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Hello new book! My Secret Dragon has finally hatched after a two-year incubation. It began […]

During school and library visits, I often ask children if stories should end happily ever […]

‘History is not just something that happened long ago and far away. History happens to […]

Hooray for the heroes and heroines of Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin. For the last six […]

Like thousands of other mums around Ireland, I read a bedtime story to my daughter […]

WOW What would our beautiful, bullied planet say in a letter to humankind? According to […]

Like most writers (I’m guessing) I love famous rejection stories. Last week saw the dismissal […]

I was amazed to learn the other day that ‘What the dickens’ doesn’t come from […]

Kindness is like sprouts and silence – underrated. You rarely see it promoted in laws […]

Doing the rounds of Children’s Book Festival this month is a reminder of the joy, […]

How much do local legends shape a place? If Gort in South Galway is anything […]

A brilliant day launching Children’s Book Festival in Clifden and Inisbofin. http://www.familyfun.ie/the-childrens-book-festival/ They’re avid young […]

Check out the new United Nations at dlr LexIcon. Flags created by primary school children […]

Thank you, old man who picks up litter round our part of the village. You’ve […]

Lots of fun this week creating nations with RTE’s News2day. New countries included Dolphin Island, where […]

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 – […]