Tag: Irvine Welsh

No bitter pill as Welsh dropped from Ecstasy

By Niamh Anderson   TRAINSPOTTING author Irvine Welsh has been dropped from a role in his own movie. The Edinburgh born writer was to make a cameo...

Hibee Irvine Welsh planned to sink Hearts, claims friend

By Kirsty Topping HIBS fanatic Irvine Welsh tried to sabotage deadly rivals Hearts by applying for the job of manager at Tynecastle, a new book claims. But the plot quickly...

Trainspotting comes home to Edinburgh

CULT classic Trainspotting will come home to Edinburgh next week with a special screening at one of the key locations in the film. Based on...

Fan to star alongside Renton and the gang in Irvine Welsh’s new novel Skagboys

A TRAINSPOTTING fan is to be immortalised in Irvine Welsh’s new book Skagboys thanks to an un-surnamed character from the original novel. Stephen Hutchison, 43,...

Irvine Welsh hosts special screening for charity

By Amanda MacMillan BEST-selling author Irvine Welsh is hosting a special screening of his famous first novel to help raise funds for a Scottish charity...

Irvine Welsh says UK stage full of “pansies and nutjobs”

By Rory Reynolds IRVINE Welsh has revealed he has turned his back on British theatre because it is dominated by “pansies and nutjobs”. The author and...

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