​Colin Murphy is screenwriter, playwright and journalist. He has written a series of political history plays, most of them produced by Fishamble Theatre Company, including Inside the GPO (about the Easter Rising) and The Treaty (about the 1921 Treaty). Screenplays include The Guarantee and The Bailout (both produced by John Kelleher Media). He writes a weekly column for the Sunday Independent. His new play, The United States Versus Ulysses, will premiere at the Pavilion Dun Laoghaire in November 2023.