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Charlie Bird was born in Sandymount, Dublin in 1949. He was recruited into RTÉ by Eoghan Harris in the mid 1970s. For many years in the 1990s, Bird was the only point of contact between RTÉ and the Provisional IRA. He witnessed at first hand the ceasefires and the subsequent twists and turns of the peace process. In 1998,…
Gabriel Fitzmaurice was born, in 1952, in Moyvane, Co. Kerry where he still lives. He teaches in the local Primary School. A former Chair and Literary Advisor of Writers’ Week, the Writers’ Conference in Listowel, Co. Kerry, he is author of more than twenty books, including poetry in English and Irish, children’s verse in…
Rugadh Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh i nDún Síon, taobh amuigh den Daingean i gContae Chiarraí sa bhliain 1930, an ceathrú as ochtar clainne. Mar a bhí coitianta sna laethanta seo, ní raibh raidió ar bith sa tigh, ach fuair sé a chéad bhlas de agus é ag éisteacht le ceann de chuid na ndaoine béal-dorais sa…
Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill is one of the most prominent poets writing in the Irish Gaelic language today. Her poetry has been translated into English by a number of well-known Irish poets, including Seamus Heaney, Medbh McGuckian, and Paul Muldoon. Irish themes, including language, are central to her poetry and range from ancient myths to small…
McGovern is a former member of the RTÉ Players and the Abbey Theatre Company. A prolific actor, he has worked in theatre, film, radio and television, as well as written music for many shows, and co-written two musicals and directed plays and operas. Films include Riders to The Sea, Joe Versus the Volcano,Billy Bathgate, Far and Away, Braveheart, The Disappearance of…