Quarton, Marjorie

Marjorie Quarton was born in Nenagh, Co Tipperary in 1930. Her novels include Corporal Jack (London, Collins, 1987); No Harp Like My Own (Collins, 1988); and Renegade (London, André Deutsch, 1991). Her two volumes of memoirs are Breakfast The Night Before (André Deutsch, 1989); and Saturday’s Child (André Deutsch, 1993), both also published in an […]

Quigley, Patrick

Patrick Quigley was born in 1953 in Co Monaghan. His novels are Borderland (Tralee, Brandon, 1994); and The Hours of her Face (Brandon, 1999). He has also published a biography, The Polish Irishman: The Life and Times of Count Casimir Markievicz (Dublin, The Liffey Press, 2012). An active member of the Irish Polish Society, he […]

Quinn, Bob

Bob Quinn was born in 1935. He is primarily known as an independent film-maker, and has made more than 100 films, including documentary, feature and experimental, and which include Listen (1978); Self-Portrait with Red Car (1976); Poitín (1978); Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoire (1975); Atlantean (1985); and Budawanny (1987). He has received many awards, and two […]

Quinn, Justin

Justin Quinn was born in Dublin in 1968. His collections are The O’o’a’a’ Bird (Manchester, Carcanet Press, 1994), which was short-listed for the Forward Prize in 1995; Privacy (Carcanet, 1999); Fuselage (Oldcastle, Co Meath, The Gallery Press, 2002); Waves and Trees (The Gallery Press, 2006); and Close Quarters (The Gallery Press, 2011). His novel is […]

Quinn, Leeanne

Leeanne Quinn was born in Drogheda in 1978. Her first collection is Before You (Dublin, Dedalus Press, 2012). She lives in Dublin. Leeanne Quinn at Dedalus Press

Quinn, Niall

Niall Quinn was born in Dublin in 1943. His novels are Brigitte (New York, Braziller Press, 1981); Voyovic (Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1981); Rejection (Washington, Willow Springs Press, 1983); Stolen Air (Wolfhound Press, 1988; USA Dufour Editions, 1989); The Café Cong (Wolfhound Press, 1991); Welcome to Gomorrah (Wolfhound Press, 1995); and The Snake Oil Fellowship (US, […]

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