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O’Brien Press founder Michael O’Brien dies at age of 81

Publisher who set up O’Brien Press with his father in 1974 credited with revitalising Irish writing for children

Michael O’Brien: ‘We decided ... to create a new literature for Irish children that didn’t exist,’ he told The Irish Times in 2014. Photograph: Fergal Phillips
Michael O’Brien: ‘We decided ... to create a new literature for Irish children that didn’t exist,’ he told The Irish Times in 2014. Photograph: Fergal Phillips
Ronan McGreevy
Tue Aug 02 2022 - 14:34
Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times
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