List of Famous people born in Ireland

Tim O'Reilly is the founder of O'Reilly Media. He popularised the terms open source and Web 2.0.

Sir David Roberts McMurtry, is an Irish billionaire, the co-founder of Renishaw plc, the United Kingdom's largest supplier of metrology equipment.

Anne Teresa Enright is an Irish writer. She has published half a dozen novels, many short stories and a non-fiction work called Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood, about the birth of her two children. Her writing explores themes such as family, love, identity and motherhood.

Michael Fitzgerald is an Irish professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, specialising in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As of June 2005, he said he had diagnosed over 900 individuals with Asperger syndrome.

Patrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". He is known for his accounts of Irish life through reference to the everyday and commonplace. He also played as a goalkeeper for his local Gaelic football club.

Síle Seoige is an Irish television presenter and Gaeilgeoir. Síle has sometimes been referred to as "Sheila."

Stephen Robert Ward is an Irish professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Ipswich Town.

Pat O'Connor is a BAFTA-winning Irish film director.

David Wilmot is an Irish stage, screen and television actor.

Michael Lowry is an Irish Independent politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1987, currently for the Tipperary constituency. He previously served as Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 1994 to 1996 and Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from 1993 to 1994.