Finbarr O’Sullivan

Originally from Bray, Wicklow, Finbarr O’Sullivan lives in Carlow.

Having previously studied and worked in both journalism and translation, Finbarr has a long career in different fields of communication. After spending several years between Czechia, Brazil, England and Spain, he returned to Ireland in 2025.

Finbarr published his debut novel, Friday Night, Monday Morning, in December 2025 and, as of September 2026, he is currently preparing the final drafts for an untitled short story collection. He is an active user of Threads and Medium, where he maintains a blog and publishes samples of his writing. He is also a member of the Carlow Writers’ Co-Operative.

His writing addresses topics such as mortality, grief, ageing, nostalgia, heartbreak, inspiration and the search for contentment by focusing on the lives and inner perspectives of everyday characters in modern Irish society, aspiring to the work of Kevin Barry, Claire Keegan, Donal Ryan, Colin Barrett, John Patrick McHugh, Blindboy Boatclub and Rob Doyle. In addition to these authors, he is inspired to varying extents by John Banville, John McGahern, Edna O’Brien, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Philip Roth, Haruki Murakami, Stephen King and James Ellroy.