Cónal Creedon – is a novelist, playwright and documentary filmmaker.

His diverse body of work is inspired by what he describes as ‘The Spaghetti Bowl of Streets’ in downtown Cork City where his family has lived and traded for generations.
Cónal’s work has far reaching international appeal with translations of his work into Chinese, Bulgarian, German and Italian.
His film documentaries have had numerous international screenings
And his stage plays have been produced in China, Europe and America,

In 2025 – Cónal became the first Irish artist to receive the prestigious [The World Cultural Council]Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2024/25.
He was subsequently invited to present the 70th anniversary Beatty Lecture 2024 at McGill University, Montreal, Canada – introduced by Nobel Prize laureate, Prof. Omar Yaghi of Berkeley University.

The Beatty Lecture is described as, “from Nobel to Pulitzer, from the Kremlin to Carnegie Hall”
Previous speakers include – President of Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa.

December 2025, Cónal was honoured to receive MA in Literature UCC – National University of Ireland

Image by Darragh Kane