Gerard Beirne

Gerard Beirne is an Irish author currently resident in Canada . His novel The Eskimo in the Net http://www.marionboyars.co.uk/AUTHORS/Gerard%20Beirne.html was short-listed for the 2004 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award[1]. It was selected by the Daily Express as Book of the Year. His collection of poetry, Digging My Own Grave (published by Dedalus Press) was runner-up for the Patrick Kavanagh award. His story, Sightings of Bono, was adapted for Irish film and featured Bono (of U2). Beirne's CD of spoken word …