Padraic Coffey

Padraic Coffey was born in County Sligo in the west of Ireland. He attended University College Dublin, where he received a BA in English in 2008 and an MA in 2010. After graduating from college, he worked in a freelance capacity for the Sunday Independent, Ireland’s highest-circulation newspaper, as well as other publications. He has also taught English as a second language for several years, both in Ireland and Canada. His first course for the Liberal Arts and 55+ Program, The Troubles: Northern Ireland from 1966-2005, is partly inspired by his book, This Day in Irish History, published by the O’Brien Press in 2021. He currently resides in Vancouver with his wife and two children.