Rory Brennan (born 1945) is an Irish poet, born in Westport, County Mayo.
Rory Brennan lectures in Dublin City University. He was previously a presenter and programme maker on RTÉ Radio. He is ex-director of Poetry Ireland, He has educated at Trinity College Dublin and NUI Maynooth. He has lived in Morocco and Paros in the Greek Aegean with his wife Fionnula. He lives in County Dublin. He won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 1978.