▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁library ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁publish ▁po ems . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁from ▁fre el ance ▁journal ism . ▁So on ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁C ork ▁Ex am iner ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁column ist . ▁ ▁Dun ne ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁problem . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁father ▁to ▁three ▁children . ▁His ▁son , ▁G av in ▁Dun ne , ▁is ▁a ▁successful ▁independent ▁music ian ▁based ▁in ▁C ork . ▁ ▁Se an ▁Dun ne ▁Writ ers ▁Festival ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Water ford ▁City ▁Council ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁Se an ▁Dun ne ▁Writ ers ▁Festival ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Festival ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Water ford ▁City ▁from ▁Th urs day ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁to ▁Saturday ▁ 2 1 ▁March . ▁It ▁featured ▁po ets ▁such ▁as ▁Tom ▁Paul in , ▁Con or ▁O ' Call ag han ▁and ▁Mac D ara ▁Wood s , ▁with ▁performance ▁po ets ▁E am on ▁Car r ▁and ▁R aven . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁featured ▁writers ▁A . ▁L . ▁Kennedy , ▁Paul ▁Car son , ▁Dec lan ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁Luke ▁By r ne ▁from ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Park , ▁Water ford , ▁for ▁his ▁poem ▁" W inter ". ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth