Updated / Thursday, 4 Mar 2021
21:12
Dervla Kirwan has told the
Ray D Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that her new RTÉ One series
Smother is Celtic noir , and that her character Val has a unique way of manipulating the truth .
The Kate O Riordan-penned series begins on RTÉ One on Sunday night, taking viewers into the highly dysfunctional Ahern family following the death of Val s psychological terrorist husband, Denis (Stewart Graham). The Ahern daughters are played by Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake and Niamh Walsh.
?? New Irish Drama Smother starring Dervla Kirwan and Seána Kerslake and set in a small town in #Clare , starts this Sunday at 9.30pm on @RTEOne@RTEplayer#Smotherpic.twitter.com/2yLkEpGG3m