* 1984: Padraig O ' Malley, The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today

Among the significant Irish poets to have emerged in recent years are: Pat Boran, Mairéad Byrne, Ciarán Carson, Patrick Chapman, Harry Clifton, Tony Curtis, Padraig J. Daly, Colin Dardis, Gerald Dawe, Greg Delanty, Séan Dunne, Paul Durcan, Eamon Grennan, Vona Groarke, Kerry Hardie, Randolph Healy, Seamus Heaney, John Hughes, Pat Ingoldsby, Trevor Joyce, Brendan Kennelly, Derek Mahon, Thomas McCarthy, Hugh McFadden, Paula Meehan, Billy Mills, Sinéad Morrissey, Paul Muldoon, Gerry Murphy, Bernard O ' Donoghue, Conor O ' Callaghan, Caitriona O ' Reilly, Justin Quinn, Maurice Riordan, Maurice Scully, Michael Smith, Geoffrey Squires, William Wall, Catherine Walsh.

In Padraig McGrath's review of Laurence O ' Toole's book Pornocopia – Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire, he rhetorically asks whether "... women enjoy having men ejaculate on their faces?

In Padraig McGrath's review of Laurence O ' Toole's book Pornocopia – Porn, Sex, Technology and Desire, he rhetorically asks whether "... women enjoy having men ejaculate on their faces?

* Padraig O ' Malley ( born 1942 ), Irish-American academic

* O Snodaigh, Padraig, Hidden Ulster, Protestants and the Irish language

* Tom Hartley, Book Review: Padraig O Snodaigh, Hidden Ulster, Protestants and the Irish Language, 9 Nov 1995

Three of the learned and respected Erenachs, lay ecclesiastics, of County Fermanagh are recorded as Daire O ' Corcrain, Padraig O ' Corcrain and Conn O ' Corcrain.

Musicians from the area include Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford, Paddy Cronin, Padraig O ' Keeffe, Johnny O ' Leary, Jackie Daly, Con Curtin and Donal Murphy.

John C. Ward: An Teagasg Criostaidhe fa Choinne Dioghoise Ratha Bhota 1891 ; Turas na croiche agus an Choróin Mhuire maille le dántaibh diadha 1892 ; Na hEipistil agus na soisgéil do na Domhnaigh agus na laetha saoire arna dtarraingt go Gaeilge 1904 ; An Cruinneolaí 1906 ; Leabhar filíochta fa choinne na scoil 1909 ( with Padraig O ' Beirne ).

Bella McGee ( poet ) James Conwell ( poet ) Padraig O ' Beirne ( poet ) e. g.: Mo Phiopa Gairid Donn ( n. d ).

They have been given full names also: Padraig Judas O ' Leprosy and Rodraig Spartacus O ' Leprosy.

* Padraig O ' Keeffe, fiddle player ( born 1887 ).

* Padraig O ' Malley, professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and writer.

Also signed were trialists Padraig O ' Laoi, Gary Walsh, Lorcan Cronin and Dean Barrett for the 2007 season as well as Shamrock Rovers young striker Padraig Amond on loan.

Padraig Amond returned to Shamrock Rovers while Sean L ' Estrange joined Shelbourne Padraig O ' Laoi and Lorcan Cronin were both released.

* May 3 – Padraig Pearse, Irish nationalist ( b. 1879 )

* Arthur Mitchell and Padraig Ó Snodaigh, Irish Political Documents: 1916 – 1949

In his editorials, Scott was hostile to militant suffragettes, whom he accused of employing ' every engine of misguided fanaticism in order to wreck, if it be in their power, the fair prospects of their cause ' He was just as disturbed by the General Strike of 1926, hoping ' Will not the General Strike cease to be counted henceforth as a possible or legitimate weapon of industrial warfare ' Irish rebels were authors of their own destruction he thought, writing on the execution of Padraig Pearse and James Connolly after the Easter Uprising in Dublin ' it is a fate which they invoked and of which they probably would not complain '

St. Enda's School was founded by Padraig Pearse in 1909 and was at first housed in Cullenswood House, Ranelagh.

Sliabh Luachra was also the birthplace the folklorist, poet, and translator Edward Walsh ( 1805-1850 ), An tAthair Padraig Duinnin who compiled Dineens Dictionary which is to this day the bible of the Irish Language, and An Brthair Toms Rathaille, Superior General of the Presentation Brothers 1905-1925 who wrote two books of Irish poetry An Spideog and An Cuaicin Draoideachta.

The nationalist poet and teacher Padraig Pearse was imprisoned here before his execution in Kilmainham Gaol on the Inchicore Road.

Harris accused Jordan of sanitising Collins's sexual orientation so as not to offend Catholic Irish America, which had already been scandalised by claims that Padraig Pearse was gay.

Padraig was also individual runner up in the competition in 1995.

The gangster role played by George Bancroft was modeled on " Terrible " Tommy O ' Connor, an Irish-American mobster who gunned down Chicago Police Chief Padraig O ' Neil in 1923 but escaped three days before execution and was never apprehended.

He was educated at St Mary's Boys National School and Colaiste Padraig, Lucan.

In the 1960s a new monastery was built, designed by Padraig Ó Muireadhaigh, which has won several architectural awards.

He was a member of a long running poker school in the Junior Common Room ( The JCR ), that previously had noted poker players Donnacha O ' Dea and Padraig Parkinson as members.

Mrs Pearse and Padraig himself also taught Irish language lessons in the community Scout hall next to the church.

In April 1916 about 1, 250 armed Irish republicans under Padraig Pearse staged what became known as the Easter Rising in Dublin in pursuit not of Home Rule but of an Irish Republic.

Kuno Meyer, the renowned German Gaelic scholar, Padraig Ó Domhnallain, and other Irish writers also visited the school frequently.

Nevertheless, at Easter 1916, a small band of 1500 republican rebels ( Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army ) staged a rebellion, called the " Easter Rising " in Dublin, under Padraig Pearse and James Connolly.

In recognition of his achievement of winning the Irish Times Team Debate ( National Championships ) in 1997 ( teammate Padraig O ' Halloran ).

Current Irish international athletes who are members include Padraig White and James Mc Cabe ( Hammer ), Michael O Hanlon ( Discus ) and Luke Forde ( Cross Country ).

In 1914, Padraig Pearse visited the elderly Devoy in America, and later the same year Roger Casement worked with Devoy in raising money for guns to arm the Irish Volunteers.

* Padraig Quinn, former Irish Republican Army officer

In October 1922, he went to Dundalk and met with Frank Aiken commander of Fourth Northern Division of the Irish Republican Army and Padraig Quinn ( quartermaster-general ) to review plans for another attack on the Dundalk to free IRA soldiers from the Dundalk jail.

The Special Olympics movement has attracted the support of a number of international sportsmen and other celebrities, including Rafer Johnson, Bono, Joe Jonas, Derek Poundstone, Padraig Harrington, Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi, Yao Ming, Nadia Comaneci, Bart Conner, Vanessa Williams, Mary Alice Pearce DeVane, Colin Farrell and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

* Padraig Lenihan, 1690 Battle of the Boyne, Tempus Publishing, Gloucestershire 2003.

Nearby is Tobar Padraig ( St. Patrick's Well ), and Kilnavert Church, which is said to have been founded by the saint.

* Padraig Gearr Ó Mannin, United Irishman, fl.

However, his successor, Bertie Ahern TD replaced the painting with one of Padraig Pearse.

Colin and US model Kim Bordenave became parents of James Padraig Farrell, born in 2003, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

The other members appointed to the authority were Joe Connolly, Padraig MacDonnacha, Eilís Ní Chonghaile, Méabh Mhic Ghairbheith, Méadhbh Nic an Airchinnigh, Bríd Ní Neachtáin, Feargal Ó Sé, and Regina Culliton.

Naomh Padraig CLG are one of Ulster's top hurling clubs.

Padraig Pearse established St Enda's School for Boys, which is now a museum in his honour situated in Saint Enda's Park.

This board appointed Dr. Padraig Walsh as Chief Executive Designate in September 2010.

His unit saw intense fighting at times during the week, but surrendered when ordered to do so by his superior officer Padraig Pearse.

Castlebar expanded rapidly during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s largely as a result of the efforts of influential local politicians such as Enda Kenny, the current Taoiseach, Padraig Flynn and Beverly Flynn.

* Padraig A. de Brún ( 1940-)

Past members have included musical artist, producer and co producer of the bands debut album, John " Turps " Burke 87 to 93 ; bass player Pearse Doherty ; keyboard and accordion player Tony Lambert ; keyboard player and guitarist Derek Murray ; and drummers Padraig Stevens, John Donnelly, Jimi Higgins, and Fran Breen.

Under the name " The Folk Footballers ," Leo Moran and former Saw Doctor Padraig Stevens released The First Fifteen, a collection of songs that celebrated the Galway football team in the wake of its success in the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.