Conor O'Clery

At Forum 2011, Conor O' Clery, gave the Mary Holland Commemorative Lecture.

He was born in Belfast and is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast. He worked for The Irish Times for over 30 years, mainly as foreign correspondent based in London, Moscow, Washington, Beijing and New York. He was twice Journalist of the Year in Ireland, in 1987 for his reporting of the Soviet Union, and in 2002 for his first-hand accounts of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre.

He is the author of several books, including The Billionaire Who Wasn't, a biography of the American philanthropist Chuck Feeney, and May You Live in Interesting Times, an account of his experiences as a foreign correspondent. His most recent book, Moscow, 25 December 1991/ The Last Day of the Soviet Union has recently been published.

He lives in Dublin with his Russian-born wife Zhanna.