Park, David
David Park was born in Belfast in 1954. His novels are The Healing (London, Jonathan Cape, 1992); The Rye Man (Jonathan Cape, …
Parker, Stewart
James Stewart Parker was born in Belfast in 1941. While still in his teens, he contracted bone cancer and had a leg …
Parkinson, Siobhán
Siobhán Parkinson was born in 1954 in Dublin but grew up in Galway and Donegal. Her books for children include The Leprechaun …
Parsons, Julie
Julie Parsons was born in New Zealand but grew up in Ireland from an early age. Her novels are Mary, Mary (London, …
Patterson, Glenn
Glenn Patterson was born in Belfast in 1961. His novels include Burning Your Own (London, Chatto & Windus, 1988); Fat Lad (Chatto …
Paulin, Tom
Tom Paulin was born in Leeds in 1949 but grew up in Belfast. His poetry collections include A State Of Justice (London, …
Payne, Basil
Basil Payne was born in Dublin on June 23, 1923. His collections include Sunlight on a Square (Dublin, John Augustin,1961); Love in …
Perry, Paul
Paul Perry was born in Dublin in 1972. His collections are The Drowning of the Saints (The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, …
Phelan, Tom
Tom Phelan was born in Strahard, Mountmellick, County Laois, in 1940. His books are In the Season of the Daisies (Dublin, Lilliput …
Plunkett, James
James Plunkett (James Plunkett Kelly) was born in Dublin in 1920. As well as fiction, he wrote radio and television features, and …
Potterton, Homan
Homan Potterton was born in 1946. His memoir of growing up on a farm in County Meath in the 1950s is Rathcormick: …
Power, Suzanne
Suzanne Power was born in Dublin in 1968. Her novels are The Lost Souls’ Reunion (London, Picador, 2002); The Virgo Club (London, …
Powers, J.F.
J.F. Powers (James Farl Powers) was born on July 8th, 1917, in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA, and was married to the writer Betty …
Prunty, Morag
Morag Prunty was born in 1964 to Irish parents and brought up in London. She moved to Ireland in 1990 to re-launch …
Purcell, Deirdre
Deirdre Purcell was born in Dublin in 1945. A former Abbey actress, among her roles has been as Chrisine opposite Donal McCann …
