Education
University of Essex; University College Dublin.
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book
City of Dis
(Willy Regan, son and carer of his blind mother, Moll, is ...)
Willy Regan, son and carer of his blind mother, Moll, is the questionable narrator of this tale of petty doing, coming of age, and falls from grace. Freed from the drudgery of his humdrum life, following Moll's death, Willy embarks on a new life filled with hope. But three relationships drag him down, the first a criminal thug who used to bully him in school, the second a depressive man he saves from suicide and the third a polish poetess who uses her charms to convince him to partake in dodgy schemes. Willy is far from blameless, yet despite his actions and distractions he remains a character who values truth and attempts to do the right thing. Even if that leads down the path of disgrace.
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Via Crucis
(Contemporary Irish poetry. Some poems are in Irish with E...)
Contemporary Irish poetry. Some poems are in Irish with English translation on facing pages. "The language skills , and the care in the use of words, are obvious from the start. Here is a poet whose knowledge of the poetry of other cultures is intimately connected to his own work, building the treasury that the collection holds... All in all it is a brilliantly conceived and finely mastered volume, satisfying on several levels. Here is a voice and a poetic strength to be heartily welcomed into the contemporary poetic endeavour." (John F. Deane)
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David Butler
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2001: Ireland"s Ted McNulty Prize.
Achievements
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2001: Poetry Ireland"s Ted McNulty Prize 2002: Brendan Kennelly Award 2004: Poetry Ireland Féile Filíochta International Poetry Festival 2013: SCDA ‘Play on Words’ One Acting Drama Award 2014: Fish Short Story Award 2015: Cork Arts Theatre Writers’ Award Two-times" winner of the Maria Edgeworth Short Story Award.
Works
book
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City of Dis
(Willy Regan, son and carer of his blind mother, Moll, is ...)
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Via Crucis
(Contemporary Irish poetry. Some poems are in Irish with E...)
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City of Dis
Membership
Aosdána.
