Dermot Somers (born 1947) is a writer, broadcaster and mountaineer. Lives in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Mountaineering: Worldwide experience, including Eiger and Matterhorn north faces. Member of Irish Everest Expedition, 1993.

Writer in English and Irish.

Subjects: Fiction, history, mountaineering

TV Documentaries
Many documentaries written and presented for CTL Films.
Subjects: Culture, adventure, mountains.
Currently working on a series of nomadic journeys worldwide, including Siberia, Sahara, Iran, Nepal.
A 4-part journey across Australia tracing the Burke & Wills story broadcast 2009, TG4

Books
Mountains And Other Ghosts Diadem Books, London. 1990 Short Stories. (Boardman-Tasker shortlist, England)

At The Rising of the Moon Bāton Wicks, London/ Collins Press, Cork. 1994. Short Stories. (Boardman-Tasker winner, England. Also Culture & Environment Award, Banff, Canada)

Rince ar na Ballaí Cois Life, Dublin 2002 (Oireachtas award for Literature, 2002)

Collected Short Stories Bāton Wicks, London 2004

Endurance:Heroic Journeys in Ireland The O'Brien Press 2005

Buaic Cois Life, Dublin 2006

Úrscéal nua, as Gaeilge, le foilsiÚ, 2009. Cois Life

Dermot will give an illustrated talk (bilingual) on his journeys and climbs.

Scríbhneoir, craoltóir, sléibhteoir.

Rugadh i Ros Comáin é. Ina chónaí i nDroichead átha.

Scríobhann sé as Gaeilge is as Béarla.

As Gaeilge:
Rince ar na Ballaí: Duaisleabhar an Oireachtais 2002
Buaic: Úrscéal, Cois Life, 2006
Úrscéal nua; le foilsiÚ ag Cois Life, 2009

As Béarla:
Mountains and Other Ghosts (Diadem Books,1990)
At the Rising of the Moon (Baton Wicks, 1994)
Collected Short Stories (Baton Wicks, 2004)
Endurance (O'Brien Press, 2005)

Sraitheanna Teilifíse scríofa is curtha i láthair aige ar TG4 agus RTÉ
Saothar is Déanaí: Craiceann Geal, Croí Marbh (Turas Taiscéalaíochta trasna na hAstráile)
Turas i mBaol: An tSibéir, an Sahára, an Iaráin, Neipeal (Turais le treibheanna tréadacha)
Tabharfaidh Dermot caint (dhátheangach) faoina chuid eachtraí.