Creative righting
One of the best things about running writing workshops is watching young imaginations slice through […]
One of the best things about running writing workshops is watching young imaginations slice through […]
The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don’t ask why. No one […]
Hooray for the heroes of Clondalkin! Once a week for the last four months I’ve been […]
If you’re ever stuck for a story, why not start with an ology? There are […]
no one leaves home until home is a sweaty voice in your ear saying – […]
A feast of stories this weekend – and not a word in sight. The Silent […]
Great to be part of the One Book, One Tuam reading drive this week. Schoolchildren, […]
A big cheer for Silent Books. This travelling exhibition of more than 100 wordless picture […]
One of the highlights of my week is working with the children of asylum seekers […]
After the sobering choice of xenophobia* as the Dictionary.com word of the year, what a […]
Twigs, wigs, cardboard axes and glittery wings … props are flying round the classroom as […]
There’s a lot of it about. Shouting sisters, shouting brothers, shouting fathers, shouting mothers, get […]
Amid all the Trumpery this week (was ever a name so perfect? The Oxford English […]
Words are the most beautiful, precious, miraculous gifts of humanity. They’re also the most annoying […]
You couldn’t find much richer soil for an international storytelling competition than St. Patrick’s Primary […]
There are two kinds of people in the world. Trump supporters and … no. People […]
I have to write about traffic wardens. I’ve tried to avoid it for ages. But […]
First impressions can be surprisingly accurate, though they often get buried with time and familiarity. […]
It’s a tricky one, magic. Who doesn’t love a slice of the impossible in a […]
One more day and she’ll be swimming across Irish screens again, that ditzy fish from […]