Pulitzer Prize winner Maureen Dowd was in conversation with author and journalist Fintan O'Toole, as part of the First Thought programme at this year's Galway International Arts Festival - watch above.
Probably the best–known newspaper columnist in the US, Maureen Dowd's weekly column is read by millions every week.
She has brought us into her world of informed opinion on all the big issues and personalities of the day, since 1995 when she began writing op–ed pieces in the New York Times.
She is a two–time Pulitzer Prize winner, the recipient of an honourary doctorate from NUI Galway, and a person of proud west of Ireland heritage.
Stay tuned to RTÉ Culture for more First Thought talks from this year's Galway International Arts Festival.
