Dermot Somers - Writer, Broadcaster & Mountaineer
Dermot Somers (born 1947) is a writer, broadcaster and mountaineer. Lives in Drogheda, Co Louth.
Mountaineering: Worldwide experience, including Eiger and Matterhorn north faces. Member of Irish Everest Expedition, 1993.
Writer in English and Irish.
Subjects: Fiction, history, mountaineering
TV Documentaries
Many documentaries written and presented for CTL Films.
Subjects: Culture, adventure, mountains.
Currently working on a series of nomadic journeys worldwide, including Siberia, Sahara, Iran, Nepal.
A 4-part journey across Australia tracing the Burke & Wills story broadcast 2009, TG4
Books
Mountains And Other Ghosts Diadem Books, London. 1990 Short Stories. (Boardman-Tasker shortlist, England)
At The Rising of the Moon Bâton Wicks, London/ Collins Press, Cork. 1994. Short Stories. (Boardman-Tasker winner, England. Also Culture & Environment Award, Banff, Canada)
Rince ar na Ballaí Cois Life, Dublin 2002 (Oireachtas award for Literature, 2002)
Collected Short Stories Bâton Wicks, London 2004
Endurance:Heroic Journeys in Ireland The O'Brien Press 2005
Buaic Cois Life, Dublin 2006
Úrscéal nua, as Gaeilge, le foilsiÚ, 2009. Cois Life
Dermot will give an illustrated talk (bilingual) on his journeys and climbs.
Scríbhneoir, craoltóir, sléibhteoir.
Rugadh i Ros Comáin é. Ina chónaí i nDroichead átha.
Scríobhann sé as Gaeilge is as Béarla.
As Gaeilge:
Rince ar na Ballaí: Duaisleabhar an Oireachtais 2002
Buaic: Úrscéal, Cois Life, 2006
Úrscéal nua; le foilsiÚ ag Cois Life, 2009
As Béarla:
Mountains and Other Ghosts (Diadem Books,1990)
At the Rising of the Moon (Baton Wicks, 1994)
Collected Short Stories (Baton Wicks, 2004)
Endurance (O'Brien Press, 2005)
Sraitheanna Teilifíse scríofa is curtha i láthair aige ar TG4 agus RTÉ
Saothar is Déanaí: Craiceann Geal, Croí Marbh (Turas Taiscéalaíochta trasna na hAstráile)
Turas i mBaol: An tSibéir, an Sahára, an Iaráin, Neipeal (Turais le treibheanna tréadacha)
Tabharfaidh Dermot caint (dhátheangach) faoina chuid eachtraí.
Details of this year's festival programme can be found elsewhere on this website.
