Ann Ingle (born 1939, Hackney, London) is a British-Irish writer. Originally from London, she has lived in Dublin since the 1960s. She founded the Dublin 4 community newspaper News Four in the 1980's. She co-wrote the memoir of Irish rally driverRosemary Smith, Driven (2018), before publishing her own memoir, Openhearted, in 2021. She is the mother of journalist Róisín Ingle.
Early life and career
Originally from London, Ingle moved to Ireland in the 1960s after meeting her future husband, Peter Ingle, while on holiday in Cornwall. The couple had eight children. She worked as a typist, preparing manuscripts for writers, and later edited News Four, a community newspaper serving the Sandymount area of Dublin. She returned to education as a mature student, graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in English and history.
In 2018, Ingle co-wrote Driven, the memoir of rally driver Rosemary Smith. The book was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. She has collaborated with daughter Róisín, a journalist and columnist for The Irish Times, through interviews, and mentions in newspaper columns.
Books
Ingle's memoir Openhearted: Eighty Years of Love, Loss, Laughter and Letting Go was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards' Biography of the Year award. Still Here: Everything I Know About Being Older was published by The O'Brien Press in 2026.
