The visual artist, who is being honoured with the inaugural Francis Bacon Lifetime Achievement Award for Irish Visual Arts, chats about his relationship with his parents growing up in Mullingar, the presence of art in his life, the burgeoning Dublin arts scene in the 1960s, dealing with his alcoholism, religious faith and his happiness now 

<p>The visual artist, who is being honoured with the inaugural Francis Bacon Lifetime Achievement Award for Irish Visual Arts, chats about his relationship with his parents growing up in Mullingar, the presence of art in his life, the burgeoning Dublin arts scene in the 1960s, dealing with his alcoholism, religious faith and his happiness now&nbsp;</p>

Miriam O'Callaghan presents an all-talking, all-singing, all-human-life-is-here show. Listen live every Sunday at 10am on RTÉ Radio 1.