Richie Conroy

Richie Conroy is an award-winning comedy and drama writer from Kildare, Ireland. He has worked as a freelance writer for over 15 years on television series and feature films. Richie co-created and co-wrote the award-winning crime drama series Crá (TG4/Fibin), now streaming on BBC iPlayer, and wrote the feature mockumentary Fran The Man (Forty Foot Pictures/Screen Ireland/RTÉ) starring Ardal O’Hanlon, adapted from Richie’s own series Fran: Assistant Manager, which he also directed. Other recent credits include the Two by Two feature films and Malory Towers, a lavish BBC adaptation of the much-loved Enid Blyton books. Richie has also worked in editorial roles including as executive editor of TG4’s flagship soap opera Ros na Rún.

Richie is a published author of novels, short stories and picturebooks and was the Writer-in-Residence in Dublin City University 2021. He is a member of the Arts Council’s peer panel.