[3] Dolan has published four novels (Ascension Day, Redlegs, Potter's Field and Aliyyah), two collections of short stories and two non-fiction books.
He has worked in collaboration with visual artists on several pieces of public art, has published poems, broadcasts regularly and writes for Scottish and London newspapers.
An Anarchist's Story: The Life of Ethel MacDonald (Birlinn 2009) His plays include The Veil (1991), Sabina (1998), The Reader (2000) and The Angel's Share (2000).
He has written such screenplays as Poor Angels and Ring of Truth as well as TV drama documentaries such as An Anarchist's Story: The Life of Ethel MacDonald and Barbado'ed both broadcast by BBC and Red Oil for Channel 4.
He also has written extensively for Taggart, Take the High Road, Machair (TV series), and River City for which he has been writing since its inception.