Aoibhe Devlin, 35

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13

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Playwright

14

Damien Broderick, 33

Blogger

15

Eoin Colfer, 59

Children's Author

16

Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781-1859)

Novelist

17

Pippa O'Connor, 39

Blogger

18

Thomas Moore (1779-1852)

Poet

19

Eimear Varian Barry, 37

Blogger

20

Cliona Kelly, 36

Blogger

21

Eavan Boland (1944-2020)

Poet

22

Sally Rooney, 33

Novelist

23

Rosie Connolly, 34

Blogger

24

Graham Linehan, 56

Screenwriter

25

James Henry (1798-1876)

Poet

26

Jodie Wood, 35

Blogger

27

Billy Roche, 75

Playwright

28

Amy Jordan Jennings, 36

Children's Author

29

Erika Fox, 33

Blogger

30

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)

Playwright

31

Maeve Binchy (1940-2012)

Novelist

32

Louise Cooney, 32

Blogger

33

Niamh Cullen, 32

Blogger

34

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Novelist

35

Ashley Kehoe, 31

Blogger

36

Marian Keyes, 61

Novelist

37

Ian Gibson (1939-2023)

Non-Fiction Author

38

Charles Wolfe (1791-1823)

Poet

39

Thomas Kinsella (1928-2021)

Poet

40

Brendan Behan (1923-1964)

Playwright

41

Anne Enright, 62

Novelist

42

John B. Keane (1928-2002)

Playwright

43

Austin Clarke (1896-1974)

Poet

44

Thomas F Kilroy (1934-2023)

Novelist

45

Allen O'Donoghue, 47

Self-Help Author

46

Roddy Doyle, 66

Novelist

47

Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)

Poet

48