Driver’s Diary – Death At The Mouth of Flowers
READER WARNING: Content in this post may be upsetting to some people. On Monday, August 22 was the day exactly 100 years ago when Irish...
Finding Nature Right Before Your Very Eyes
Was asked to write a short essay for ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ on its latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ offering 1,000 euro in prize...
Sharing Good News
Autumn comes with plenty of good news - I have signed a contract for translation of my novel, ‘Pretty Ugly’ and have been selected to...
‘Humbling and uplifting’ - my experiences at Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival
An honor to be invited to host an afternoon of creative writing at the Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival in Letterkenny, Donegal...
Van Morrison, Seamus Heaney and I…
Was Van ‘the Man’ Morrison inspired by Seamus Heaney’s delightful poem ‘Death of A Naturalist’ when the world renown R&B singer wrote his...
Thanks Ivan Little for this comprehensive article in the Belfast Telegraph
The globe-trotting Belfast-born reporter covered the United Nations and started the first journalism school in post-communist Romania....