In his book City Economics, Brendan O ' Flaherty asserts " Cities could persist — as they have for thousands of years — only if their advantages offset the disadvantages ".

Brendan McCarthy's artwork was the major focus of that book.

The Jane's Addiction / Porno for Pyros book Whores ( by Brendan Mullen ) states that a third Porno for Pyros album was penned but never recorded.

Since Drosnin's book, Bible codes have been a subject of controversy, with the claims being criticized by Brendan McKay and others.

Under the leadership of its President Colm Tóibín, together with literary advisors Professor Brendan Kennelly, Seamus Hosey, Lawrence Block, and Michael Collins, Writers ’ Week provides a wide ranging programme of literary events including lectures, readings, workshops, book launches, seminars, theatre, literary and historical tours, art exhibitions, music and dance.

* Bernard Ingham can be heard talking to Brendan Bruce ( former Director of Communications of the Conservative Party ) for his book Images of Power ( Kogan Page, 1992 ) at the British Library Sound Archive: http :// cadensa. bl. uk / uhtbin / cgisirsi / L6oevYBk2b / WORKS-FILE / 9280007 / 9

Borstal Boy is an autobiographical 1958 book by Brendan Behan.

A 2010 book included an account by Brendan Hughes, and Irish news reports around the same time included testimony from former IRA member Dolours Price.

He also did sketches called " Brendan Moran's Book Club ", in which he hosted a book club composed of women who were too busy gossiping to discuss the technology and science fiction books Moran attempted to introduce.

In their book, The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book, Brendan C. Boyd & Fred C. Harris, Little Brown & Co, 1973, on p. 77, the authors wrote an essay on Stuart's notoriously poor fielding.

Hughes played " Brendan " in the 2010 British film version of Tony Hawks ' best selling book, Round Ireland with a Fridge that was released in September 2010 and on DVD on 8 November 2010.

The Economist summarily dismissed Brendan Simms ' book, Unfinest Hour, on the Bosnian War for having no more than " the force of an inkpot thrown from a schooldesk " and for its criticism of government ministers for their " flaws of logic failures of clairvoyance ".

* Brendan Whiting ( 2004 ), Victims of Tyranny: The Story of the Fitzgerald Convict Brothers, Harbour Publishing.

* Played Atty Brendan Walsh in the episode " Asunder " ( 2000 ) of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

:: Yosser speeds off in the group's own van and gives chase to Brendan and Dominic, who attempts to puncture Yosser's tyres by smashing empty milk bottles on the road from the back of the van.

Brendan Morrissey says that about 30 Americans were killed in the battle, while Howard Peckham gives a figure of 50 Americans killed.

On account of Todd Bertuzzi's infamous suspension, Cooke joined Markus Naslund and Brendan Morrison on the Canucks ' top line for the final thirteen games of the season and the playoffs.

One of these is the Latin account of the voyage of St Brendan ( who was born c. 484 in the south-west of Ireland ): Navigatio sancti Brendani abbatis.

However Brendan is straight and lives with his ex-girlfriend Sally ( Jennifer Ehle ) who is later revealed to be Leo's high school sweetheart.

It is possible that Saint Brendan, an Irish monk ( a Papar ) sailed past the islands during his North Atlantic voyage in the 6th century.

The series also featured a number of contemporary Irish actors and comedians, including Dervla Kirwan, Graham Norton, Tommy Tiernan, Patrick McDonnell, Don Wycherley, Joe Rooney, Jason Byrne, Jim Norton, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Ed Byrne, Brendan Grace, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Gerard McSorley and Kevin McKidd.

* 1923 – Brendan Behan, Irish author ( d. 1964 )

Irish traditional music stylists include John and Pip Murphy, Noel Battle, Austin Berry, James Conway, Andy Irvine, Mick Kinsella, Brendan Power, Joel Bernstein, Don Meade, Paul Moran, Tom Byrne and Rick Epping.

In Spiked, Brendan O ' Neill, of Irish descent, uses the term to describe " second-generation wannabe " Irishmen and writes that some of those guilty of " Plastic Paddyism " ( or, in his words, " Dermot-itis ") are Bill Clinton, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Shane MacGowan.

In 1919, Collins, the IRA's Director of Intelligence, organised the " Squad "— an assassination unit based in Dublin which killed police involved in intelligence work ; the Irish playwright Brendan Behan's father Stephen Behan was a member of this squad.

There are claims of earlier discoveries: some historians believe an Irish monk, Brendan, who was known as a good sailor, was close to Jan Mayen in the early sixth century.

* March 20 – Brendan Behan, Irish poet and writer ( b. 1923 )

** Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor

* February 9 – Brendan Behan, Irish author ( d. 1964 )

* Brendan, Irish abbot and saint ( approximate date )

* Brendan, Irish abbot, allegedly climbs to the top of Mount Brandon, to look for the Americas ( approximate date ).

* Saint Brendan, a popular Irish saint

These stories have many parallels with those of Saint Brendan the navigator, Saint Maclovius of Wales, and the stories of the Irish immrama.

It has also recently been claimed by some in the Republican Socialist Movement that one of their members killed in 1975, Brendan McNamee ( who was involved in the killing of Billy McMillen ), was actually killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army members.

In the early 21st century, Irish sculptor Brendan McGloin was commissioned by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Portland to handcraft a full size replica of the Clonmacnoise Cross of the Scriptures.

The duet " Pretty Irish Girl ", apparently sung by Sean Connery and Janet Munro, has been alleged to feature dubbed vocals by Irish singers, Brendan O ' Dowda and Ruby Murray.

Dublin working class playwright Brendan Behan, a staunch Irish Republican, famously defined an Anglo-Irishman as " a Protestant with a horse ".

MacColl also produced a number of LPs with Irish singer songwriter Dominic Behan, brother of the playwright, Brendan Behan.

Theatre Workshop also championed the work of Irish playwright Brendan Behan, and Littlewood is often rumoured to have a significant role in his work.

Irish novelist and songwriter, Brendan Graham has written a number of novels and songs on An Gorta Mor – the Great Irish Famine.

He also revealed that as sacristan in the local church he had been best man at the wedding of Irish playwright and author Brendan Behan when Behan found himself without a best man at the ceremony.