Manchán Magan is a writer, traveller and television maker. He has made over 30 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world culture and globalisation for RTE, TG4, the Travel Channel and History Channel. His programmes are shown in 25 territories around the world. No Béarla, his documentary series about travelling around Ireland speaking only Irish sparked international debate. He writes the Magan's World travel column for the Irish Times.

He has written travel books in Irish {Baba-ji agus TnaG (Coiscéim 2006) and Manchán ar Seachrán (Coiscéim 1998)} and a novel Bí i nGrá (Coiscéim, 2008). His English travel books include 'Angels & Rabies: a journey through the Americas' (Brandon, 2006), 'Manchán's Travels: a journey through India' (Brandon, 2007) and 'Truck Fever: a journey through Africa' (Brandon, 2008). His has written for the Guardian, LA Times, Washington Post and his first English novel Oddballs: a novel of affections (Brandon) was published Sept 2010.

His play Broken Croí/Heart Briste, was nominated for the Fishamble New Writing Award, the Bewleys Café Theatre Award and two Irish Times Theatre Awards 2010. It won the Stewart Parker Irish Language Award. His new play, Bás Tongue debuted at Project Arts Centre Sept 2011 in ABSOLUT Fringe. He has been commissioned to write a play for the Abbey Theatre.