![]() In 1986, Delaney applied for a government pension to be granted to Cornelius O'Shaughnessy, fictional hero of Delaney's novel The Casting of Mr. In 2009 Delaney published a book focusing on the life of his late father, the sculptor Edward Delaney entitled Breaking the Mould. In 2004 Delaney was named editor of the Dublin news and opinion magazine, Magill Magazine, a position that continued until its closure in 2009. Irish journalist Thomas O'Dwyer describes Delaney's wit as "wicked" and his 2001 book An Accidental Diplomat as having been, "a runaway bestseller." Delaney writes for the Irish Independent, and on an occasional basis for The Irish Times and other outlets. His next book, an account of his eight years as a diplomat, An Accidental Diplomat: My Years in the Irish Foreign Service 1987–1995 was widely discussed. O'Shaughnessy was published in 1985, and republished in 2002. after leaving the diplomatic corps, he became a full-time author his first novel, The Casting of Mr. ![]() He served Ireland as a diplomat from 1987 until 1995. He was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1985 to 1986. Delaney attended University College Dublin (UCD). ![]()
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