Dave Lordan

He was born in Derby, England, in 1975, and grew up in Clonakilty in West Cork. His work has won many prizes and bursaries including the Patrick Kavanagh Award and the Strong Award and he was shortlisted for the Irish Times poetry prize. His collections are The Boy in The Ring (Salmon Poetry, 2007) and Invitation to a Sacrifice (Salmon Poetry, 2010). Éigse Riada theatre company produced his first play, Jo Bangles, at the Mill Theatre, Dundrum in 2010.