Eamon Delaney
- January 10, 2024
- Author
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Eamon Delaney Biography
| Name | Eamon Delaney |
| Birthday | Jul 14 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Edward Delaney, Nancy O'Brien |
Eamon Delaney is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on July 14, 1962 in Ireland.
Delaney attended University College Dublin (UCD). He was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1985 to 1986. He served Ireland as a diplomat from 1987 until 1995. after leaving the diplomatic corps, he became a full-time author; his first novel, The Casting of Mr. O’Shaughnessy was published in 1985, and republished in 2002. His next book, an account of his eight years as a diplomat, An Accidental Diplomat: My Years in the Irish Foreign Service 1987–1995 was widely discussed. Irish journalist Thomas O’Dwyer describes Delaney’s wit as “wicked” and his 2001 book An Accidental Diplomat as having been, “a runaway bestseller.” Delaney writes for the Irish Independent, and on an occasional basis for The Irish Times and other outlets.
In 1986, Delaney applied for a government pension to be granted to Cornelius O’Shaughnessy, fictional hero of Delaney’s novel The Casting of Mr. O’Shaughnessy, on the basis of the character’s participation in the 1921 Irish War of Independence. Singer Gavin Friday lent Delaney the name and service details of his own grandfather, an actual veteran of 1921, to serve as the fictional O’Shaughnessy’s commanding officer in the application. Delaney cited sufficient plausible historic detail in the application attracted the personal attention of Taoiseach Charles Haughey. Haughey asked Secretary of Defense Michael J. Noonan to review the case, and three months later the government sent Delaney the appropriate service medals and approved the pension. Delaney revealed the hoax before the pension was actually paid.
Eamon Delaney Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Author |
| House | Living in own house. |
Eamon Delaney is one of the richest Author from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eamon Delaney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Eamon Delaney (born 14 July 1962) is an Irish newspaper columnist, author, editor, novelist, journalist and former diplomat. Delaney’s best-selling memoir of life as an Irish diplomat produced a series of public scandals about the conduct of Ireland’s foreign affairs.
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Jean-Bertrand Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Eamon Delaney celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.