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Joe Steve Ó Neachtain

Born in An Chré Dhubh in An Spidéal in 1942, Joe Steve first started creative writing in 1969. His radio drama series Baile an Droichid, broadcast on Raidió na Gaeltachta, 1986 to 1996, received a Jacobs Award. His collection Clochmhóin (1998) received Cló Iar-Chonnacht’s literary award in 1998 and was nominated for The Irish Times Literary Prize the following year. An tOireachtas awarded him ‘Actor of the Year’ in 2009 for his role as Peadar in TG4’s Ros na Rún. He passed away in 2020.