Fintan O'Toole

Leonard L. Milberg '53 Visiting Lecturer in Irish Letters

Fintan O’Toole, the Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Visiting Lecturer in Irish Letters at Princeton for Spring 2012, is one of Ireland’s leading public intellectuals.  He has served as a drama critic for The Irish Times, New York Daily News, Sunday Tribune (Dublin), and In Dublin Magazine.  His books on theater span a wide range of topics, from his biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan to whatever is now appearing on Irish stages. He is currently Assistant Editor, columnist and feature writer for The Irish Times.  He also contributes to The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, The Observer, and other international publications. In 2011, O’Toole was named one of "Britain's top 300 intellectuals" by The Observer. He has received the A.T. Cross Award for Supreme Contribution to Irish Journalism, the Millennium Social Inclusion Award, and Journalist of the Year in 2010 from TV3 Media Awards.