Shane Connaughton (born 4 April 1941 in Kingscourt, County Cavan[1][2]) is an Irish writer and actor, probably best known as co-writer of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for My Left Foot.
[4] Connaughton is the author of the books A Border Station (1989), The Run of the Country (1991), and Big Parts (2009).
[3][5] He adapted The Run of the Country for the screen in 1995 and published a book about its filming, A Border Diary, the same year.
[4] A Border Station, a short story collection, was a bestseller in Ireland and was shortlisted for the Guinness Peat Award.
[6] His first two books are both set in the County Cavan village of Redhills, where he grew up, and The Playboys and The Run of the Country were filmed there.