Which of Ireland's writers (past and present) do you most admire?

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Ciara C

Just read a great Cecilia Ahern book but my all time favourite is Marion Keyes

I should be doing something else

Oscar Wilde
Sean O'Casey

EDIT: What's with all the thumbs down people?

The Nine Lives of Laura Gonzales

Oscar Wilde, no question. =]

Aisling xx

I love Frank O Connors stories, they are sooo funny!
James Joyce was pretty amazing too.

winonoir

Wilde but he wasn't too fond of being Irish.

I like Bram Stoker but I've only read dracula.

Then there is a poet that I like but I can't remember his name, it's been years since I read any of the stuff.

slipstreamer

Samuel Beckett if I am going for deep, Roddy Doyle if I want a somewhat lighter read.

Flann O'Brien is one I really admire overall. Brilliant writer.

Sshhhh! It's Podge and Rodge

George Bernard Shaw and Pat McCabe.

Tap

James Joyce
Tim Pat Coogan
Sebastian Barry

Also like Seamus Heaney's poetry as well.

jammy_sco

James Joyce.

ash1

past would be Jonathon Swift, cos i love his Gullivers Travels story.
And Bram Stoker, im a huge fan of horror stories and Dracula is an all time classic and has led to so many spin offs.

For modern, i really like Roddy Doyle and his Barrytown Trilogy. Also Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha is very good.

Edit: I forgot C.S. Lewis actually....loved the narnia chronicles when i was younger.

proud walker

Roddy Doyle - to my shame he's the only one I've read, but I do feel that his novel about domestic violence was very insightful.

Tid

John Keane
DWTSOT: I hear ya...whats the crack here? Probably some eejit who got reported.

greenorlagh

Sean O Casey - loved his life story and his editions of his autobiography.

Why on earth would anyone give a thumbs down because I like Sean O Casey? What sort of people are out there who do that sort of thing?

Orla C

Walter Macken, of the past.

Of the present, Michael Coady and Ciaran O'Driscoll. And Frank McCourt.

And of course, the great Marion Keyes, and Maeve Binchy.

Forgot about John B Keane, he too was a great writer ....

I can't have favourites .... not when it comes to writing!

dugs

oscar wild and roddy doyle, john b kean

Dan G

I quite like Bernard MacLaverty

AobhrÃl

Roddy Doyle, Siobhan Parkinson

Neil Delamare
Andrew Maxwell
Darrah O'Brien
(they all write comedy before performing, it counts )

Sammi

if were talking actors that do their own stuff, Dylan Moran owns the market in my eyes. Wrote black books and helps out in quite a few movies with english actor Sean Pegg

Lyons T

cecelia ahearn

gaspipe

cecilia ahearn :)

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