This is a list of short story writers either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Short story writers whose work is in Irish are included. A brief outline of the history of Irish fiction is also available.

A - D

• Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989)
• Elizabeth Bowen (1899 - 1973)
• Clare Boylan (born 1948)
• Patrick Boyle (1905 - 1982)
• Joyce Cary (1888 - 1957)
• William Carleton (1794 - 1849)
• Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972)
• Daniel Corkery (1878 - 1964)
• Ita Daly (born 1944)

E - L

• Maria Edgeworth (1767 - 1849)
• Brian Friel (born 1929)
• Gerald Griffin (1803 - 1840)
• Aidan Higgins (born 1927)
• Desmond Hogan (born 1951)
• Neil Jordan (born 1950)
• James Joyce (1882 - 1941)
• Maeve Kelly (born 1930)
• Benedict Kiely (born 1919)
• Mary Lavin (1912 – 1996)
• Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 - 1873)

M – O

• Eugene McCabe (born 1930)
• John McGahern (born 1934)
• Walter Macken (1915 - 1967)
• John MacKenna (born 1952)
• Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942)
• Michael McLaverty (1907 - 1992)
• Bryan MacMahon (1909 – 1998)
• John Montague (born 1929)
• George A. Moore (1852 - 1933)
• Val Mulkerns (born 1925)
• Edna O'Brien (born 1932)
• Kate Cruise O'Brien (born 1948)
• Mairtin O Cadhain (1906 - 1970)
• Padraic O'Conaire (1882 - 1928)
• Frank O'Connor (1903 - 1966)
• Julia O'Faolain (1933)
• Sean O'Faolain (1900 - 1990)
• Liam O'Flaherty (1896 - 1984)
• Seamus O'Kelly (1881 - 1918)

P –Z

• David Park (born 1953)
• James Plunkett (1920 - 2003)
• Somerville and Ross (1858 - 1949) and (1862 - 1915)
• James Stephens (1882 - 1950)
• William Trevor (born 1928)
• Oscar Wilde (1854 -1900)

See also: Irish literature, List of Irish novelists, List of Irish poets. List of Irish dramatists