First produced play "Jenny" (Roundhouse, London)

First produced screenplay, the Oscar-winning short "The Dollar Bottom"

Scripted and acted in Mike Leigh's "Four Days in July"

Breakthrough screenplay, "My Left Foot", co-written with director Jim Sheridan; earned Oscar nomination

Acted in Neil Jordan's "The Miracle"

Wrote "The Playboys"; also appeared in film

Adapted own novel for the screen, "The Run of the Country"