Barry, Catherine
Catherine Barry was born in 1963 in Dublin. Her novels are The House That Jack Built (London, Simon & Schuster, 2001); Null …
Kelly, John
John Kelly was born in Enniscorthy. His debut collection is Gathering the Dead in the Garden (Scalta Media, 2013). He lives and …
Breen, Maggie
Maggie Breen was born in Monageer, Co Wexford. Her debut collection is Other Things I Didn’t Tell (Enniscorthy, Scalta Media, 2013). She …
Herron, Madge
Madge Herron was born in Gleann na mBuachaill (Glenaboghill) near Fintown Co.Donegal on the 3rd September 1916. Involved in amateur dramatics she …
Gibbon, Monk
Monk Gibbon was born in Dublin in 1896. He studied in Oxford from 1915 but the following year year joined the British …
MacSweeney, Marie
Marie MacSweeney was born in Dublin of Kerry parents. Her poetry chapbooks are Mother Cecily’s Music Room (Belfast, Lapwing, 2005); and Flying …
Collinge, Declan
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Declan Collinge was born in Dublin. His poetry collections are Sealgaireacht (Báile Átha Cliath, Clóchomhar Teo, 1982); Faoi Léigear (Báile Átha Cliath, …
O’Driscoll, Ciaran
Ciaran O’Driscoll was born in Kilkenny in 1943. His poetry collections include Gog and Magog (Galway, Salmon, 1987); The Poet and His …
Roper, Mark
Mark Roper was born in England in 1951, and moved to Ireland in 1980, His poetry collections include The Hen Ark (Calstock, …
Duffy, Noel
Noel Duffy was born in Dublin in 1971. His poetry is collected as The Silence After (South Tipperary Arts Centre & Start …
Dunne, Seán
Seán Dunne was born in Waterford in 1956. His poetry is collected as Against the Storm (Mountrath, Dolmen Press in 1985); The …
Noonan, Mary
Mary Noonan was born in London, but grew up in Cork. Her debut collection of poems is The Fado House (Dublin, Dedalus …
Duddy, Tom
Thomas Duddy was born Ramolin, near Shrule, Co. Mayo, but lived in Galway from the 1970s. His debut poetry collection is The …
Ní Ghríofa, Doireann
Doireann Ní Ghríofa was born in Galway in 1981, and grew up in County Clare. Her collections are Résheoid (Baile Átha Cliath, …
McLoghlin, David
David McLoghlin was born in Dublin in 1972, and studied at University College Dublin, where he was awarded First-class honours for his …
Coyle-Greene, Enda
Enda Coyle-Greene was born in Dublin. Her first collection is Snow Negatives, (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2007). She has been nominated for a …
Kehoe, Patrick
Patrick Kehoe was born in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, in 1956. His debut collection is Its Words You Want (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon …
Cullen, Catherine Ann
Catherine Ann Cullen was born in Drogheda, Co Louth. Her debut poetry collection is A Bone in My Throat (Tralee, Doghouse Books, …
Paulin, Tom
Tom Paulin was born in Leeds in 1949 but grew up in Belfast. His poetry collections include A State Of Justice (London, …
Haldane, Seán
Seán Haldane was born in Sussex, England, of an Irish-Scots father and an English-German mother, in 1943. He grew up in Belfast. …
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Æ (George William Russell) was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, in 1867, and moved to Dublin when he was eleven. An active …
Agee, Chris
Chris Agee was born in 1956 in San Francisco and grew up in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. He attended Harvard …
Allen, Fergus
Fergus Allen was born in Dublin in 1921. His collections are The Brown Parrots of Providencia (London, Faber & Faber, 1993); Who …
Arthur, Chris
Chris Arthur was born in Belfast in 1955, and lived for many years in Lisburn, County Antrim. His three books of essays …
Augustin, Michael
Michael Augustin was born in Lübeck, Germany in 1953. He has published several collections of poetry, including Der Apfel der Versuchung war …
Bannister, Ivy
Ivy Bannister was born in New York City in 1951. Her short story collection is Magician (Dublin, Poolbeg Press, 1996). Many other …
Bardwell, Leland
Leland Bardwell was born in India of Irish parents in 1922 and was brought to Ireland at the age of two. Her …
Barry, Sebastian
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays are The Pentagonal Dream (Damer Theatre 1986); Boss Grady’s Boys (Abbey Theatre, …
Beckett, Samuel
Samuel Beckett was born in Foxrock, Co Dublin in 1906. His fiction includes More Pricks Than Kicks (London, Chatto and Windus, 1934); …
Behan, Brendan
Brendan Behan (known in Irish as Breandán Ó Beacháin) was born in Dublin in 1923. He served in Borstal (juvenile prison) for …
Beirne, Gerard
Gerard Beirne was born in 1962. His novels are The Eskimo in the Net (London, Marion Boyars, 2003); and Turtle (Ottawa, Oberon …
Berkeley, Sara
Sara Berkeley was born in Dublin in 1967. Her collections are Penn (Dublin, Raven Arts Press/Canada, Thistledown Press, 1986); Home Movie Nights …
Berry, Ciaran
Ciaran Berry was born in Dublin in 1971 and grew up in Carna, County Galway and Falcarragh, County Donegal. His first collection …
Bhatt, Sujata
Sujata Bhatt was born in Ahmedabad, India in 1956, and spent her early years in Pune. She has translated Gujarati poetry into …
Boland, Eavan
Eavan Boland was born in Dublin in 1944. Her collections of poetry include 23 Poems (Dublin, Gallagher, 1962); The War Horse (London, …
Boland, Rosita
Rosita Boland was born in Co Clare in 1965. Her poetry collections are Muscle Creek (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1991); and Dissecting …
Bolger, Dermot
Dermot Bolger was born in Finglas, North Dublin, in 1959. He founded and edited the Raven Arts Press, Dublin, from 1979 to …
Boran, Pat
Pat Boran was born in Portlaoise in 1963. His poetry collections are The Unwound Clock (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1990), which won …
Bourke, Eva
Eva Bourke was born in Germany but has lived in Ireland for many years. Her poetry collections are Gonella (Galway, Salmon Publishing, …
Branley, Mary
Mary Branly was born in Sligo in 1962. Her collections are A Foot in the Tide (Kilcar, Co Donegal, the Summer Palace …
Brennan, Deirdre
Deirdre Brennan was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in Tipperary. Her collections are Reilig na mBan Rialta (Baile Átha …
Brennan, James
James (Jimmy) Brennan was born in Dublin in 1944. He was a member of the Stanislavski Studio at Focus Theatre from 1967-1969. …
Brennan, Rory
Rory Brennan was born in Westport, Co Mayo in 1945. His collections are The Sea on Fire (Dublin, Dolmen, 1978); The Walking …
Brett, Heather
Heather Brett was born in Canada, and was raised in Co Antrim. Her collections are Abigail Brown (Galway, Salmon Poetry, 1991); The …
Broderick, Sonja
Sonja Broderick was born in Listowel, Co Kerry, in 1971. Her first collection is The Things You Left Me With (Belfast, Lapwing …
Broe, Christine
Christine Broe was born in Dublin in 1948. Her first collection is Solas Sólás (Dublin, Swan Press, 2003). Her poetry has received …
Brown, Christy
Christy Brown was born in Crumlin, Dublin, in 1932. One of thirteen surviving children, he suffered from cerebral palsy and was considered …
Brown, Stephen
Stephen Brown was born in Derry in 1972. His novels are Under the Devil Tree (Derry, Stephen Brown, 2004); The Green Book …
Bryce, Colette
Colette Bryce was born in Derry in 1970. Her collections are The Heel of Bernadette (London, Picador, 2000); The Full Indian Rope …
Burnside, Sam
Sam Burnside was born in Co Antrim. His long poem, Cathedral (Freehold Press, 1989), won The Sunday Tribune/Hennessey Award of that year. …
Bushe, Paddy
Paddy Bushe was born in Dublin in 1948. His poetry collections include Poems With Amergin (Dublin, Beaver Row Press, 1989); Teanga (Baile …
Byrne, Mairéad
Mairéad Byrne was born in Dublin in 1957. Her poetry collections include Talk Poetry (Miami University Press 2007), SOS Poetry (/ubu Editions …
Byrne, Patricia
Patricia Byrne was born in Mayo. Her narrative nonfiction is The Veiled Woman of Achill (Cork, The Collins Press, 2012). Her debut …
Byron, Catherine
Catherine Byron was born in London of an English father and Irish mother in 1947 but grew up in Belfast from 1948. …
Callaghan, Louise C.
Louise C. Callaghan was born in 1948 and brought up in County Dublin. Her collections are The Puzzle-Heart (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon, 1999); …
Campbell, Siobhán
Siobhán Campbell was born in Dublin. Her collections are The Permanent Wave (Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1996); The Cold That Burns (The …
Casey, Eileen
Eileen Casey was born in the Midlands. Her debut poetry collection is Drinking the Colour Blue (Dublin, New Island Books, 2008). From …
Casey, Paul
Paul Casey was born in Cork, Ireland in 1968. His debut collection is home more or less (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon Poetry, …
Casey, Philip
Philip Casey was born to Irish parents in London in 1950 and grew up in Co Wexford. His verse collections are Those …
Carnduff, Thomas
Thomas Carnduff was born in Belfast in 1886. He worked at a variety of jobs, at the Belfast shipyards and elsewhere, and …
Carson, Ciaran
Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast in 1948. His poetry collections include The New Estate (Belfast, Blackstaff Press, 1976) which won the …
Cashman, Seamus
Seamus Cashman was born in Conna, Co Cork in 1943. His poetry collections are Carnival (Dublin, Monarchline, 1987); Clowns & Acrobats (Monarchline, …
Chapman, Patrick
Patrick Chapman was born in Co Roscommon in 1968. His poetry collections are Jazztown (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1991); The New Pornography …
Cimino, Glenda
Glenda Cimino was born in Atlanta, and moved to Ireland in the early seventies. She has been editor of Beaver Row Press, …
Clarke, Austin
Austin Clarke was born in Dublin in 1896. His collections include Collected Poems (London, George Allen & Unwin, 1936); Later Poems (Dublin, …
Clarkin, Sean
Sean Clarkin was born in New Ross, Co Wexford, in 1941. His full collection to date is Without Frenzy (Oldcastle, Co Meath, …
Cleeve, Brian
Brian Cleeve was born in Essex of a Limerick family in 1921, and settled in Dublin in the mid-1950s. His short fiction …
Clifton, Harry
Harry Clifton was born in Dublin in 1952. His poetry collections are The Walls of Carthage (Dublin, The Gallery Press, 1977); Office …
Coady, Michael
Michael Coady was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, in 1939. His poetry collections are Two for a Woman, Three for a Man …
Coffey, Brian
Brian Coffey was born in Dublin in 1905, and lived abroad for much of his life, in France, The United States and …
Coll, Mary
Mary Coll’s collection is All Things Considered (The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, Salmon Poetry, 2002). She works as a writer, critic …
Coll Rua, Mael
Mael Coll Rua was born in Cork in 1962. He has published two chapbooks, Outburst (Dublin, Chantin’ Tongue Press, ndg); and Street …
Connolly, Susan
Susan Connolly was born in Drogheda, Co. Louth in 1956. Her principal collections are For the Stranger (Dublin, Dedalus Press,1993); and Forest …
Cotter, Patrick
Patrick Cotter was born in Cork in 1963. His collections are The Mysogynist’s Blue Nightmare (Raven Arts Press, 1990); A Socialist’s Dozen …
Cowman, Roz
Roz Cowman was born in Cork in 1942. Her collection is The Goose Herd (Salmon Poetry, The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, …
Cronin, Anthony
Anthony Cronin was born in Co Wexford in 1928. His many works include the novels The Life of Riley (London, Secker & …
Cunningham, Tim
Tim Cunningham was born in Limerick in 1942. His collections are Don Marcellino’s Daughter (Cornwall, UK, Peterloo Poets, 2001; Unequal Thirds (Peterloo …
Curtis, Tony
Tony Curtis was born in Dublin in 1955. His collections are The Shifting of Stones (Dublin, Beaver Row Press,1986); Behind the Green …
Daly, Pádraig J.
Pádraig J. Daly was born in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, in 1943. His poetry collections are Nowhere but in Praise (Dublin, Profile Press, …
Dawe, Gerald
Gerald Dawe was born in Belfast in 1952. His poetry collections are Sheltering Places (1978); The Lundys Letter (Loughcrew, The Gallery Press, …
Day-Lewis, Cecil
Cecil Day-Lewis was born in Ballintubbert, County Laois, in 1904. After his mother died in 1906, his father brought him to London, …
Deane, John F.
John F. Deane was born on Achill Island in 1943. His poetry collections are Stalking After Time (Dublin, Profile Press, 1977); High …
Deane, Seamus
Seamus Deane was born in Derry in 1940. His poetry collections include Gradual Wars (Shannon, Irish University Press, 1972); Rumours (Dublin, The …
Deeley, Patrick
Patrick Deeley was born in Galway in 1953. His collections are Intimate Strangers (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1986); Names for Love (The …
Delanty, Greg
Greg Delanty was born in Cork in 1958. His collections are Cast in the Fire (Mountrath, The Dolmen Press, 1986); Southward (Dublin, …
Devlin, Denis
Denis Devlin was born on April 15, 1908, in Greenock, Scotland, of Irish parents. He entered the Irish diplomatic service in 1935 …
Donnelly, Neil
Neil Donnelly was born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, in 1946. His plays for theatre include The Station Master (Edinburgh, 1974); Upstarts (Dublin, …
Donaldson, Moyra
Moyra Donaldson was born in Co down in 1956. Her collections are Kissing Ghosts (Belfast, Lapwing Publications, 1995); Snakeskin Stilettos (Belfast, Lagan …
Donnelly, Charlie
Charles (Charlie) Donnelly was born in Tyrone on the 10 July, 1914. His posthumous collections are Charlie Donnelly, The Life and Poems, …
Donovan, Gerard
Gerard Donovan born in Wexford and grew up in Galway. His collections are Columbus Rides Again (The Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, …
Donovan, Katie
Katie Donovan was born in 1962, and spent her early childhood in County Wexford. Her poetry collections are Watermelon Man (Newcastle Upon …
Doorty, John
John Doorty was born in 1959 in Co. Clare. He is the author of the poetry collection Into the Heart of It: …
Dorcey, Mary
Mary Dorcey was born in Dublin. Her poetry includes Kindling (London, Onlywomen Press, 1989); Moving into the Space Cleared by Our Mothers …
Dorgan, Theo
Theo Dorgan was born in Cork in 1953. His poetry collections are The Ordinary House of Love (Galway, Salmon Poetry, 1991); Rosa …
Duffy, Katherine
Katherine Duffy was born in Dundalk in 1962. She writes poetry and fiction in both English and Irish. Her poetry collections are …
Durcan, Paul
Paul Durcan was born in Dublin in 1944. In 1974 he won the Patrick Kavanagh Award and more recently the Irish American …
Egan, Ann
Ann Egan was born in 1948 in Co Laois. Her collections are Landing the Sea (Cork, Bradshaw Books, 2003); and The Wren …
Egan, Desmond
Desmond Egan was born in Athlone, Co Westmeath in 1936. He founded the Goldsmith Press in 1972 and edited Era, the literary …
Ellis, Conleth
Conleth Ellis was born in Carlow in 1937. He was Chairman of Poetry Ireland for three years, and co-edited Poetry Ireland Review …
Ennis, John
John Ennis was born in Westmeath in 1944. His collections include Night on Hibernia (Dublin [now Oldcastle, Co Meath] The Gallery Press, …
Evans, Martina
Martina Evans was born in 1961 and grew up in County Cork. Her poetry is collected as The Inniscarra Bar Cycle Rest …
Faller, Kevin
Kevin Faller was born in Galway in 1920. His poetry collections include Island Lyrics (Dublin, Colm O’Lochlainn, 1963); Lament for Bull Island …
Fallon, Padraic
Padraic Fallon was born in Athenry, Co Galway in 1905. His first poems were published in Dublin by George Russell His only …
Fallon, Peter
Peter Fallon was born in Germany in 1951 and since 1957 has lived in Ireland. He founded The Gallery Press in 1970, …
Fanning, Gerard
Gerard Fanning was born in Dublin in 1952. His collections are Easter Snow (Dublin, The Dedalus Press,1992); Working for the Government (Dedalus, …
Fiacc, Pádraic
Born Patrick Joseph O’Connor in Belfast in 1924, Padraic Fiacc adopted his pseudonym at the urging of Padraic Colum. His family emigrated …
Fitzgerald, Anne
Anne Fitzgerald was born in Dublin in 1965. Her poetry collections are Swimming Lessons (Wales, Stonebridge, 2001); The Map of Everything (Dublin, …
Fitzmaurice, Gabriel
Gabriel Fitzmaurice was born in Moyvane, Co Kerry, in 1952. A former Chair and Literary Advisor of Writers’ Week, the Writers’ Conference …
Fitzpatrick Simmons, Janice
Janice Fitzpatrick Simmons was born in Boston in 1954. Her collections are Leaving America (Lapwing, 1992); Settler (Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare, …
Flynn, Leontia
Leontia Flynn was born in Belfast in 1974. She was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2001. Her collections are These Days …
Foyle, Órfhlaith
Órfhlaith Foyle was born in Nigeria to Irish parents. Her novel is Belios (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 2005), and her debut collection …
de Fréine, Celia
Celia de Fréine is a poet, critic, dramatist and screenwriter, in Irish and English. A TV episode she wrote for the Irish-language …
French, Tom
Tom French was born in Kilkenny in 1966. In 1999 he received a Bursary in Literature from The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, …
Galvin, Patrick
Patrick Galvin was born in Cork in 1927. His poetry collections include Heart of Grace (London, Linden Press, 1957); Christ in London …
Gallagher, Owen
Owen Gallagher was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1949 of Irish parents. His mother was from Leitrim, his father, Donegal. His collections …
Gillis, Alan
Alan Gillis was born in Belfast in 1973. His collections are Somebody, Somewhere (Loughcrew, The Gallery Press, 2004), which was short-listed for …
Givans, Ray
Ray Givans was born in Portadown, Co Armagh, and grew up in Castlecaulfield, Co.Tyrone. His collection is Tolstoy in Love (Dublin, Dedalus …
Glavin, Anthony (poet)
Anthony Glavin was born in Dublin in 1945. His poems are collected as The Wrong Side of the Alps (Loughcrew, Co Meath, …
Golden, Frank
Frank Golden was born in Dublin in 1957. His poetry collections are In Partial Settlement (Wiffle Press, New York); On Route to …
Goldsmith, Oliver
Oliver Goldsmith was born on November 10th, 1730. His birthplace is disputed but it is most probably Pallasmore, Co. Longford. At the …
Granier, Mark
Mark Granier was born in London in 1957 and brought up in Dublin. His collections are airborne (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon Publishing, …
Greacen, Robert
Robert Greacen was born in Derry in 1920. His poetry includes The Bird (1941); Northern Harvest, (Belfast, Derrick MacCord, 1944); One Recent …
Grennan, Eamon
Eamon Grennan was born in Dublin in 1941. His poetry collections are Wildly for Days (Oldcastle, Co Meath, Gallery Press, 1983); What …
Groarke, Vona
Vona Groarke was born in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, in 1964, and grew up on a farm outside Athlone. Her collections are Shale …
Hanna, Davoren
Davoren Hanna was born in Dublin in 1975. He published one collection, Not Common Speech (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1990). Amongst his …
Hardie, Kerry
Kerry Hardie was born in Singapore in 1951, and grew up in County Down. Her poetry is collected as A Furious Place …
Harmon, Maurice
Maurice Harmon was born in 1930 in Co Dublin. Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature at University College Dublin, he is a distinguished …
Harpur, James
James Harpur was born in 1956 of Irish-British descent. His poetry collections are A Vision of Comets (London, Anvil Press Poetry, 1993); …
Hartigan, Anne Le Marquand
Anne Le Marquand Hartigan was born and reared in England to a Catholic Irish mother and a Jersey father. She trained in …
