Mick Donnellan

Mick Donnellan works as a successful Novelist, Playwright and Screenwriter. Film credits include Tiger Raid (2016) adapted from Mick’s Play Radio Luxembourg. Optioned by London Film Company Dixon/Baxi/Evans, the script was developed in London and shot in Jordan.  Starring Brian Gleeson, Damian Molony and Sofia Boutella, it was accepted into the Tribeca film festival (New York) and was also seen at Cannes and Edinburgh. The Irish Premiere was screened at the Galway Film Fleadh and you can watch the Tiger Raid trailer here.

Mick is also the author of five novels.

El Niño

Fisherman’s Blues

The Naked Flame

The Dead Soup

Galway Blues

He received the Agility Award through the Arts Council of Ireland (June 2023) and the Mayo Theatre Bursary through Mayo Arts Office. (April 2023)

His Play Nally was supported by Westmeath Arts Office and produced in May 2021.

In May 2020 Mick had a monologue (The Crucified Silence) chosen as part of the Scripts Ireland Play festival. After a week of intensive workshops with Playwright Eugene O’Brien, the monologue was directed by Jim Culleton (Fishamble) and performed by Aaron Monaghan.

Mick was recently part of the Galway Theatre Development Programme (2021/22) run by Andrew Flynn in conjunction with Galway’s Town Hall Theatre.  Other Plays include Sunday Morning Coming Down, Shortcut to Hallelujah, Gun Metal Grey, and Velvet Revolution.

He is listed on the Irish theatre institute here:  http://irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=47564

His most recent Production “Outlaw Pete” premiered in Galway in April 2025 and has enjoyed numerous sell out performances.

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