Ruairí de Barra
Irish writer and retired Senior Chief Petty Officer of the Irish Naval Service, writing the sea, service, and the people caught between them, in poetry, journalism, and fiction.
Now writing
Migrant: A Libyan Storm
The Storm Series, Book I. An action-packed military and geopolitical thriller, from Lagos to the Mediterranean, where an ageing Irish patrol ship answers a distress call. The manuscript is finished, and goes to literary agents in January 2027.
Poetry
- Tibnin Bridge: South Lebanon, 1999.
- The Middle Sea: the title poem of the Mediterranean collection.
- Guard: for those who will never age.
Journalism
- Rebuilding Somalia: The Sea is Their Future: European Military Press Association Awards nominee, 2017.
- Shipshape and Ready for Action: European Military Press Association Awards nominee, 2018.
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