.”

On WRITING THE SKY:

“One half . . . is given over to a suite of reminiscences, some restrained, some illuminating, some running riot all over the page. All make for interesting reading.”