![]() 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. ![]() 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. The eponymous character of Mr O'Shaughnessy was, in the author's own words, "partly, but quite obviously, based on the career of the colourful Seán MacBride". O'Shaughnessy was published in 1995, and republished in 2002. Īfter leaving the diplomatic corps, he became a full-time author. He served Ireland as a diplomat from 1987 until 1995. ![]() He was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1985 to 1986. Education and career ĭelaney attended University College Dublin (UCD). ![]() According to the Irish Independent, Delaney's best-selling memoir of life as an Irish diplomat "ruffled feathers" within the Irish diplomatic corps. Eamon Delaney (born 14 July 1962) is an Irish newspaper columnist, author, editor, novelist, journalist and former diplomat. ![]()
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