Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestine group

Irish author Sally Rooney has vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to the Palestine Action group — banned recently in the UK as a terrorist organisation — as a government spokesperson on Monday warned anyone flouting the law risked prosecution.

The writer, whose second novel “Normal People” (2018) and its 2020 BBC television adaptation won her international acclaim, announced her plans in the Irish Times.

Rooney said she had chosen the Dublin-based newspaper to…

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News Source: www.al-monitor.com

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