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page 121st-century Irish writers

Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing and writing short films, and garnered a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his role in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He had a supporting role in Never Let Me Go (2010) and became known to a wider audience for his portrayal of Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film series (2010–2011).

Neil Jordan
Irish filmmaker and fiction writer
John Carney
Irish film director and screenwriter
Lee Cronin (director)
Lee Cronin is an Irish filmmaker. He is best known for directing horror films such as The Hole in the Ground (2019), Evil Dead Rise (2023), and Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026).

Aisling Walsh
Irish writer and film director
Donal Ryan
Irish writer
Olwen Fouéré
Irish actor and writer
Sarah Crossan
Irish writer
Alex Barclay
Irish writer
Melatu Uche Okorie
Nigerian-born Irish author
Louise O'Neill
Irish writer (born 1985)
Karen Gillece
Irish writer
Gabriel Rosenstock
Irish writer
Kevin Maher
Irish writer
Adiba Jaigirdar
bangladeshi-Irish writer
Pádraig Ó Riain
Irish linguist
Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
Irish writer and activist (1933-2003)

Darach Ó Séaghdha
Irish writer, podcaster and Irish language activist
Ruairí Robinson
Irish film director