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Colm Tóibín: How an Irish boy with a stammer found his voice

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Feb 2, 202641:17Society & Culture

Colm Tóibín is a celebrated Irish writer, but as a child words didn't come easily. Navigating grief as a boy when his father died, he developed a stammer. Instead of talking, Colm watched and listened, collecting stories...

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Colm Tóibín: How an Irish boy with a stammer found his voice is an episode from Outlook by BBC. Colm Tóibín is a celebrated Irish writer, but as a child words didn't come easily. Navigating grief as a boy when his father died, he developed...

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Published Feb 2, 2026, 41:17 long, audio available.