The Irish people (Irish: "Muintir na hÉireann" or "Na hÉireannaigh") are a Celtic nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.
 Ireland has been inhabited for about 9,000 years according to archaeological studies (see Prehistoric Ireland).
 For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland).
 Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century (re)conquest and colonization of Ireland brought a large number of English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north.
 Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (an independent state), and the smaller Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom).
 The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities; including Irish, Northern Irish, British, or some combination thereof.
Irish literature comprises writings in the Irish, Latin, and English (including Ulster Scots) languages on the island of Ireland.
 The earliest recorded Irish writing dates from the seventh century and was produced by monks writing in both Latin and Early Irish.
 In addition to scriptural writing, the monks of Ireland recorded both poetry and mythological tales.
 There is a large surviving body of Irish mythological writing, including tales such as The Táin and Mad King Sweeny.
Gerard Smyth (born 1951) is an Irish poet, born in Dublin in 1951 and began publishing poetry in the late 1960s when his first poems were published by David Marcus in the New Irish Writing Page of The Irish Press and by James Simmons in The Honest Ulsterman.
Deasún Breathnach (died 2007) was an Irish writer and journalist.
 He wrote Irish poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and translations.
 He was a journalist and sub-editor at the "Irish Independent".
 He used the pseudonym "Rex McGall" for his writing in English at the "Irish Independent".
 He worked as a features editor for the Irish Press.
 He was also editor of "An Phoblacht".
 He died on 4 October 2007, his wife Lucy predeceased him one week previously.
Allyssa Wolf (born 1971) is an American poet.
 Her first book of poems "Vaudeville" was published in 2006 under the imprint Seismicity Editions, by the Otis College of Art and Design.
 She is the recipient of a 2006 Gertrude Stein Award and was 1st Runner-Up for the Robin Blaser Award in 2015.
 Her poetry was part of the Bunker Poetico installation and anthology for the 49th Venice Bienalle.
 Her second tract, "Loquela", was published in 2011 by Insert Blanc Press.
 Her third book of poetry, "The Book of Coming and Going Forth by Day" was pulled from circulation by the author, as she refused to write or publish poetry for three years for political reasons, only then publishing one poem in a magazine out of Singapore, and submitting 3 to the Canadian Robin Blaser Award.
 She has said she is working on a novel called ''The Murder of the Real" and has reportedly resumed writing poetry.
Mary O'Donoghue (born 1975) is an Irish fiction writer, poet, and translator.
 She grew up in Co.
 Clare, Ireland.
 Her debut novel "Before the House Burns" was published in 2010, and is described by Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist Anne Enright as "Electric, real, and utterly modern: this is a voice to welcome and to watch."
 Her short stories have been published in the "Georgia Review", the "Dublin Review", "AGNI", "Salamander", "Literary Imagination", "Stinging Fly", the "Irish Times", and elsewhere.
 Her poetry collections are "Tulle" (2001) and "Among These Winters" (2007).
 She is one of the translators of Irish-language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin; "Selected Poems" appeared from Yale University Press (Margellos World Republic of Letters) in 2014.
 Across several years and bilingual volumes, she has collaborated with Louis de Paor on translations of his poetry, most recently "The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale’s Tongue" (Bloodaxe Books, 2014).
 Mary O'Donoghue's writing awards include Hennessy/"Sunday Tribune" New Irish Writer; two artist’s fellowships from Massachusetts Cultural Council (2006 and 2012 ); "Irish Times"/ Legends of the Fall prize for short fiction responding to Ireland's economic crisis (2013); and residencies at Vermont Studio Center and Virginia Center for Creative Arts.
 She is an associate professor of English in the Arts and Humanities division at Babson College, Massachusetts.
David Wheatley (born 1970) is an Irish poet and critic.
 He was born in Dublin and studied at Trinity College, Dublin, where he edited "Icarus".
 Wheatley is the author of four volumes of poetry with Gallery Press, as well as several chapbooks.
 He has also edited the work of James Clarence Mangan, and features in the Bloodaxe anthology "The New Irish Poets" (Bloodaxe, 2005), and the "Wake Forest Irish Poetry Series Vol.
 1" (Wake Forest UP, 2005).
Molly McCloskey (born 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American writer who has lived in Ireland since 1989.
 Her fiction has won the RTÉ Francis MacManus Award (1995) and the inaugural Fish Short Story Prize (1996).
 Her story “Another Country” was anthologized in "The Faber Book of Best New Irish Short Stories" (2005), edited by David Marcus.
 In 2009, another of her short stories, “This Isn’t Heaven” was selected by Richard Ford as one of the prize-winning stories in the 2009 Davy Byrne’s Irish Writing Award and was anthologized in "Davy Byrne’s Stories".
 Her first work of non-fiction, a memoir of her schizophrenic brother Mike, called "Circles Around the Sun: In Search of a Lost Brother", was named by The Sunday Times (UK) as its Memoir of the Year for 2011.
Although the epics of Celtic Ireland were written in prose and not verse, most people would probably consider that Irish fiction proper begins in the 18th century.
 However, there are aspects of Early Irish prose that appear to have had some influence on the Irish novel: the use of exaggeration for humorous effect, a near obsession with lists, and a strong sense of satire.
 This article is concerned with the history of Irish fiction written in English.
 For Irish fiction written in Irish, see Modern literature in Irish.
 For a general overview of Irish writing in all genres, see Irish literature.
Gúna Nua Theatre Company is an independent theatre production company based in Dublin, Ireland.
 The company has a strong commitment to devising and producing new Irish writing as well as presenting radical interpretations of classic plays.
 Founded in 1998 by Paul Meade and John O'Brien, Gúna Nua has received numerous awards and nominations and is now firmly established on the Irish theatre landscape.

Question: What member of the Celtic nation began publish poetry in the late 1960's in the New Irish Writing Page of The Irish Press?
Answer: Gerard Smyth