Irský dramatik a spisovatel (1935–2018). Z jeho dramatického díla: A Whistle in the Dark (1961), Famine (1968), The Sanctuary Lamp (1975), The Gigli Concert (1983), Bailegangaire (1985), Conversations on a Homecoming (1985), The Wake (1997), The House (2000), The Alice Trilogy (2005), The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant (2009), The Sanctuary Lamp (2010).