Meet the Writers

Here you find listings of the writers who are will appear at our 2025 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.

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Graham Norton

Cork, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Graham Norton is the author of five novels, Holding, A Keeper, Home Stretch, Forever Home and Frankie, all of which…

Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil

Cork, Irish Writing, Spoken Word, Storytelling

Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil has performed at the Cape Clear Storytelling Festival and, in 2025, sold out three consecutive shows at…

Rory O’Connell

Cork, Interviewer

Rory O’Connell co-founded Ballymaloe Cookery School with his sister Darina Allen in 1983. He is the author of three very important…

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy

Interviewer

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy is Opinion Editor of the Irish Examiner. She has worked in and contributed to TV, radio and newspapers…

Paddy O’Brien

Cork, Irish Writing, Spoken Word, Storytelling

Paddy O’Brien is one of the three Storytellers in Residence for the West Cork islands in 2025. He specializes in…

Leeanne O’Donnell

Irish Writing, Showcase, West Cork

Leeanne O’Donnell started her storytelling career working in radio with RTE and BBC, and has made a number of award-winning…

Paul O’Donoghue

Open Mic, Yoga

Paul O’Donoghue has been practising yoga for more than 40 years. Over the decades he has trained with teachers in…

Gráinne O’Hare

Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Gráinne O’Hare is a writer from Belfast based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She received a Northern Debut Award for Fiction…

Oluwaseun Olayiwola

Debut, Poetry

Oluwaseun (Seun) Olayiwola is a poet, critic, choreographer and performer based in London. He has been published by the Guardian,…

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