Alcock, Ann

Anne Alcock is a well known spiritual director, holistic counsellor and retreat giver. She holds MA degrees in Pastoral Theology and in Applied...

Arrigan, Mary

Born in County Kildare, Mary studied Art at the National College in Dublin and University College Dublin. She then taught art, and exhibited, for...

Barry, Anthony

Anthony Barry was born in Cork in June 1901. At 14 years of age, he entered his father's business. He later joined the National Army, where he served...

Blake, Carla

Carla Blake is a well-known gardener, food writer and journalist. She has a weekly column in The Irish Examiner and enjoys life to the full:...

Boran, Pat

Pat Boran was born in County Laois. He is a much-publicised poet and short-story writer. He also wrote the award-winning children's book All the...

Boyd, Dan

Dan Boyd was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA in 1968 but was raised in north-eastern Ohio. He and his wife Clare have three children and...

Brady, Margery

Margery Brady was born and reared in Cork. She now lives with her husband and two sons in Kilkenny.

Byrne, Joseph

Joseph Byrne is course tutor on the outreach NUI Certificate in Local History in Maynooth. His published work includes War and Peace: the...

Callanan, John

John Callanan works in Greendale Community School, Kilbarrack, in Dublin. He has qualifications in community development, youth work, theology and...

Carroll, Aideen

Aideen Carroll is Seán Moylan's eldest grandchild. She grew up in a family whose lives were touched by the War of Independence and the events that...

Cemetery, Glasnevin

Shane MacThomáis, writing on behalf of Glasnevin Cemetery, has been the resident historian and tour guide at Glasnevin Cemetery for over twelve...

Chrysostomou, Alicia & Mateos

Alicia Chrysostomou was born in London to an Irish mother and a Cypriot father. She studied in Athlone RTC and then London on the subject of...

Clarke, George B

George B. Clark is a founding member of the Irish Military History Society. He lives in the New Hamphsire, USA. His great grandparents left Ireland...

Clifford, Sigerson

Sigerson Clifford was born in Cork in 1913 of Kerry parentage. He won the 1944 Kerry Drama Festival Cup for his first play, Nano. His second play,...

Coghlan, Peg

Peg Coghlan is a pseudonym for an Irish writer, critic and historian.

Colvert, Brendon

Brendon Colvert is a retired Garda and a member of the International Police Association. He was editor of the International Police Association...

Connolly, Kieron

Kieron Connolly lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters. He worked as a barman, baker and seaman before succumbing to the warm embrace of the...

Connors, Seán

Seán Connors

Corry, Dr. Michael & Tubridy, Aine

Dr Michael Corry qualified in medicine from UCD in 1973 and also trained as a constructivist psycho-therapist. His interest in psychosis and altered...

Courtney, David

David Courtney is originally from Tullamore and joined the Defence Forces as a cadet in 1980. He was commissioned as an officer in 1982 and qualified...

Crosbie, Alan

Alan Crosbie has done extensive study into family businesses with MBA groups in the USA and Europe and has lectured widely on the topic. He has also...

Crowley, Kieran Mark

Kieran Mark Crowley is from Mallow, Co. Cork. His first book, ‘Colm & the Lazarus Key’ was shortlisted for the Bisto Children's Book of...

Cunninghan, Dee

Dee Cunninghan

Curry, James

James Curry is a native of Dublin and has graduated with B.A. and M. Phil history degrees from Trinity College.

Danaher, Kevin

Kevin Danaher was born in Athea County Limerick in 1915 and educated at University College Dublin and the universities of Berlin and Leipzig. After...

de Paor, Liam

Liam de Paor

Deasy, Liam

Liam Deasy was born near Bandon in County Cork in 1896. He joined the Irish Volunteers in 1917 and on the formation of the West Cork Brigade of the...

Devine, Pauline

Pauline Devine is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Pauline Devine include The Hungry Horse, Best Friends...

Doherty, Gabriel & Keogh, Dermot

Gabriel Doherty teaches in the Department of History, University College Cork. He received his BA in Modern History from Oxford University, having...

Doyle, Tom

Tom Doyle is a native of Kerry. He lives in Cork city and works with the Revenue Commissioners and has an active involvement with Kerry history.

Dunne, Joe

Joe Dunne was born in 1923 in Dublin's Liberties. Ten months later, his father died. When Joe was five, he was committed to the care of the Sisters...

Dwyer, T. Ryle

T. Ryle Dwyer is a historian and journalist. He took his PhD at the University of North Texas and lives in County Kerry. He has written many...

Early, Alan

Born in Leitrim and now living in Dublin, Alan Early studied in the National Film School, Dun Laoghaire. Upon graduation in 2008, he co-founded...

Fallon, Johnny

Johnny Fallon grew up in Newtowncashel, Co. Longford, in a family that were staunch supporters of Irish politics. He grew up serving at elections...

Farrell, John

John Farrell was born near Navan, County Meath. The youngest of fourteen children, this is his first novel.

Fealy, Dr. Gerard M.

Gerard Fealy is Associate Professor and currently the Head of Research & Innovation at the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems. A...

Feehan, John M.

John M. Feehan was born in County Tipperary. After a number of years in the regular army he resigned to devote his life to business and literature....

Fenton, Laurence

Originally from Limerick, Laurence Fenton is a writer and historian living in Cork. He has a PhD in history from University College Cork. His short...

Fitzgibbon, Barbara

Barbara Fitzgibbon took a BA in modern languages and has worked as a teacher, airline rep, administrator, tour guide, car shunter, mother, cook, and...

Fitzpatrick, Richard

Richard Fitzpatrick, originally from Clare, graduated from UCC in 1995 with a BA and worked for a time in San Francisco at the San Francisco...

Foley, Brendan

Brendan Foley is the founder of Seachange Training, a life and business coach, author and public speaker. Over the last seven years he has coached...

Gallagher, Frank

Frank Gallagher was born and educated in Cork. He became a journalist and short story writer, frequently writing under the pseudonyms David Hogan and...

Gaughan, Anthony

Historian, author and priest, Fr J. Anthony Gaughan has written and published several acclaimed volumes on Irish historical figures. Originally, from...

Groves, Patricia

Patricia Groves is a successful screenwriter whose Irish Film Board-funded short comedy Rapunzel - The Blonde Years screened at film...

Hamilton, Miriam

Miriam Hamilton is a secondary school teacher in Limerick. She is married with four children. Caroline is her youngest child. 'Sweet Caroline' is her...

Harrington, Niall C

Hassett, Declan

Declan Hassett is Arts Editor of the Irish Examiner and has been a journalist for over forty years. He is also an award-winning senior...

Healy, Sarah

Sarah Healy is the pseudonym of a well-known Irish writer.

Hickey, Patrick

Patrick Hickey

Holden, Michael

Michael Holden is a farmer who lives in Kilkenny where he grew up listening to stories of Freney and decided to write this book to record as many of...

Hopkins, Frank

Frank Hopkins grew up in Ringsend and now lives with his family in Rathfarnham. He contributes a twice-weekly piece on Dublin history and...

Irwin Jack & Jill Foundation, Jonathan

Collected by Shane Lennon and edited by Jonathan Irwin. Jonathan Irwin is the founder and CEO of The Jack & Jill Foundation. The Jack & Jill...

Kavanagh, Ray

Ray Kavanagh was born in 1954 in Co. Offaly. He taught for twelve years as a national school teacher in St Patrick's College of Education in...

Keane, Trevor

Trevor Keane works in the financial services industry and lives in Kilkenny. He has 5 years experience of football writing, in both digital and print...

Kelly, Éamon

Eamon Kelly (1914 – October 24, 2001) was an Irish actor and author. He was born in Sliabh Luachra, County Kerry, Ireland. The son of Ned Kelly and...

Kennedy, Patricia

Patricia Kennedy

Kennelly, Paddy

Paddy Kennelly was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry in 1946 and has lived there for most of his life. He worked as a schoolteacher in Dublin for...

Kennerk, Barry

Barry Kennerk is a post-graduate student affiliated with St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, researching the Fenians. His first book, The Railway...

Keogh, Dr. Niall

Dr Niall Keogh was born in Dublin and grew up in Cork. A graduate of UCC, he has worked with the National Library of Ireland, the Irish Manuscripts...

Keogh, Prof D. & O Driscoll, Mervyn

Professor Dermot Keogh is Head of History at University College Cork. He is a graduate of UCD and received his PhD from European University...

Keogh, Prof. Dermot

Professor Dermot Keogh is Head of History at University College Cork. He is a graduate of UCD and received his PhD from European University...

Kuffner, Trish

Trish Kuffner's experiences in raising and home-schooling her five children inspired her to write these books. Foreword by Mark Cagney Mark...

Lacey, Jim

Jim Lacey has lived all his life in the area so lovingly described in this book. He lives with his family in Castleknock.

Lawlor, Pearse

Pearse Lawlor is a retired civil servant who served for 40 years in various departments of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and has worked with the...

Lenihan, Eddie

Eddie Lenihan, who lives in Crusheen, County Clare, is a celebrated storyteller and the author of many books for children and adults, including...

Loughrey, Eithne

Eithne Loughrey has a background in speech and drama teaching, features writing and copy-editing. She worked as a features writer with the Irish...

Lynch, Patricia and Baker, Sara

Author: Patricia Lynch was born in Cork and became the author of some 48 novels and 200 short stories. She was arguably the finest children's writer...

MacCurtain, Fionnuala

Fionnuala MacCurtain is the grand-daughter of Tomás MacCurtain. She has appeared on several historical RTE programmes, most recently on The Burning...

MacGrory, Yvonne

Yvonne MacGrory was born and still lives in County Donegal, Ireland. She is the author of The Secret of the Ruby Ring, Emma and the Ruby...

Macken, Ultan

Ultan Macken was born in Galway in 1943. Having studied at University College Galway, he worked briefly as a journalist for the Irish Press Ltd....

MacMonagle, Niall

Niall MacMonagle teaches in Dublin. He is a critic, writer and anthologist. Real Cool: Poems to Grow Up To was a bestseller for Marino...

Magrath, Myler

Myler Magrath

Mahon, Thomas & Gillogly, Jim

Tom Mahon is originally from Dublin, though his grandfather was Tom Crofts from Cork, a well know IRA and Fianna Fail personality of the time. Tom...

Martin, Séamus

Séamus Martin is a retired international editor of The Irish Times. His career spanned The Irish Times, the Evening Herald, Irish...

Masterson, John

John Masterson is a weekly columnist with the Sunday Independent. After college he lectured in Psychology in UCG and then at TCD until 1984...

Matthews, Ann

Ann Matthews is a historian. Originally, from Dublin she now lives in Kildare. She currently lectures at NUI Maynooth on 'Women and War' and...

McCarthy, Bairbre

Storyteller Bairbre McCarthy, a native of County Clare, now lives in the Adirondack mountains of New York State. She has also written, Favourite...

McCarthy, Mick

Mick McCarthy is from Cork and is the first person in the Republic of Ireland to qualify a dog as an upgraded international mountain rescue search...

McLoughlin, Peter

Peter McLoughlin was born in Dublin in 1961 and educated at Blackrock College. He has worked as a freelance journalist on many national newspapers...

McVeigh, Joe

Joseph McVeigh was born in Ederney, Co. Fermanagh. He studied for the priesthood in Maynooth and has been working as a priest, mostly in Fermanagh,...

Merriman, Brian

Brian Merriman

Moody, Dr. T. W. & Martin, Dr. F. X.

Dr. T.W. Moody was Fellow Emeritus and formerly Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin. He died in 1984. Dr. F.X. Martin OSA was...

Mordaunt, George

In late 2010, George Mordaunt's Chamber of Commerce conference speech to politicians and Irish company chiefs brought the conference room to tears...

Morrison, Danny

Danny Morrison was born in Belfast in 1953. He was interned in Long Kesh in 1972 and after his release became editor of the Sinn Fein newspaper,...

Mullins, Tom

Tom Mullins is a lecturer in University College Cork and is also founder member of the Children's Literature Association for Ireland. He has written...

Murphy, Gary

Gary Murphy is from Cork and lectures at Dublin City University where he is a member of the School of Law and Government. He contributed extensively...

Murphy, Pat

Pat Murphy was born in County Tipperary. He is a musician and a well-known set dancing teacher in the Dublin area and at summer schools, in...

Murphy, Victoria

Victoria Murphy is an Irish American who has fallen in love with Ireland and visits regularly to photograph, travel and experience the country for...

Murray, Raymond

Raymond Murray is a well-known crusader for human rights in Northern Ireland. He is Chairman of Relations for Justice. He is co-author of...

na gCopaleen, Myles

Myles na gCopaleen (aka Flann O'Brien) was born Brian O'Nolan in Strabane in 1911. He began to write as a student at University College Dublin....

Neeson, Eoin

Eoin Neeson is the author of ten plays and fourteen books, some of them pioneering works on aspects of Irish history notably The Civil War...

Ní Dheirg, Iosold

Iosold Ní Dheirg is the daughter of Sinéad Mason, Michael Collins personal secretary. She lives in Dublin.

Ni Shuilleabhain, Eibhlis

Eibhlís Ní Shúilleabháin is the author of 'Letters from the Great Blasket'.

Nolan, Liam

Liam Nolan is a retired distinguished broadcaster having worked with the BBC and ITV, as well as being a presenter on RTÉ. Liam lives in Co Galway....

Ó Conaire, Pádraic

Pádraic Ó Conaire was born in Galway City in 1882 and reared in Rosmuc in the Connemara Gaeltacht. After leaving school he went to work as a civil...

Ó Donnchadha, Diarmuid

Diarmuid Ó Donnchadha

Ó Duibhir, Liam J

Liam Ó Duibhir is from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. He worked in the youth sector from 2005 to 2007 as a youth information officer and as a policy...

Ó Lubhaing, Bearnard

Bearnard Ó Lubhaing was born in Ventry post office in 1928. He worked as a primary school teacher for many years and returned to Listowel, eventually...

Ó Sé, Maidhc Dainín

Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, a man of many talents, is a well-known author in his native Irish language, with eleven books published. In the 1950s, Maidhc...

O'Brien, Caimin

Caimin O'Brien is a native of Birr, Co. Offaly. He works as an archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of Ireland which is a section of the...

O'Brien, Paul

Paul O’ Brien grew up in Dublin city where he attended Drimnagh Castle School. When he left school, he completed an apprenticeship as a Precision...

O'Callaghan, John

John O'Callaghan is from Limerick and lectures in modern Irish and European history in the Department of History, University of Limerick. He holds...

O'Connor, John

John O'Connor was born in Killorglin, Co Kerry. He was a member of the staff of the National Library of Ireland for a number of years where he...

O'Doherty, Caroline

Caroline O'Doherty is a talented and experienced journalist with the Irish Examiner newspaper who previously worked with the Irish...

O'Donnell, Peadar

Peadar O'Donnell was born in Meenamore, Donegal in 1893 and trained as a teacher. He joined the IRA during the War of Independence and quickly rose...

O'Faolain, Seán

Seán O'Faolain (1900-91), one of modern Ireland's foremost men of letters, was born in Cork. He is most celebrated as a short story writer but also...

O'Farrell, Padraic

Padraic O'Farrell is a senior army officer living in Mullingar. He was born in County Kildare in 1932. He has published 23 books, including...

O'Halloran, Anthony

Dr Anthony O’Halloran is a political scientist from Tipperary. A frequent visitor to the United States, he has been a visiting scholar at both...

O'Hely, Eileen

Eileen O'Hely was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She studied languages and astrophysics at Melbourne and the University of New South Wales....

O'Mahony, Michelle

Michelle O'Mahony is a graduate of University College Cork and worked as a teacher of History and English for a number of years before moving into...

O'Malley, Ernie

Ernie O'Malley was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, in 1897 and was prominent in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He was for a...

O'Neill, Joseph

Joseph O'Neill is an ex-history teacher and is now a full-time writer. He is the author of several books including 'Crime City: Manchester's...

O'Reilly, Terence

Terry is a former artilleryman who completed several tours of duty with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

O'Toole, Michael

Michael O'Toole was born in Hospital, Co Limerick and educated at the Polytechnic of Central London and Trinity College, Dublin. He worked in the...

Oram, Hugh

Hugh Oram is a freelance writer and journalist. He has written about everything from travel to the media and has presented and produced several radio...

Pierce, Valerie

Valerie Pierce obtained an MA in philosophy from Trinity College Dublin in 1984. She began studying for a PhD at Bristol University ('86-'89) but...

Pollock, Mark

Mark Pollock is a motivational speaker and has given public and private lectures in Ireland, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand...

Power, Vincent

Vincent Power was born in Limerick City and began his journalistic career with the Limerck Weekly Echo. During his career with the Examiner group, in...

Prone, Terry

Terry Prone is the head of the successful PR firm Carr Communications in Dublin. The author of the bestselling novels The Skywriter, Racing the Moon,...

Purdon, Edward

Edward Purdon is the pseudonym of a well-known Irish writer.

Raftery, Dr. D. & Kilbride, C.

Dr Deirdre Raftery is Deputy Head of the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University College Dublin. She taught for several years in a...

Reddin, Fiona

Fiona Reddin is one of the leading experts on financial services journalism, having been deputy editor of FINANCE Magazine, Ireland's...

Regan, Ellen

Ellen Regan is the pen-name of a successful children's and adult author who lives in Cork.

Relihan, Nora

Nóra Relihan lives in Listowel, Co. Kerry. After training as a nurse and living in the UK for a number of years, Nora returned to Ireland where she...

Richardson, Hilary & Scarry, John

Richardson, Hilary & Scarry, John

Roberts, Jason

Jason Roberts

Rosenstock, G. & Fitzmaurice, G.

Gabriel Rosenstock was born in County Limerick and educated at University College, Cork. He is the author / translator of more than eighty books. A...

Rowan, Pamela

Pamela Rowan is the nom de plume of Terry Prone, best selling author and a regular contributor on RTE and to the national broadsheets. She is the...

Ryan, Meda

Meda Ryan was born in West Cork and educated at University College Cork and New York City College. A historian and journalist, she is the author...

Sands, Bobby

Bobby Sands was an Irish volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and member of the United Kingdom Parliament who died on hunger strike...

Semple, Patrick

Patrick Semple was born in Wexford and was ordained by the Church of Ireland in 1967. He went on to serve in Belfast, Co Laois and Co Wicklow before...

Sheehan, Seán

Seán Sheehan is a writer and teacher and the author of travel guides to Ireland, New York and Malaysia, as well as editions of Shakespeare. He lives...

Sheerin, Chris

Chris Sheerin was born in England but has lived in Ireland since 1969. He was educated at St Columb's College and McGee University in Derry. He is...

Skehan, Donal

Donal Skehan writes 'The Good Mood Food Blog', a popular online food blog and takes all his own photographs. He started cooking at a young age,...

Sweeney, Frank

Frank Sweeney was born in 1941 and has spent much of his life as a primary and secondary teacher in Dublin. A BA graduate of UCD, and MA graduate of...

Synge, J. M.

John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the...

Thomas, Debbie

Debbie Thomas lives in Kildare. She worked as a reporter for the BBC and now works for a charity supporting people with leprosy and writes for...

Torkington, David

David Torkington is a full time lecturer, retreat master and spiritual director. His is a regular columnist on The Catholic Herald and the author of...

Treanor, Máire

Máire Treanor was born and educated in Armagh, completing a degree in Irish Studies at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. She came to Clones in...

Tyers, Pádraic

Pádraic Tyers was born in County Waterford but has spent most of his life in Cork. Originally a secondary teacher, he was later appointed Director of...

Ua Cnáimhsí, Padriag

Pádraig Ua Cnáimhsí was born in Crickamore in the Rosses of Tirconell. As a primary schoolteacher, he taught in Aranmore Island for 41 years. Pádraig...

Various

Originally published by The Kerryman in 1947, there are four titles in the “Fighting Stories Series”. ‘Rebel Cork’, ‘Dublin’, ‘Kerry’ and ‘Limerick’....

von Muhlhausen, Brunhilda

Brunhilda von Muhlhausen (1846-1939) was a sorceress, an unbridled nymphomaniac, a polymath and a fanatical Hibernophile. She led a life...

Wall, Bill

Bill Wall was born in Whitegate, County Cork in 1955. He was educated in UCC, is married with two children and lives in Cork where he teaches in a...

Walsh, Pat

Pat Walsh is a Librarian with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Library Service. Originally from Mayo, he now lives and works in Dún Laoghaire. He is the...

Welford, Máire

Máire Welford was born in Dublin. She spent several years in England and Dungarvan, County Waterford, where she worked in Special Education, before...

White, Carolyn

Carolyn White has a PhD in Comparative Literature. She has studied in France and travelled extensively in Europe.

Woods, Padraic

Padraic Woods is an amateur photographer and outdoor enthusiast. Originally from Durrow, Co. Laois, he has travelled extensively throughout Ireland,...