Possible Clues:

• Is there a single sick one in Ireland? (1'5)
• You sick of being from Ireland? (1'5)
• ''Anna Christie'' playwright Eugene
• ''Ah, Wilderness!'' dramatist
• Ed of "Married With Children"
• US playwright, single, not in good health
• 1970s-'80s House speaker Tip
• Eugene or Tip
• Maybe you may get 17 across in Ireland (1'5)
• Dramatist's singular misfortune