Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Frank Delaney

Born: October 24, 1942
Died: February 21, 2017 (aged 74)
Bio: Frank Delaney was an Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of The New York Times best-seller Ireland, the non-fiction book Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea, and many other works of fiction, non-fiction and collections.
Known for:
- Ireland, A Novel (2005)
- The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland (2012)
- Simple Courage (2006)
- Tipperary, A Novel (2007)