Michael Dwyer

Michael Dwyer (2 May 1951 – 1 January 2010) was an Irish journalist and film critic who wrote for The Irish Times for more than 20 years. He was previously in this role for the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Press and the magazine In Dublin. Dwyer was central to the foundation of two film festivals in Dublin and served on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art until shortly before his death. He appeared often on the country's top radio shows, Morning Ireland and The Marian Finucane Show. He died after an illness on 1 January 2010. Early life and career Dwyer was originally from Saint John's Park in Tralee, County Kerry. His mother, Mary, outlived him. He had two sisters, Anne and Maria. As a young man in the early 1970s he took part in the Tralee Film Society, for which he provided notes to The Kerryman. At this time he was employed by the County Library in Tralee. He began working for In Dublin followed by the Sunday Tribune and the Sunday Press.