Réaltán Ní Leannáin was born and bred in Belfast. She has lived and worked in many parts of Ireland and Spain. She takes great interest in the languages and culture of Spain, as well as spending far too much time on Twitter. She is now living in Dublin.
Continue readingJo O’Donoghue was born near Killarney in County Kerry and educated in UCC and TCD. She now lives in Dublin. She is a publisher and has published several books of non-fiction, including a critical study of the novelist Brian Moore and (with Sean McMahon) Brewer’s Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable.
Continue readingEiléan Ní Chuilleanáin was born in Cork in 1942. She is a poet and Professor Emeritus with English in Trinity College Dublin; having taught there since 1966, she retired in 2011 and still gives lectures from time to time. She was elected Irish Professor of Poetry for 2016–2019.
Continue readingOlivia has illustrated over 22 books for children specifically along with a variety of covers and books for adults. Her work has exhibited internationally as part of Pictiúr, an exhibition curated by the Laureat na nÓg Niamh Sharkey, showcasing the best of Irish children’s book illustration.
Continue readingDr. Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn is a lecturer at Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge in DCU. Her research focus is mainly on children’s literature. She is a board member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature. She has published academic works on the retelling of Irish folklore and mythology, as well as on the general history of children in Irish culture.
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