Conor O'Callaghan
Conor O'Callaghan (born 1968) is an Irish novelist and poet. Biography. O'Callaghan was born in Newry in 1968 and grew up in Dundalk. His first novel, "Nothing on Earth", was published to acclaim in 2016 and was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. His second novel, "We Are Not in the World", appears in February 2021. He has also published five collections of poetry. His memoir "Red Mist: Roy Keane and the Football Civil War" (2004) is an account of Roy Keane's departure from the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad. O'Callaghan is a  former co-holder of the Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies at Villanova University. He currently lectures at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK and distance learning at Lancaster University. He was awarded the 2007 Bess Hokin prize by "Poetry" magazine. He lives in Sheffield with his wife, Mary Peace, scholar of eighteenth century literature and a lecturer also at Sheffield Hallam University.