Italian Honour for Board Member/Secretary Catherine Dunne

We are delighted to tell our members that the Ambassador of the Italian Republic in Dublin, His Excellency  Mr. Paolo Serpi, has announced that acclaimed Irish author Catherine Dunne has been honoured by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, with the decoration of “Cavaliere” in the Order “Stella d’Italia”. The prestigious title was given in recognition of Cavalieri Dunne’s leading role in Irish literature and her close ties with Italian Culture.

Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is delighted for and very proud of Catherine, who was a member of the Freedom to Write campaign before we joined and re-launched Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann.