country of citizenship:Republic of Ireland languages spoken, written or signed:English educated at:St Patrick's College occupation:actor, screenwriter, writer, novelist, children's writer
Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films. Read more or edit on Wikipedia
