Fintan O'Toole (b. 1958) is a columnist and drama critic for The Irish Times. He has also authored a number of books, including: 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into theatre. ... A critic (from Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, from Ancient Greek κριτής, krités, a judge) is a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ...

• Traitor’s Kiss: The Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1997;
• The Ex-Isle of Ireland: Images of a Global Ireland, 1997;
• The Lie of the Land: Irish Identities, 1998;
• Shakespeare is Hard But So is Life, 2002;
• Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre, 2003;
• White Savage: William Johnson and the Invention of America, 2005

(to be published in the U.S. as Howling Wilderness: William Johnson and the Invention of America).

• Post Washington: Why America Can't Rule the World, 2005

O'Toole was born in Dublin. He has written for the Irish Times since 1988 and was drama critic for the New York Daily News from 1997 to 2001. He was elected Irish Journalist of the Year in 1993. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir William Johnson Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (c. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

O Toole is a fool!

Sources

• The New York Review of Books: Fintan O'Toole
• Granta: Fintan O'Toole
• New York State Writers Institute:Fintan O'Toole
• The Sunday Times - Books: History: White Savage by Fintan O'Toole
• Guardian Unlimited: In the valley of the Mohawk