The Current Irish PEN Committee
- Anne Hartigan, Chair
- Carol Robinson Tweed
- Caroline Brady
- Catherine Daly
- Dee Cunningham, Secretary
- Joe Armstrong
- Mary Rose Callaghan
- Tony Gaughan (Fr)
About our Committee
Chair – Anne Le Marquand Hartigan
Anne has published five collections of poetry and a personal meditation on the “Why of Writing”. She has had several plays performed professionally, and in 1995 won the Irish section of the Mobil International Playwrights competition. Her play La Corbiere is published in the collection Seen and Heard (Carysfort Press). She has had short stories and poems published in many anthologies in America, Britain and Ireland, and has given poetry readings and workshops in the States, UK, New Zealand, Hungary, Romania and Ireland.
Carol Robinson Tweed
Carol represents our Associate Members. She originally graduated in history and politics, before qualifying in social
work and psychology. She has worked in social services, probation and welfare, psychometrics and careers analysis. Carol has had many articles published in newspapers, journals and magazines and is currently the editor of a magazine.
Caroline Brady
Caroline Brady has enjoyed several short-listings and wins with short stories, most recently being the Amergin International Short Story Award presented by the Drogheda Arts Council for A Bee in the Chardonnay. Caroline is working on a novel, the first chapter of which won the Writing Writers UK A Novel Start competition. She has also completed a screenplay which was performed in October 2009 in the Attic Studio. Caroline is an active member of the Eblana Writers’ Group. www.eblana-writers.com
Catherine Daly
Originally a pharmacist, Catherine has had three novels – All Shook Up, Charlotte’s Way and A French Affair – published since 2004. She has also written short stories and the occasional free-lance article and is working on her next novel. Find out more about Catherine on her website www.catherinedaly.com
Dee Cunningham, Minutes Secretary
Dee has published two novels, A Very Private Affair and A Life of Her Own; and a number of short stories. Hobbies: swimming, painting and public speaking. She lives in Dublin close to some of her children and grandchildren, and is currently working on a new novel.
Joe Armstrong
Joe Armstrong is the former Managing Editor for Ireland for an international academic publisher. He is author of Men’s Health – the Common Sense Approach, Write Way to Stop Smoking, Workplace Stress in Ireland, The NUJ and Your Rights at Work, and joint author with Ian Montgomery of From Special Care to Specialist Treatment: A History of Muckamore Abbey. www.joearmstrong.ie
Mary Rose Callaghan
Mary Rose Callaghan has written nine novels, including Billy,Come Home, (2007) and A Bit of a Scandal (2009). Her short stories have appeared in many publications, while her non-fiction includes Kitty O’Shea (1998), a biography of Katharine Parnell, also book reviews and critical articles. She has edited a poetry anthology Jumping the Bus Queue (2000).
Fr. J. Anthony Gaughan
J Anthony Gaughan, PhD, D.Litt, is a parish priest, writer and historian. He has published 24 books on a wide range of subjects. His book Scouting in Ireland was launched at Writers’ Week, Listowel in 2006.