Nuala O'Faolain was an Irish journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and writer.
Background
O'Faolain was born in Clontarf, Dublin, the second eldest of nine children. Her father, known as 'TerryO' was a well-known Irish journalist, writing the "Dubliners Diary" social column under the pen name Terry O'Sullivan for the Dublin Evening Press.
Education
She was educated at University College Dublin, the University of Hull, and Oxford University.
Career
She became well known after the publication of her memoirs and Almost There. She went on to write a biography of Irish criminal Chicago May and two novels.
