Fintan O'Toole
Author
1958 –
Who is Fintan O'Toole?
Fintan O'Toole is a columnist, literary editor, and drama critic for The Irish Times. He has written for the paper since 1988 and was drama critic for the New York Daily News from 1997 to 2001 and is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. He is an author, literary critic, historical writer, and political commentator, with generally left-wing views. His recent books have focused on the rise, fall & aftermath of Ireland's 'Celtic Tiger'. He has been a strong critic of political corruption in Ireland throughout his career.
O'Toole was born in Dublin grew up in a working class family and was educated at University College Dublin.
In 2011, he was named one of "Britain's top 300 intellectuals" by The Observer, despite not being British.
During Spring 2012 and 2013, O'Toole was a Visiting Lecturer in Irish Letters at Princeton University and contributed to the Fund for Irish Studies Series.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1958
Dublin - Profession
- Education
- University College Dublin
- Lived in
- County Dublin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Fintan O'Toole." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/fintan_otoole>.
Discuss this Fintan O'Toole biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In