Seán Haldane was born in Sussex, England, of an Irish-Scots father and an English-German mother, in 1943. He grew up in Belfast. After university at […]
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Halperin, Richard W.
Richard W. Halperin was born in Chicago, USA in 1943, and is an Irish/US dual national. His collections are Anniversary (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon Poetry, […]
Hamilton, Hugo
Hugo Hamilton was born in Dublin of Irish-German parentage. His novels are Surrogate City (London, Faber & Faber,1990); The Last Shot (Faber & Faber, 1991); […]
Hanley, Gerald
Although he claimed to have been born in Cork, Gerald Hanley was born in Liverpool in 1916, of an Irish family, but went to Africa […]
Hanley, James
James Hanley claimed he was born in Dublin on 3 September 1901, but was actually born in Liverpool in 1897 to Irish parents. His novel […]
Hanna, Davoren
Davoren Hanna was born in Dublin in 1975. He published one collection, Not Common Speech (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1990). Amongst his awards are The […]
Hardie, Kerry
Kerry Hardie was born in Singapore in 1951, and grew up in County Down. Her poetry is collected as A Furious Place (Oldcastle, Co Meath, […]
Harding, Michael
Michael Harding was born in Cavan in 1953. He has published two novels, Priests (Blackstaff Press, 1986), and The Trouble With Sarah Gullion (Blackstaff Press, […]
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 critic, biographer, editor, […]
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); The Monk’s Dream […]
Harrison, Shane
Shane Harrison was born in Dublin. He graduated from the National College of Art and Design in the early ‘80s and has worked in television, […]
Harrs, Norma
Norma Harrs was born in Belfast. She has published one novel, A Certain State of Mind (Toronto, Virgo Press, 1980). Her short story collections are […]
Hart, Josephine
Josephine Hart was born in Mullingar, Co Westmeath in 1942. She moved to London in 1964, where she became the only woman director of Haymarket […]
Harte, Jack
Jack Harte was born in Sligo in 1944. His short stories collections are Murphy in the Underworld (Dublin, Glendale, 1986); Birds and Other Tails (Dublin, […]
Harte, Lara
Lara Harte was born in Dublin in 1975. Her novels are First Time (London, Pheonix House, 1996); Losing It (Pheonix House, 1999); Wild Geese (Pheonix […]
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 Fine Art before […]
Hartnett, Michael
Michael Hartnett /Micheál Ó hAirtnéide was born in Co Limerick in 1944. His collections include Anatomy of a Cliché (Dublin, Poetry Ireland Editions 4, The […]
Harvey, Francis
Francis Harvey was born in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh in 1925. His collections include In the Light on the Stones (Dublin, The Gallery Press, 1978); The […]
Haverty, Anne
Anne Haverty was born in Tipperary in 1959. Her novels are One Day as a Tiger (London, Chatto & Windus, 1997/New York, The Ecco Press, […]
Hayes, Katy
Katy Hayes was born in Dublin in 1965, She has has worked as a theatre director and playwright, and was a founder member and resident […]
Hayes, Trudy
Trudy Hayes was born in Dublin in 1962. Her short stories have been widely published and anthologised, and she was nominated for a Sunday Tribune […]
Hayman, Carole
Carole Hayman* is well known both as an award-winning actress and theatre director. Her first book was a comic novel, All the Best, Kim, which […]
Healy, Dermot
Dermot Healy was born in Westmeath in 1947. His short stories are collected as Banished Misfortune (London, Allison & Busby, 1984). His novels are Fighting […]
Healy, Randolph
Randolph Healy was born in Scotland in 1956, his family moving to Dublin eighteen months later. He has published 25 Poems (Dublin, The Beau Press, […]
Heaney, Seamus
Seamus Heaney was born in Derry in 1939. His bibliography is vast, his work encompassing poetry, criticism, theatre and translation. His major poetry collections are […]
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 moved to Dublin […]
Heussaff, Anna
Anna Heussaff was born in 1957 and grew up in Dublin. Her two crime novels in Irish are Bás Tobann (Baile Áth Cliath, Cois Life, […]
Hewitt, John
John Hewitt was born in Belfast in 1907, and educated at Methodist College and Queens University. From 1930 he worked in the Belfast Museum and […]
Higgins, Aidan
Aidan Higgins was born in Celbridge, Co Kildare in 1927. He has written short stories, travel pieces, radio drama and novels. His novels include Langrishe […]
Higgins, Kevin
Kevin Higgins was born in London in 1967, but grew up in Galway City. His collections are The Boy With No Face (The Cliffs of […]
Higgins, Michael D.
Michael D. Higgins was born in Limerick in 1941, and reared in Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. His collections are The Betrayal (Galway, Salmon Publishing, 1990 [illustrated […]
Higgins, Rita Ann
Rita Ann Higgins was born in 1955 in Galway. Her collections are Goddess on the Mervue Bus (Galway, Salmon, 1986); Witch in the Bushes (Salmon, […]
Hijmans, Alex
Alex Hijmans was born in Heemskerk in Holland In 1975. He moved to Ireland when he was twenty years old and learned Irish as part […]
Hogan, Desmond
Desmond Hogan was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, in 1950. His novels are The Icon Maker (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1976); The Leaves on Grey (London, […]
Hooker, Eleanor
Eleanor Hooker’s collection are The Shadow Owner’s Companion (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 2012); and A Tug of Blue (The Dedalus Press, 2016). She lives in […]
Hooks, Margaret
Margaret Hooks was born in Belfast. She has written extensively on the life and work of artists, among them Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti and Edward […]
Hopkin, Alannah
Alannah Hopkin’s novels are A Joke Goes a Long Way in the Country (London, Hamish Hamilton/New York, Atheneum, 1982); and The Out-haul (London, Hamish Hamilton, […]
Horgan, Joseph
Joseph Horgan was born in Birmingham, England, in 1964 of Irish parents. His poetry collections are Slipping Letters Beneath the Sea (Tralee, Doghouse, 2008); The […]
Hughes, Declan
Declan Hughes was born in Dublin. A long time writer-in-residence with the Rough Magic Theatre Company, his plays include I Can’t Get Started (Dublin Theatre […]
Hughes, John
John Hughes was born in Belfast in 1962. His collections are The Something in Particular (Loughcrew, Co Meath, The Gallery Press, 1986); Negotiations with the […]
Hutchinson, Pearse
Pearse Hutchinson was born in Glasgow of Irish parents in 1927 and reared in Dublin. A polyglot, he lived in Spain for almost ten years […]